Public programs

Take a tour of the Sursock Museum’s collection with Head of Collections Yasmine Chemali.

Take a tour of the Sursock Museum’s collection with Head of Collections Yasmine Chemali.

Language games, urban disjunction, and a very personal reading of Lebanese action films. A lecture by Vartan Avakian. 

Through urban studies, design, and sociology, this panel looks at how different identities are visibly negotiated in and around public spaces in Beirut, shaping the urban fabric of the city.

The films presented here tell stories of the city, by saying everything, or nothing at all. Curated by Roy Dib.

This talk by Yasmine Chemali and Clémence Cottard-Hachem traces the history of The Fouad Debbas Collection, focusing on key works in the collection, and on its relevance to the study of photographic history in the Levant.

Films ranging from the documentary to the experimental weave together narratives of past, present, and future Beirut. Curated by Roy Dib.

Art historian Patricia Falguières explores the concepts of mimesis and repair, and how they can be applied to contemporary creation and artistic research. 

Come build your city with urbacraft, a new educational toy for all ages.

A four-part writing workshop led by writer Lina Mounzer exploring different ways to recreate Beirut on the written page.