Public programs

With the American University of Beirut student protests of 1974 as a starting point, this documentary focuses on the core issues of revolution and democracy.

Who today is familiar with the Damascus Festival, or the Biennials of Baghdad, Rabat, or Tripoli? Alia Nakhli gives a talk on Arab art festivals and biennials in the 1970s.

Artists and filmmakers Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige present their most recent film ISMYRNA (2016), a conversation with artist and poet Etel Adnan. The screening will coincide with the launch of their most recent publication Two Suns in a Sunset.  

The Sursock Museum is taking part in La Nuit des Musées, a city-wide event where museums open their doors late into the night. The Museum will be open until midnight.

In conjunction with the exhibition FABRIK, this talk is part of a two-day program with participating artists Jasmina Metwaly and Philip Rizk. 

In conjunction with the exhibition FABRIK, this screening is part of a two-day program with participating artists Jasmina Metwaly and Philip Rizk. 

Join curator Florian Ebner for a tour of the exhibition FABRIK.

Inspired by performance and choreography exercises, this participatory workshop challenges you to experience the act of viewing and making art in relation to space and the body.

In this talk, Said Baalbaki will present his work, departing from his lithography series Memories of Stones (2012-2015) to his interest in history and the act of writing history in his trilogy series Al Burak (2006-present).

Screenings of The Dream (1987), They Do Not Exist (1974), and Off Frame (2016) in partnership with the Beirut Cinema Days film festival.