Public programs

Talk
Looking for Lenin
In partnership with the Embassy of Switzerland in Lebanon and the Beirut Center of Photography | With the support of Association Philippe Jabre

Thursday 22 March 2018, 19:00 to 20:30 

Lenin's name has disappeared from the topography of Ukraine. What is the meaning of this decommunization? How does it relate to the war in the east of the country? How should we look at Lenin and the history he shaped?

Talk
Abed Al Kadiri in conversation with Mona El Hallak

Wednesday 14 March 2018, 19:00 to 20:30

In this talk, Al Kadiri will discuss his ongoing project, The Story of the Rubber Tree, which examines the histories and current state of rubber trees in Beirut.

Talk
With Hatem Imam, Hamed Sinno, and Jana Traboulsi. Moderated by Rasha Salti.

Wednesday 7 March 2018, 19:00 to 21:00

Join us for a panel discussion that reflects on the changing nature of graphic languages expressing social and political commentary in postwar Beirut, specifically on the practices of drawing and tagging culture.

Film Program
In partnership with the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC)

Wednesday 28 February 2018, 19:00 to 20:30

Asphalt is a feature documentary that delves into the lives of two truck drivers on the road, crossing borders, towns, and cities, loading and unloading goods.

Talk
Artistic initiatives and their impact on a city
In partnership with the Embassy of Switzerland in Lebanon | With the support of Association Philippe Jabre

Thursday 22 Februrary 2018, 19:00 to 20:30

This talk explores the impact that an artistic initiative can have on tourism and the economy of a city, taking Montreux as a case in point.

Talk
With Babak Kazemi and Pargol Einaloo, Elena Gileva, and Beatriz Morales
In collaboration with Beirut Art Residency (BAR)

Thursday 8 February 2018, 19:00 to 20:30

Join us for an evening of presentations by Beirut Art Residency’s (BAR) current artists-in-residence: photographers Babak Kazemi and Pargol Einaloo, ceramist Elena Gileva, and painter Beatriz Morales.

Special Program
Book Launch by Nayla Tamraz

Thursday 25 January 2018, 18:00 to 21:00

Join us for the launch of the exhibition catalogue of Poetics, Politics, Places, curated by Nayla Tamraz as part of BienalSur (the international Contemporary Art Biennial of South America).

Film Program
Organized by Ettijahat-Independent Culture in cooperation with Heinrich Böll Stiftung Middle East

Monday 8 January 2018, 19:00 to 21:30

Join us for the screening of Liwaa Yazji's Haunted (Maskoon) (2014), organized by Ettijahat-Independent Culture in cooperation with Heinrich Böll Stiftung Middle East.