Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale
The double lion logo of the Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale | |
| Founder | Jules Ferry |
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| Established | 1880 |
| Director | Laurent Bavay |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 30°02′00″N 31°14′06″E / 30.033293°N 31.234993°E |
Interactive map of Institut français d'archéologie orientale | |
| Website | www |
The Institut français d'archéologie orientale (or IFAO), also known as the French Institute for Oriental Archaeology in Cairo, is a French research institute based in Cairo, Egypt, dedicated to the study of the archaeology, history and languages of the various periods of Egypt's civilisation.
The IFAO is under the authority of the French Ministry for National Education.
The Institute conducts archaeological excavations and also publishes a number of books and journals most notably Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale or BIFAO which this French institution has published annually since 1901.
The Institute houses a library with over 80 000 volumes, including a copy of the Description de l'Égypte. It also maintains an archives department, established in 1972, which preserves administrative, material, and scientific records from all of the Institute’s projects, as well as a vast collection of historical photographs.