Organized by the AWI in partnership with King Abdulaziz's National Library, this exhibition recounts the history of the "hajj", a pilgrimage to Mecca which is one of the five pillars of Islam. Artists (such as Orientalist painters), journalists, travellers and pilgrims express their views on this practice, whether it be mystique, religious or individual.

Exhibition: "Hajj, a Pilgrimage to Mecca", from April 23rd to August 10th 2014.
Open Tuesday - Thursday from 10am to 6:30pm, and on Saturday, Sunday and public holidays from 10am to 7pm.
Late opening on Friday until 9:30.
Full rate: €10.50 / Concession: €8.50 / Free for the under-16s.

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Institut du Monde Arabe
1, rue des Fossés Saint-Bernard
Place Mohammed V
75005 Paris
France
Tel: +33 (0)1 40 51 38 38
Metro: Jussieu (line 7).

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