Past Public Programs

Language games, urban disjunction, and a very personal reading of Lebanese action films. A lecture by Vartan Avakian. 

Take a tour of the Sursock Museum’s collection with Head of Collections Yasmine Chemali.

Through urban studies, design, and sociology, this panel looks at how different identities are visibly negotiated in and around public spaces in Beirut, shaping the urban fabric of the city.

The films presented here tell stories of the city, by saying everything, or nothing at all. Curated by Roy Dib.

This talk by Yasmine Chemali and Clémence Cottard-Hachem traces the history of The Fouad Debbas Collection, focusing on key works in the collection, and on its relevance to the study of photographic history in the Levant.

Films ranging from the documentary to the experimental weave together narratives of past, present, and future Beirut. Curated by Roy Dib.

Art historian Patricia Falguières explores the concepts of mimesis and repair, and how they can be applied to contemporary creation and artistic research. 

A four-part writing workshop led by writer Lina Mounzer exploring different ways to recreate Beirut on the written page. 

Come build your city with urbacraft, a new educational toy for all ages.

Join us for a panel discussion and publication launch of Hammoud Badawi, part of the Hammoud Badawi project commissioning artists to rethink our relationship to the Beirut River.