Created on January 1, 2012, the Institut français du Koweït is the result of the consolidation of several existing entities: the Department of Cooperation and Cultural Action at the French Embassy, the Voltaire Institute and the French-speaking community of Kuwait. The creation of the Institut français in Kuwait follows the launch of the Institut français around the world and marks the beginning of a new chapter in the cultural relations between France and Kuwait initiated over 40 years ago.