Past Public Programs

Join us in the Salon d’Automne exhibition space to hear exhibiting artists speak about their work. Up to seven different artists will speak on four separate dates.

Learn to screen print original posters! In this artist-led hands-on workshop, children will learn the basics of silkscreen printing, including stenciling and image transfer techniques. Historical postcards from the Fouad Debbas Collection will be used as inspiration.

Join us for back-to-back talks by renowned architects and designers Massimiliano Locatelli and Robert Greenwood (Snøhetta). Part of House of Today’s third biennial exhibition, Jungle Protocol, Tradition, and Etiquette.

Using stop-motion animation along with drawings, real people, actors, and archival footage, The Wanted 18 humorously looks at the moment during the first intifada, when Palestinian dairy cows were dubbed a security risk by Israeli military.

In this talk, Tatyana Franck (Director of the Musée de l’Elysée) will discuss the challenges and opportunities facing museums today.

Part of a second series of talks organized in partnership with ARP–ALBA-University of Balamand.

Vote for your favorite work in the 32nd Salon d'Automne! The work with the highest number of votes will win the Audience Choice Award.

Part of a second series of talks organized in partnership with ARP–ALBA-University of Balamand.

Let’s Talk About the Weather exhibiting artist Sammy Baloji talks about his recent works, and the relationship between the exploitation of land and laborers and the exploitation of images and discourse.

A talk by Ezio Manzini on the possibility of using design tools to connect and reinforce cosmopolitan localism. This event is taking place in the framework of ARD (Ateliers de la recherche en design), organized by ALBA.