Institut Français de Maurice
Heir to a long tradition dating back to the French Cultural Center "Charles Baudelaire" and the Alliance Française de l'Ile Maurice, the oldest in the world with that of Paris, the French Institute of Mauritius, created in 2010 and located in Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, acts to the dissemination and sharing of French culture and language, by carrying a message of diversity and dialogue.
Heir to a long tradition dating back to the French Cultural Center "Charles Baudelaire" and the Alliance Française de l'Ile Maurice, the oldest in the world with that of Paris, the French Institute of Mauritius, created in 2010 and located in Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, acts to the dissemination and sharing of French culture and language, by carrying a message of diversity and dialogue.
Venue Type: TheatreThe French Institute of Mauritius is attached to the network of the French Institute, operator of the external cultural action of France placed under the supervision of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs which works to promote cultural and linguistic diversity through a program of exchange and cooperation in the fields of culture, debate of ideas, knowledge and science. Since its opening, the IFM has asserted itself as a place of emergence for new artistic writings, the programming being mainly focused on welcoming young talents from the current French scene but also leading personalities who have marked and marked again the international art scene.
It belongs to the network of 96 French Institutes and 455 French Alliances around the world. The IFM has 4 departments;
- Culture: Innovative, varied program reflecting the traditions of excellence and the modernity of French and Mauritian Creation.
- Mediathetic: Books, films, records, games.
- Higher Education: Individuals and professionals training in companies
- Studies in France: Campus France space
It also hosts the offices of the Cooperation and Cultural Action Service (SCAC) of the French Embassy, in charge of actions relating to Franco-Mauritian academic, educational, linguistic and institutional cooperation in the fields of law, the judiciary, the civil service, and governance. The IFM organises numerous events in all artistic disciplines. The IFM has an amphitheater where various events are located in a modern and open setting suitable for hosting concerts, conferences, screenings and seminars. There is the gallery room which accommodates debates, exhibitions and shows.
Find all events here at IFM such as concerts, exhibitions, shows, conferences and debates, workshops, cinema and online events such as The Night of Ideas 2021, Francophonie Live, Segazz avec Thomas Brothers and much more !
