Institut des Cultures d'Islam-Goutte d'Or

Montmartre & Northern Paris


This branch building of the nearby Islam Cultural Institute, in the heart of the Goutte d'Or neighbourhood, hosts exhibitions, concerts, poetry readings and more related to North Africa or the Middle East. Its hammam (from €35) is open to women from noon to 8pm Tuesday to Thursday and 10am to 7pm Saturday and Sunday, and to men from 4pm to 8pm on Friday.


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