Mona Khazindar is the first woman and first Saudi to be appointed Director General of the Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris. She hopes for the IMA to become a meeting point for Arab creators in addition to its current major role in presenting Arab creativity in France and Paris.

She is also vice-president and founding member of “Al-Mansouria Foundation for Culture and Creativity”, a Saudi non-profit cultural foundation that aims to promote Saudi and Arab contemporary art.

A specialist in contemporary plastic art, she has been with the IMA since 1986. Before becoming Director General she was curator of contemporary art and photography at the Institute, responsible for the IMA’s permanent art collection.

She is the curator of many exhibitions and has contributed to numerous catalogues and publications. She was recently appointed co-curator of the first Saudi pavilion in the 54th edition of the Venice Biennale.