Past Public Programs

Led by one of the Sursock Museum's docents, this tour guides you through the Sursock Museum’s new permanent collection display, giving insights into its history and highlighting key works on display.

The Mulberry House follows the filmmaker’s personal documentation of a casual reunion between estranged family members which escalate into an all-engulfing popular uprising.

In this lecture, Vartan Avakian presents the story of two men and a salamander.

This fun and interactive family tour explores the new collection display through stories, shapes, and colors.

This fun and interactive family tour explores the new collection display through stories, shapes, and colors.

This four-part workshop led by artist Abed Al Kadiri reactivates the medium of watercolor to explore neighborhoods in Beirut, as inspired by artist Amine El Bacha.

In this lecture performance, Monira Al Qadiri performs a eulogy for the death of the American popular imagination, using a single all-embracing motif: junk food. This event takes place on the opening night of Al Qadiri's solo show The Craft.

The symposium brings together researchers, curators, artists, and art critics to discuss the emergence of the art salon in the region in the colonial and post-colonial context.

Using footage of an accident captured from a dashcam, DASH considers how the crash – or crisis – becomes legible within a risk-managed and financially hedged era.

Using footage of an accident captured from a dashcam, DASH considers how the crash – or crisis – becomes legible within a risk-managed and financially hedged era.