An Imaginary Country: Photography and National Identity
In partnership with the Embassy of Switzerland in Lebanon | With the support of Association Philippe Jabre
Thursday 9 March 2017, 19:00 to 20:30
With a collection of over 50,000 photographic prints, Peter Pfrunder, the Director of the Swiss Foundation for Photography, will talk about the imaginary dimension of the photographic archive.
In partnership with Beirut Design Week and the MENA Design Research Center
Submission deadline: 10 March 2017
Call for submissions for "Criteria: A Conference on Critical Design," an interdisciplinary conference organized by the MENA Design Research Center, to be held at the Sursock Museum on 20 March 2017. Submission deadline is 10 March 2017.
A special display of caricatures produced by the finalists for LaPlume de Pierre award, set up by the Pierre Sadek Foundation to promote and showcase emerging talent in the field of caricature.
Film scholar and filmmaker Alisa Lebow discusses Filming Revolution, an interactive database documentary archive about independent and documentary filmmaking in Egypt since the 2011 Revolution.
To commemorate the tenth anniversary of Mai Ghoussoub's passing, the Sursock Museum is hosting an homage to the artist, featuring film screenings and readings of texts written by Ghoussoub.
Led by performer Petra Serhal, this participatory workshop takes families on a sensorial journey through selected artworks from the Sursock Museum's permanent collection.
