Walk The Topography of Descent: Performance-Walk With Dictaphone Group Saturday 24 and Saturday 31 October 2015 Two walks per day: 11:00 to 12:00 and 15:00 to 16:00The Dictaphone Group walks you through Beirut’s hidden histories, starting from the Sursock Museum and moving down to Karantina.Read more about The Topography of Descent: Performance-Walk
Workshop Turning Concrete into Words: Writing Beirut With Lina Mounzer A workshop over four consecutive Saturdays: 24 and 31 October, 7 and 14 November 2015, 11:00 to 15:00A four-part writing workshop led by writer Lina Mounzer exploring different ways to recreate Beirut on the written page. Read more about Turning Concrete into Words: Writing Beirut
Workshop Through the Lens: Urban Photography Workshop With Elsie Haddad and Tanya Traboulsi In collaboration with the Arab Image Foundation Saturday 31 October 2015, 11:00 to 17:00Join us for an afternoon of photography in the city, led by photographers Elsie Haddad and Tanya Traboulsi.Read more about Through the Lens: Urban Photography Workshop
Walk The Topography of Descent: Performance-Walk With Dictaphone Group Saturday 24 and Saturday 31 October 2015 Two walks per day: 11:00 to 12:00 and 15:00 to 16:00The Dictaphone Group walks you through Beirut’s hidden histories, starting from the Sursock Museum and moving down to Karantina.Read more about The Topography of Descent: Performance-Walk
Film Program Screening 2: Parasites of Beirut Friday 30 October 2015, 19:00 to 21:00Seven screenings attempt to capture some of Beirut’s latent histories encountered in the lives of Beirut’s inhabitants.Read more about Screening 2: Parasites of Beirut
Talk Gender, Violence, and the Ethno-Poetics of (In)Visibility in Beirut Sofian Merabet Thursday 29 October 2015, 19:00 to 20:30This lecture by Sofian Merabet explores the different ways through which we negotiate public spaces and spaces of leisure in urban Beirut.Read more about Gender, Violence, and the Ethno-Poetics of (In)Visibility in Beirut
Tour Architecture Tour: The New Sursock Museum With Jacques Aboukhaled Saturday 10 October 2015, 15:00 to 16:00 Monday 26 October 2015, 15:00 to 16:00 Thursday 5 November 2015, 19:00 to 20:00Architect Jacques Abu Khaled discussing the challenges of turning an Ottoman mansion into a state-of-the-art museum for the 21st century. Read more about Architecture Tour: The New Sursock Museum
Family Program Urban Gardening Workshop With Monika Fabian Saturday 17 and Sunday 25 October 2015, 11:00 to 13:30This workshop teaches both parents and children how to plant, grow, and care for greenery.Read more about Urban Gardening Workshop
Walk The Topography of Descent: Performance-Walk With Dictaphone Group Saturday 24 and Saturday 31 October 2015 Two walks per day: 11:00 to 12:00 and 15:00 to 16:00The Dictaphone Group walks you through Beirut’s hidden histories, starting from the Sursock Museum and moving down to Karantina.Read more about The Topography of Descent: Performance-Walk
Workshop Turning Concrete into Words: Writing Beirut With Lina Mounzer A workshop over four consecutive Saturdays: 24 and 31 October, 7 and 14 November 2015, 11:00 to 15:00A four-part writing workshop led by writer Lina Mounzer exploring different ways to recreate Beirut on the written page. Read more about Turning Concrete into Words: Writing Beirut