Arab World Institute

French cultural institute dedicated to the Arab world
Organization museum Q860166
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Summary

Arab World Institute is a museum[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,787 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: musée de France[3]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: 5th arrondissement of Paris[4]
  • Country: France[5]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Seine[6]
  • Instance of: cultural center[7], library[8]
  • Architect: Jean Nouvel[9], Architecture-Studio[10]
  • Operator: Q125968129[11]
  • Headquarters location: Paris[12]
  • Made from material: glass[13]
  • Collection: Victoria and Albert Museum[14]
  • Has use: museum[15]
  • Commons category: Institut du monde arabe[16]
  • Inception: November 30, 1987[17]
  • Official website: http://www.imarabe.org/[18]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Institut du monde arabe[19]
  • Visitors per year: 395,742[20], 123,660[21], 282,500[22], 257,999[23], 411,715[24], 551,448[25], 296,874[26], 309,236[27], 239,782[28]
  • Shape: rectangle[29]
  • Heritage designation: Remarkable Contemporary Architecture[30]
  • Legal form: foundation[31]
  • Commons Institution page: Institut du monde arabe[32]
  • Short name: IMA[33]
  • Area: 25.263 m[34], 16.917 m[35]
  • Position held by head of the organization: president of the Arab World Institute[36]
  • Has part(s) of the class: courtyard[37]
  • Street address: 1 Rue des Fossés Saint-Bernard, 75005 Paris, France[38]

Why It Matters

Arab World Institute has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

What awards did Arab World Institute receive?

Honors received include musée de France[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . mosqpedia.org. mosqpedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Fréquentation des Musées de France. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Fréquentation des Musées de France. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Fréquentation des Musées de France. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Fréquentation des Musées de France. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Fréquentation des Musées de France. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Fréquentation des Musées de France. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Fréquentation des Musées de France. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Fréquentation des Musées de France. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Fréquentation des Musées de France. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . mosqpedia.org. mosqpedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . culture.gouv.fr. culture.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7h ago · Chabe01 · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mérimée id → ACR0001665
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  2. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use → museum
    Area → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+25.263'}, {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+25.263'}, {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+16.917'}
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  3. 4w ago · Ibrohim tijani · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Area → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+25.263'}, {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+25.263'}, {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+16.917'}
    Shape → rectangle
    Located in or next to body of water → Seine
    Has part(s) of the class → courtyard
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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  4. 4w ago · Ibrohim tijani · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → http://www.imarabe.org/
    Headquarters → —
    Inception → —
    Position held by head of the organization → president of the Arab World Institute
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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