French Animation Screenings
Azur and Asmar by Michel Ocelot and Mia and the Migou by Jacques-Rémy Girerd are two film produced and released recently that give the best outlook of the french animation resounding success.
WHERE:
Grand Al Maria, Abu Dhabi
WHEN:
May 4, 2009 - May 4, 2009
French Navy Seascape Painter's Exhibition
A painting exposition made by official French Navy seascape painters corps "les peintres de la Marine" gathering about 50 paintings , 10 of which will be realised in Abu Dhabi on local seascape by three officials French Navy painters coming in abu Dhabi for this very special occasion.
WHERE:
Marina Mall, aisle near the fountain
WHEN:
May 4, 2009 - May 18, 2009
Suzanne Held- Trees of Eternity- A Tribute to the Green City of Abu Dhabi
Suzanne Held has travelled around the world as a hotographer and a special correspondent for the world's most prestigious magazines. Back from her journeys to faraway lands, she brings us a global testament to the universality of beauty.
WHERE:
Al Wahda Mall
WHEN:
May 7, 2009 - May 16, 2009
Diplomatic Archives between UAE and France
Under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan French - Emirati Archives of 19th and 20th Century
WHERE:
National Center for Documentation & Research, Abu Dhabi
WHEN:
May 13, 2009 - May 20, 2009
Photo Exhibition - 100 years of photography in the Arabian Peninsula
The exhibition will display old black and white photos from the Arabian Peninsula. A unique heritage exhibtion of the region.
WHERE:
Zayed University
WHEN:
May 18, 2009 - May 25, 2009
The Painters of the French Riviera
Spanning ten communes from the French Riviera, the routes provide numerous lectern put in place on sites of original painting so that you can follow in the footsteps of Picasso, Chagall, Monet, Renoir, Cocteau, ...
WHERE:
Khalidiyah Mall, Abu Dhabi
WHEN:
May 18, 2009 - May 27, 2009
"United Arab Emirates' modernization under French geographers' eyes" - Conference at Sorbonne
For a long time, driven by geographical as well as historical closeness, French research on the Arab world focused essentially on Maghreb and Levant areas. In the United Arab Emirates, French presence in various sectors like business and technical domains as well as cultural and educational fields, has developed after the Independence in 1971.
WHERE:
Center for Documentation and Research, Abu Dhabi
WHEN:
May 20, 2009 - May 20, 2009 7 PM
Exhibition Déguste: Meeting of Art and Food
Its edible installations, major Eat Art works, blend the visual, the edible and the fun together for a temporary and therefore unique moment. The visual can be touched, can be eaten by the public...it is offered.
WHERE:
Intercontinental Hotel of Abu Dhabi
WHEN:
June 4, 2009 - June 4, 2009 8pm






