Public programs

Join us for the launch of an edition of sound pieces by Optophono, which sounds out the spatial traces of memories, cultures, and bodies ingrained into the physical fabric of two cities: Beirut and London.

Using two voices and four hands, Engram Collective will perform a reading of an album from the Fouad Debbas Collection that brings together stories, testimonies, audio recordings, and visual manipulations.

Join us for the launch of Hassan Fathy: Earth & Utopia by Salma Samar Damluji and Viola Bertini. To mark the occasion, the authors Salma Samar Damluji and Viola Bertini will be in conversation with Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil.

The Sursock Museum is taking part in the Nuit des Musées, a city-wide event where museums open their doors late into the night.

Join us for an evening of presentations by Beirut Art Residency’s (BAR) current artists-in-residence: Jerzy Goliszewski (Poland), Magdalena Kovarik (Austria), and Manolis Manousakis (Greece).

Join us for the launch of Al-Fan el Arabi el Hadtih: Zuhour el Lawha by Charbel Dagher. To mark the launch, the author will be in conversation with Paul Tabar.

In this program, Yasmine Chemali presents a reading of a photo album that contains 75 photographs of people from or close to the circle of the Quakers, a religious society living in Brummana.

Join us for an evening with artist Jamil Molaeb. The evening’s program consists of a chamber music concert with Ribal Molaeb and Tanja Sonc, followed by a screening of An Artist From Lebanon: Jamil Molaeb, directed by Bahij Hojeij, and a conversation between Jamil Molaeb and Maha Sultan.

Join curator Yasmine Chemali for a tour of La Fabrique des illusions : Collection Fouad Debbas et commentaires contemporains.

Join us for a concert with the Antonine University Classical Arabic Music Ensemble under the direction of Nidaa Abou Mrad.