Past Public Programs

Part of a series of talks organized by Jalal Toufic, Director of ALBA’s School of Visual Arts, in partnership with ALBA-University of Balamand.

Roshmia tells the story of Yousef Hassan, who seeks refuge in a shack with his wife Amma in the Roshmia valley in 1956 after being displaced from his neighborhood of Wadi al-Salib in downtown Haifa.

In this talk, artist Thomas Hirschhorn speaks about the Gramsci Monument, the fourth and final in his series of “monuments” dedicated to major writers and thinkers, a project he initiated in 1999.

Join us for a talk by Uzma Z. Rizvi, in conjunction with the exhibition A Taxonomy of Fallacies: The Life of Dead Objects.

Explore the exhibition Assadour: Landscape in Motion through a fun and interactive workshop led by artist Monica Basbous.

Join us for a screening of recent films by Ali Cherri, in conjunction with the exhibition A Taxonomy of Fallacies: The Life of Dead Objects.

Curator Mayssa Fattouh (TandemWorks) presents her ongoing public art commissions in Nahr Beirut and Karantina park, raising questions on the function, perception, and potential of public art interventions in a city like Beirut.

Led by one of the Sursock Museum's docents, this tour guides you through the Sursock Museum’s permanent collection, highlighting key works on display.

In this artist-led workshop, children will create a book inspired by the works in the exhibition Assadour: Landscape in Motion.

A Hitherto Unrecognized Apocalyptic Photographer: The Universe is the first in a series of talks organized by Jalal Toufic, Director of ALBA’s School of Visual Arts, in partnership with ALBA-University of Balamand.