Arab World Institute

Institut du monde arabe

Arab cultures framed by a light-filtering metal façade.

Hours

Tue–Fri 10am–6pm; weekends and public holidays 10am–7pm. Closed Monday and 1 May

Tickets

Museum standard €10; terrace free. Temporary exhibitions priced separately

Address

1 rue des Fossés Saint-Bernard, 75005 Paris

Jean Nouvel's geometric south façade gives the building its distinctive face. After the galleries, look towards Île Saint-Louis from the river-facing windows and rooftop. It sits neatly between the Latin Quarter and the Jardin des Plantes.