Public programs

In this talk, Youssef Tohme will focus on how architecture is based on the presence of Man, and how in return it helps Man to become conscious of his own liberty.

To mark International Archives Day 2018, we have extended the archival display "In the Archive of Richard A. Chahine," on view at the Sursock Museum Library. The documents exhibited here – photographs, press cuts, and artist folders – highlight some of Chahine's extensive research on Lebanon’s and the region’s rich cultural heritage.

Join us for an evening of presentations by Beirut Art Residency’s (BAR) artists-in-residence Sophie Dubosc and Carolina Gonzalez Valencia.

Join us for a conversation between Zad Moultaka and Gregory Buchakjian. Moultaka will explore his artistic language through his protean and singular oeuvre.

Explore and learn more about the work and techniques of ceramicist Samir Müller with art historian Gaby Maamary.

In this talk, Richard A. Chahine will present his archive, which he generously donated to the Museum in 2015. The archive includes materials that document over 400 artists in Lebanon as well as extensive research on regional cultural heritage.

Part of the Locarno in Beirut: Celebrating 70 Years of Locarno Festival, taking place between Wednesday 23 May and Monday 28 May.

Part of the Locarno in Beirut: Celebrating 70 Years of Locarno Festival, taking place between Wednesday 23 May and Monday 28 May.

Please join us for the opening night of Locarno in Beirut: Celebrating 70 Years of Locarno Festival, taking place between Wednesday 23 May and Monday 28 May.

To support the activities of ASSABIL and public libraries in Lebanon, the artwork The Library (1999), donated by Mohammad El Rawas, will be used to raise funds for the association. To mark the fundraiser, a conversation between author Nazik Saba Yared and poet Antoine Boulad will take place at the Sursock Museum.