CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
ULTIMATE UN-NECESSITIES
15/12 - 12/6/2021
Has art ever been a basic human need?
Workshop . 8 June 2016, 3 PM - 6 PM
CHILDREN'S EMBROIDERY WORKSHOP
WARAQ & STUDIO KAWAKEB
These hands-on workshops invite children to engage in an interactive learning experience by exploring the narratives behind Palestinian embroidery
Workshop . 11 June 2016, 12 PM - 12 PM
OBJECT-IN-FOCUS
RACHEL DEDMAN
These tactile workshops will bring you up-close and personal with objects from the exhibition
Book Launch . 15 June 2016, 7 PM - 10 PM
"THE EMBROIDERS" & "AT THE SEAMS"
Rachel Dedman, Tanya Traboulsi and others
A special screening of "The Embroiderers" and the formal launch of the "At the Seams" publication
Workshop . 18 June 2016, 12 PM - 6 PM
EMBROIDERY SATURDAY
PALESTINIAN CROSS-STITCH
Learn the basics of the Palestinian cross-stitch
Workshop . 16 July 2016, 12 PM - 6 PM
MARKET MORNING & OPEN EMBROIDERY
SATURDAY MARKET
Shop and stitch in the sunshine!
Talk . 23 July 2016, 10 AM - 4 PM
TALKS AT THE SEAMS
DISCUSSING PALESTINIAN EMBROIDERY
he discussion will engage with concerns surrounding the pictorial role of embroidery in Palestinian art history; the work of embroidery NGOs and craft-production as empowerment; the shaping of identity and embroidery’s role in resistance
Tour . 29 July 2016, 11 AM - 12 PM
CURATOR TOUR
RACHEL DEDMAN & LAMA MAWLA
A guided tour of 'At the Seams'
Workshop . 23 August 2016, 10 AM - 2 PM
SCREEN-PRINTING WORKSHOP
FARAH FAYYAD
Participating children will create their own illustrations to be printed on t-shirts and back sacks
Talking Music . 13 September 2016, 8:30 PM - 10:30 PM
FATOU DIWARA
MEET THE ARTIST
Discover Diawara and her musical achievements
Book Launch . 17 September 2016, 6 PM - 8 PM
VANISHED
AHMED MASOUD
The Mysterious Disappearance of Mustafa Ouda
Screening . 7 October 2016, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
RECOLLECTION
KAMAL ALJAFARI
The Israeli and American features shot in the town of Jaffa from the 60s to the 90s are the basis for the story of a dream. All protagonists are removed from the original footage, leaving an empty setting formed by the town. Thus, the impossible is made possible from the ‘I’ perspective, namely filming the past and compiling a picture album made of memories
Talk . 11 October 2016, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
SEA OF STORIES: VOYAGES OF THE PALESTINIAN ARCHIVES
AHMAD BARCLAY & HANA SLEIMAN
The story of the archives of the Palestinian national movement reveals a narrative of exile and fragmentation that reflects the Palestinian experience itself.
Performance . 13 October 2016, 6:30 PM - 8 PM
A PERFORMANCE DESPERATELY IN NEED FOR AN AUDIENCE
ARAB PUPPET THEATRE FOUNDATION
The story of ‘A Performance Desperately in Need for an Audience’ tells the tale of exile. It delves into the world where thousands upon thousands of people are choosing to bear the burden of migration and to face the ultimate risk of death, leaving behind their homes and loved ones, in the hopes of finding themselves human again beyond the seas
Screening . 14 October 2016, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
MY LOVE AWAITS ME BY THE SEA
MAIS DARWAZAH
‘My Love Awaits Me by the Sea’ is a poetic documentary narrating the story of the director who takes the first-time journey back to her homeland, Palestine. The screening will be followed by a conversation between Mais Darwazah and Rima Mismar (AFAC).
Talk . 18 October 2016, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
OFF FRAME: A JOURNEY THROUGH MILITANT CINEMA
MOHANAD YAQUBI
Drawing on recently found film rushes, rare documentary footage and clips of Third Cinema, Mohanad Yaqubi will introduce us to a fascinating and often neglected world that engages with the depth of Palestine’s filmmaking history, its role in shaping Palestinian identity, and its ties to the wider Third Cinema movement
Talk . 25 October 2016, 6:30 PM - 8 PM
THE SEA IS THIS WAY
DICTAPHONE GROUP
Dictaphone Group was asked to guest edit the Fall 2013 online edition of ArteEast. Based on ‘This Sea Is Mine’ project (2012), they discussed the issue of access to the sea and public space in several Arab cities. They asked the contribution of activists, artists and researchers from Lebanon, Jordan, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Palestine, with an aim to critically and comparatively open a debate about access to the sea as a social practice and as a right to ‘make and remake our cities’ (Harvey, 2008).
Tour . 29 October 2016, 11 AM - 12 PM
THIS SEA IS MINE
DICTAPHONE GROUP
Taking an audio tour based on ‘This Sea Is Mine’ performance that was conducted in 2012, the audience is invited to a journey with fisherman Adnan al-Oud on a fishing boat from the Ain El-Mreisse port to Dalieh seafront area in Raouche
Screening . 29 October 2016, 6 PM - 8 PM
REFLECTIONS
SARAH ZEYRAB
It is through the voice notes exchanged with her parents that Sarah discovers that the war has reversed their roles
Screening . 29 October 2016, 6 PM - 8 PM
HAMULE
MAURICIO MISLE
In audio and video recordings from the 1970’s, Mauricio Misle found strong memories from his family in Palestine, that present a brutal episode of the Israeli colonization. Hamule reflects the trauma inherited by several generations of Palestinian descendants in Chile
Book Signing . 15 November 2016, 5:30 PM - 7 PM
APOLLO ON GAZA SHORE
HOODA SHAWA
A book signing followed by a conversation with Hooda Shawa
Concert . 15 November 2016, 7 PM - 9 PM
AMAL KAWASH AND WESSAM ELALI
"QALANDIYA INTERNATIONAL" CLOSING
A music performance by Amal Kawash (vocals) accompanied by Wissam Elali (Oud)
Performance . 24 November 2016, 8 PM - 9:15 PM
WHERE CAN I FIND SOMEONE LIKE YOU, ALI?
RAEDA TAHA
Written, produced and performed by Raeda Taha | Directed by Lina Abyad | Duration: 75 minutes | All proceeds of the play go to support the Ghassan Kanafani Cultural Foundation
Talking Music . 7 December 2016, 6 PM - 7:30 PM
KAMILYA JUBRAN
MEET THE ARTIST
A conversation with the artist moderated by Khyam Allami
Talk . 9 December 2016, 4 PM - 5:30 PM
BEIRUT & BEYOND INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL
PANELS
Two panels organized by the Beirut & Beyond International Music Festival
Talk . 13 April 2017, 7 PM - 8:30 PM
A BRIEF HISTORY OF ARABIC CALLIGRAPHY THROUGH THE EL-NIMER COLLECTION
DR. ALAIN FOUAD GEORGE
In this lecture, based primarily on objects seen in the Midad exhibition, we will glimpse at the main lines of these developments in the Islamic world, from West Africa to China
Talk . 17 April 2017, 7 PM - 8:30 PM
MIDAD’S CONTEMPORARY COMMISSIONS
RACHEL DEDMAN
Midad curator in conversation with artists to discuss the new work they have produced for Midad, commissioned by Dar El-Nimer
Talk . 18 April 2017, 7 PM - 8:30 PM
THE GEOMETRY OF ARABIC LETTER SHAPES AS RECEPTACLES OF DIVINE IMMANENCE
AHMAD MOUSTAFA
Presentation of 'The Cosmic Script'
Workshop . 29 April 2017, 10 AM - 12 PM
BIRDS OF A LETTER, FLOCK TOGETHER
GHALEB HAWILA
This workshop explores the fluidity of Arabic script through exercises and experiments with lettering, colors, and composition
Talk . 2 May 2017, 7 PM - 8:30 PM
CALLIGRAPHY: AN ART IN ITS OWN RIGHT
SAMIR SAYEGH
This talk will address the intertwined nature of Arabic calligraphy and religion, the symbiosis of language and script, and calligraphy as an art that must be understood on its own terms
Workshop . 5 May 2017, 5 PM - 6:30 PM
TIME REVERSED
CHAFA GHADDAR
The workshop proposes an alternative way of experiencing art, text, and paper
Talk . 11 May 2017, 7 PM - 8:30 PM
SHOOTING REVOLUTION
MONICA MAURER
A work-in-progress aiming at making a vast audio-visual testimony of the "Palestinian Revolution" of the 70's accessible to a new generation
Talk . 16 May 2017, 7 PM - 6:30 PM
DIALLO'S JOURNEY
IAN FOSTER
This talk attempts to answer questions about Diallo’s life, examining his time and circumstances as a slave in the United States, reasons for his travel to England, and his interaction with both societies
Talking Music . 23 May 2017, 7 PM - 9:30 PM
ALA.NI
MEET THE ARTIST
Encounter and workshop with ALA.NI
Talk . 30 May 2017, 7 PM - 8:30 PM
THE BIRTH OF TYPOGRAPHY OUT OF THE SPIRIT OF CALLIGRAPHY
REZA ABEDINI
This talk is a thorough examination of the journey from contemporary calligraphy into typography
Tarab . 8 June 2017, 9:30 PM - 11 PM
DALINE JABBOUR
Live Concert
Daline Jabbour will be performing music from Oum Koulthoum and Abdel Wahab repertory, in addition to Muwashahat
Tarab . 22 June 2017, 9:30 PM - 11 PM
MUSTAFA SAEED
Live Concert
A lyrical journey with verses of Al-Hallaj, Jamil Sudqii El-Zihawi and Omar Khayyam
Workshop . 3 July 2017, 10 AM - 1 PM
TYPOEM
REZA ABEDINI
Participants are invited to take classic Arabic poems and use them to make a typographic poetry book
Workshop . 8 July 2017, 10 AM - 1 PM
LETTERS LETTERS LETTERS!
KHAJAG APELIAN & FARAH FAYYAD
Participants will draw their own using a variety of tools, compiling the results into a functioning Arabic font
Tribute . 10 July 2017, 7 PM - 9 PM
REMEMBERING GHASSAN KANAFANI AND LAMIS NIJEM
GHASSAN KANAFANI CULTURAL FOUNDATION
Ghassan Kanafani Cultural Foundation and Dar El-Nimer for Arts and Culture invite you on Monday, July 10th, to remember Ghassan Kanafani and Lamis Nijem on the 45th commemoration of their martyrdom
Tour . 11 July 2017, 10 AM - 12 PM
ARABIC CALLIGRAPHY AT THE BASHOURA CEMETERY
ALI ASSI
A guided tour of the Bachoura cemetery to study the history of tombstones
Performance . 13 July 2017, 7 PM - 8 PM
THE GIFT
ARAB PUPPET THEATRE FOUNDATION
From overseas, on a journey across three continents, a precious gift arrives from the east to the west... An elephant!
Talk . 25 July 2017, 7 PM - 8:30 PM
BRIDGING ARABIC SCRIPT & TYPE
PANEL ON ARABIC TYPE
The discussion will be centered around the necessity of building bridges between tradition and modernity in order to create authentic and high-quality Arabic typefaces.
Workshop . 26 July 2017, 4 PM - 7 PM
ART OF ILLUMINATION
NEGIN FALLAH
To discover the art of Illumination and learn its basics
Talk . 27 July 2017, 7 PM - 8:30 PM
LIBERATING ARABIC
THOMAS MILO & MIRJAM SOMERS
This talk presents a new concept and technology, which offers a comprehensive solution suitable for broad online application, unshackled to specific corporate operating systems
Tarab . 10 August 2017, 8 PM - 9:30 PM
ELIE RIZKALLAH & JOHN FAYYAD
Live Concert
An evening of classical Arabic songs by Elie Rizkallah accompanied on the piano by Dr. John Fayyad, taking us back to the golden age of Arabic music
Workshop . 23 August 2017, 11 AM - 1 PM
FAT'HA DAMMEH KASRA
STUDIO KAWAKEB
Kids will be inspired to explore and engage with language and writing beyond speech and text itself
Talking Music . 11 September 2017, 6:30 PM - 8 PM
SOUAD MASSI
MEET THE ARTIST
Discover Souad’s musical journey, her relation to the Arabic language, which she’s been importing through her songs, as well as her status as an Arab woman and artist
Book Launch . 19 September 2017, 6 PM - 8 PM
MIDAD: THE PUBLIC AND INTIMATE LIVES OF ARABIC CALLIGRAPHY
ALAIN FOUAD GEORGE
The book invites the reader to explore the worlds of Arabic calligraphy, its ever-changing expressions, and its meaning, from proclamations of authority in the public sphere to intimate beliefs about the power of the Word
Palestinian Week . 23 September 2017, 5 PM - 9 PM
MOHAMMAD BAKRI
IN BEIRUT
A series of events will be taking place from the 23rd until the 29th of September in the presence of the acclaimed Palestinian actor and director, Mohammad Bakri
Talk . 4 October 2017, 6:30 PM - 8 PM
THE BIBLE IN THE FACE OF ARCHAEOLOGY AND BIBLICAL STUDIES
LUTFI AL-SUMI
Presentation of 'The Bible in the Face of Archaeology and Biblical Studies'
Talk . 11 October 2017, 6 PM - 7 PM
THE DIALECTIC OF THE LANGUAGE AND THE UNIVERSE
ASSEM AL MASRI
Explore the mysteries of the Arabic alphabet and the meaning of its letters
Workshop . 13 October 2017, 5 PM - 2 PM
PAPER & THREAD
KARMA TOHME
This workshop proposes to reflect on the construction of the book as a design object
Tour . 18 October 2017, 11 AM - 12 PM
CURATOR TOUR
RACHEL DEDMAN
Last chance to discuss the exhibition's research and get up close to the extraordinary objects of the El-Nimer Collection
Book Launch . 21 October 2017, 6 PM - 8 PM
NAWA EL-HAWA
MIDAD CLOSING EVENT
To mark the closing of the exhibition: ‘Midad: The Public and Intimate Lives of Arabic Calligraphy’
Talking Music . 20 November 2017, 7 PM - 8:30 PM
DHAFER YOUSSEF
MEET THE ARTIST
A conversation between Dhafer Youssef and Pierre Abi Saab
Screening . 28 November 2017, 6:30 PM - 8 PM
3000 NIGHTS | MAI MASRI
The 1987 Intifada
In collaboration with the Institute for Palestine Studies, followed by a discussion with director Mai Masri, moderated by Leila Shahid
Screening . 29 November 2017, 6:30 PM - 8 PM
THE WANTED 18 | AMER SHOMALI
THE 1987 INTIFADA
In collaboration with the Institute for Palestine Studies, followed by a discussion with director Amer Shomali, moderated by Rima Mismar, Executive Director of the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture - AFAC
Conference . 30 November 2017, 9 AM - 2:15 PM
CONFERENCE | THE 1987 INTIFADA
THE 1987 INTIFADA: HISTORY AND MEMORY
In collaboration with the Institute for Palestine Studies, a conference day that aims to examine cultural production during and about the Intifada, with contributions by researchers, writers, artists, and filmmakers
Talking Music . 8 December 2017, 6 PM - 7 PM
YASMINE HAMDAN
MEET THE ARTIST
A conversation with Yasmine Hamdan moderated by Pierre Abi Saab
Screening . 13 December 2017, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
MACAM AT DAR
SHORTS SCREENING
In collaboration with the Modern and Contemporary Art Museum — MACAM: Screening of short films, followed by a discussion with Philip Joa
Theatre . 1 March 2018, 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
AYYOUBÉ
AWAD AWAD
The story of Ayyoubé is one that shows success and seeing the light, even after a lifetime of darkness.
Film Tuesday . 6 March 2018, 7 PM - 8:30 PM
YAMO
Rami Nihawi
The film recalls the family's forgotten and scattered past through a love story that combined religions, nations, ideologies and wars while contemplating the destiny that awaited such a love story
Market . 8 March 2018, 11 AM - 7 PM
MARCHÉ 8
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
Crafts, embroidery and food, in celebration of International Women's Day
Conte . 12 March 2018, 7:30 PM - 10 PM
19ÈME FESTIVAL DU CONTE: ORIENT-OCCIDENT, RÉCIPROQUEMENT
MAISON DES ARTS ET DU CONTE
Les représentations seront assurées dans l’une des deux langues Arabe ou Français dans des lieux différents du lundi 12 au dimanche 18 mars 2018 à 19h30
Film Tuesday . 13 March 2018, 7 PM - 8 PM
MY FATHER IS STILL A COMMUNIST
AHMAD GHOSSEIN
Maream is the mother of 4 kids, her husband Rachid worked abroad for more than ten years. From 1978 to 1988, Mariam's correspondence with her husband happened through audio cassettes that she sent with travellers
Staged Readings & Performance . 15 March 2018, 7 PM - 9 PM
ARAB VOICES
STORIES OF PALESTINE
This project is part of a long-range, ever-widening initiative that is meant to build bridges between theatre artists and audiences in Arab countries and those in the worldwide Arab diaspora.
Film Tuesday . 20 March 2018, 7 PM - 8 PM
MY FATHER LOOKS LIKE ABDEL NASSER
FARAH KASSEM
Mostapha, in his late 70's, suffers from a sleeping disorder. His daughter comes to visit him home while he's running some medical tests. The film dwells in various intimate moments that the daughter tries to capture all along her stay, trying to get answers to all her questions, before it's too late
Film Tuesday . 27 March 2018, 7 PM - 8 PM
HOME SWEET HOME
NADINE NAOUS
The director returns to her native Lebanon due to the financial difficulties of her father, the principal of the Lebanese Rabie School in the southern suburb of Beirut. The family home forms the venue for frequent lively and often humorous discussions. From these debates emerges the recent history of the country and the way political change has irreversibly transformed society
Film Tuesday . 3 April 2018, 7 PM - 8 PM
WAVES '98 • SILENCE
ELY DAGHER • CHADI AOUN
In the framework of 'Film Tuesdays', Dar El-Nimer would like to invite you to the screening of two animation shorts: 'Waves ’98' by Ely Dagher and 'Silence' by Chadi Aoun
Dar Samaa' . 5 April 2018, 7 PM - 8 PM
THE BEGINNINGS OF FAIROUZ
MAHMOUD ZIBAWI
This encounter is an invitation to discover the beginnings of Fairouz and listen to a selection of her rare songs, dating between the summer of 1950 and early 1952
Film Tuesday . 10 April 2018, 7 PM - 8 PM
LAST DAYS OF THE MAN OF TOMORROW
FADI [THE FDZ] BAKI
A young filmmaker investigates the legend of Manivelle
Tour . 12 April 2018, 11 AM - 12:30 PM
LARISSA SANSOUR
SCI-FI TRILOGY
Artist Larissa Sansour leads a guided tour of the exhibition
Talk . 12 April 2018, 7 PM - 8 PM
LARISSA SANSOUR
MEET THE ARTIST
Join artist Larissa Sansour for a conversation to explore the artworks of the exhibition
Film Tuesday . 17 April 2018, 7 PM - 7:45 PM
SCI-FI TRILOGY
LARISSA SANSOUR
Screening of three of Larissa Sansour’s films – 'A Space Exodus' - 2009, 'Nation Estate' - 2012, and 'In the Future They Ate From the Finest Porcelain' - 2016
Encounter . 18 April 2018, 6 PM - 8 PM
CREATIVITY UNDER OCCUPATION
ZIAD KHADDASH
In celebration of Palestinian Prisoners Day
Talk . 19 April 2018, 7 PM - 8 PM
EPHEMERAL RETURNS
SABA INNAB
The Radical, The Poetic, and The Utopian
Talking Music . 23 April 2018, 7 PM - 8 PM
SANAA MOUSSA
MEET THE ARTIST
Moderated by Pierre Abi Saab
Film Tuesday . 24 April 2018, 7 PM - 7:30 PM
FEAST OF THE INHABITANTS • SOUP OVER BETHLEHEM
LARISSA SANSOUR
Sscreening of two short films by Larissa Sansour
Tour . 26 April 2018, 5 PM - 6 PM
SCI-FI TRILOGY
LARISSA SANSOUR
A guided tour of the 'Sci-Fi Trilogy' exhibition
Talk . 26 April 2018, 7 PM - 8 PM
ARCHEOLOGY: THE UNREPEATABLE EXPERIMENT
ANDREW PETERSEN
Palestinians are not only removed from their villages in the present but also excluded from their own past. The evidence is gone, and the experiment cannot be repeated
Children's Workshop . 28 April 2018, 11 AM - 2 PM
DIG IT OUT
MUSEOLAB'
Archaeology is the study of material ancient human remains. During this workshop, participants will have the chance to discover archaeology through interactive, hands-on activities
Children's Workshop . 1 May 2018, 9 AM - 12 PM
JOUER L'IMAGE: THE STREET ORGAN
SAUDAÁ GROUP
The workshop blends sound, art, improvisations, poetic and societal approach to music, traditions and new forms of authorship
Announcement . 2 May 2018, 6 PM - 9 PM
HOLY RAIL
RAILROAD ISTANBUL TO MEDINA
A rare collection of photographs and archival documents
Dar Samaa' . 3 May 2018, 7 PM - 8 PM
FAIROUZ, THE STAR OF 1952
MAHMOUD ZIBAWI
From the rich and diverse productions of 1952, this session will showcase a selection of songs, some of which have never been available online
Musical Performance . 5 May 2018, 6 PM - 7 PM
JOUER L'IMAGE: THE STREET ORGAN
SAUDAÁ GROUP
By the participants of the Jouer l'Image workshop
Film Tuesday . 8 May 2018, 6 PM - 7:45 PM
EYES OF A THIEF
NAJWA NAJJAR
The film is a rare glimpse into Palestinian society from the inside
Talk . 10 May 2018, 6 PM - 7 PM
PLANNING AND ACTIVISM: PALESTINIAN PERSPECTIVES
ISMAEL SHEIKH HASSAN
This encounter aims to discuss the role of mapping and planning in various Palestinian refugee struggles such as rebuilding destroyed camps, drawing the destroyed villages of origin in Palestine as well as in confronting multiple problematic planning projects
Screening and Talk . 15 May 2018, 6 PM - 7:30 PM
IN THE LAND OF MY BIRTH
RAJA-E BUSAILAH
A Palestinian Boyhood
Talk . 17 May 2018, 6 PM - 7 PM
WHEN MYTH BECOMES HISTORY: NATION STATES, IDEOLOGY AND THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL NARRATIVES
ASSAAD SEIF
The talk will be articulated around themes related to the formation process and the legitimization of the Nation States through the recalling process for ancestors, history and archaeology
Film Tuesday . 22 May 2018, 6 PM - 7:45 PM
OMAR
HANY ABU-ASSAD
Separated by the Wall that snakes through the occupied West Bank, Omar has become adept at dodging surveillance bullets in order to climb the wall and visit the beautiful Nadia
Talk . 24 May 2018, 6 PM - 7 PM
PLAY IN THE CAMP
PUBLIC WORKS STUDIO
By focusing on the field of Mar Elias Palestinian Camp, Public Works Studio will show how acquiring spaces for play is a daily exercise of resistance
Film Tuesday . 5 June 2018, 6 PM - 7:45 PM
AS I OPEN MY EYES
LEILA BOUZID
A few months before the revolution, Farah turns 18. She joins a politically-engaged band of musicians and discovers freedom and love against her mother Hayet’s will, who is more conscious of Tunisia and its taboos
Panel . 7 June 2018, 2 PM - 4 PM
CREATIVE TRANSFORMATION OF TRAUMA
ARTICHOKE STUDIO
How can the creative process be a healing process?
Film Tuesday . 12 June 2018, 6 PM - 7:45 PM
UNTIL THE BIRDS RETURN
KARIM MOUSSAOUI
Mourad is a businessman who rose to success in Algeria in the 2000s. Now he's a new man who wants to stay away from trouble
Encounter . 13 June 2018, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
WALK TO PALESTINE
BENJAMIN LADRAA
Meet the Swedish human rights activist who's been walking all the way from Sweden to Palestine
Film Tuesday . 19 June 2018, 6 PM - 7:30 PM
THE SEA IS BEHIND
HICHAM LASRI
In this ramshackle world, between fantasy and fantastic, lives a man, Tarik. Tarik wears makeup and dresses as a woman
Beirut Design Week . 23 June 2018, 5 PM - 9 PM
LOCAL INDUSTRIES
ELIAS & YOUSEF ANASTAS
A panel discussion, a guided tour and presentation
Opening . 25 June 2018, 5 PM - 9 PM
RHYTHMS OF A DIFFERENT TIME
TOUFIC ABDUL-AL
A talk, a book launch and a guided tour
Film Tuesday . 26 June 2018, 6 PM - 7:30 PM
HEDI
MOHAMED BEN ATTIA
Hedi is a simple young man. He is not very talkative, not very reactive and does not expect much from the life that is traced for him
Film Tuesday . 3 July 2018, 6 PM - 7:15 PM
CHAOS, DISORDER
NADINE KHAN
Manal, Zaki and Mounir are in their twenties, living in a confined community where basic needs are met yet chaos and disorder brew
DVD Launch . 4 July 2018, 6 PM - 7:30 PM
3000 NIGHTS
MAI MASRI
Featuring a short special behind-the-scenes documentary, followed by a discussion with director Mai Masri, and producer Sabine Sidawi
Dar Samaa' . 5 July 2018, 6 PM - 7 PM
OUM KALTHOUM IN LEBANON
MAHMOUD ZIBAWI
Dar Samaa' chronicles Oum Kalthoum’s career in Lebanon
Film Tuesday . 10 July 2018, 6 PM - 8 PM
IN THE LAST DAYS OF THE CITY
TAMER EL SAID
Downtown Cairo, 2009. Khalid, a 35-year-old filmmaker, is struggling to captures the soul of his city while facing loss in his own life
Film Tuesday . 17 July 2018, 6 PM - 7 PM
LIVING SKIN
FAWZY SALEH
A documentary that explores the lives of Shoushou and Mohammad Farag, two children who live and work in the tanneries in Egypt
Talk . 23 July 2018, 5 PM - 7 PM
DABKE
ANAS ABUOUN
A cognitive perspective and a social-developmental approach – the experience of El-Funoun Dance Troupe
Film Tuesday . 24 July 2018, 6 PM - 7:30 PM
RAGS AND TATTERS
AHMAD ABDALLA EL-SAYED
The film is a journey of one man’s search for an identity, during the first few days of the Egyptian revolution
Album Release . 26 July 2018, 6 PM - 8 PM
LUBNAN
LOTFI BOUCHNAK
The Tunisian star is back in Beirut to sign his new album
Film Tuesday . 31 July 2018, 6 PM - 7:10 PM
WAVES
AHMED NOUR
In the extraordinary Egyptian city of Suez, the Egyptian revolution was born and the film features its entire special divided story
Film Tuesday . 4 September 2018, 6 PM - 8 PM
LITTLE WARS
MAROUN BAGHDADI
The story of Lebanon’s civil war in 1975 through three characters
Dar Samaa' . 6 September 2018, 6 PM - 7 PM
IN SEARCH OF ASMAHAN
MAHMOUD ZIBAWI
This session will chronicle Asmahan's career and present excerpts of songs that showcase her journey
Theatre . 7 September 2018, 7 PM - 8 PM
WIN THE WAR OR TELL ME A STORY
SAYDA TRUJILLO
A story of loss and waiting in line
Film Tuesday . 11 September 2018, 6 PM - 8 PM
BEIRUT OH BEIRUT
MAROUN BAGHDADI
Maroun Bagdadi's first feature, completed and screened on the eve of Lebanon’s Civil War
Opening . 12 September 2018, 6 PM - 9 PM
THE WALL / BEIRUT
JOSEF KOUDELKA
An exhibition displaying two of the Czech photographer’s extensive photo series
Panel . 13 September 2018, 6 PM - 7:30 PM
PHOTOJOURNALISM
AESTHETICS AND ETHICS
A panel discussion which will present different approaches to the subject
Film Tuesday . 18 September 2018, 6 PM - 7:30 PM
LEBANON, THE LAND OF HONEY AND INCENSE
MAROUN BAGHDADI
The film recounts stories of the Civil War from the experience of two French doctors
Talk . 21 September 2018, 6 PM - 8 PM
FUTURE OF MUSEUMS
IN LEBANON AND THE MIDDLE EAST
The talk examines the diversity of privately-owned public collections and museums, and what makes them special
Film Tuesday . 25 September 2018, 6 PM - 7:45 PM
OUT OF LIFE
MAROUN BAGHDADI
The painful experience of a French journalist taken as hostage in a war-torn Beirut
Storytelling Performance . 28 September 2018, 6 PM - 7 PM
FOLKTALES
FESTIVAL OF TALES AND MUSIC
Featuring storytellers from Lebanon, Egypt and Palestine
Film Tuesday . 2 October 2018, 6 PM - 7 PM
WITNESS FROM THE EAST
AYED NABAA
The film sheds light on Hirokawa’s arrival to the Dalia kibbutz in the Galilee Heights and the outbreak of the 1967 War
Dar Samaa' . 4 October 2018, 6 PM - 7 PM
BALIGH HAMDI
MAHMOUD ZIBAWI
He left behind a great legacy of compositions that have still not been classified
Screening and Talk . 5 October 2018, 7 PM - 8 PM
WOMANHOOD
AN EGYPTIAN KALEIDOSCOPE
An interactive documentary, an ABC on Gender
Film Tuesday . 9 October 2018, 6 PM - 7 PM
NAZARETH 2000
HANY ABU-ASSAD
The story unfolds through the eyes of two cynical, funny and wise gas station attendants
Film Tuesday . 16 October 2018, 6 PM - 7:15 PM
INFILTRATORS
KHALED JARRAR
This film is a visceral 'road movie' that chronicles the daily travails of Palestinians
Performance . 19 October 2018, 6 PM - 7 PM
OUR VAST DREAMS
MINWAL THEATRE COMPANY
A performance by Palestinian and Syrian youth, refugees residing in South Lebanon, directed & facilitated by Minwal Theatre Company
Film Tuesday . 23 October 2018, 6 PM - 7:45 PM
WAJIB
ANNEMARIE JACIR
'As per local Palestinian custom'
Film Tuesday . 30 October 2018, 6 PM - 7 PM
THANK GOD ITS FRIDAY
JAN BEDDEGENOODTS
A film screening and a Q&A with the director
Beirut Art Film Festival . 3 November 2018, 6 PM - 6:30 PM
THE PIANIST OF YARMOUK
GÜNTER ATTELN AND CARMEN BELASCHK
Ayham Ahmad sings accompanied by an out-of-tune piano about migration, hunger, and death
Film Tuesday . 6 November 2018, 6 PM - 7:15 PM
LEBANON IN TURMOIL
JOCELYNE SAAB
This film recounts the origins of the Lebanese conflict
Beirut Art Film Festival . 10 November 2018, 6 PM - 7 PM
GRAFFITI MEN BEYROUTH
SARAH CLAUX
In the country of cedar trees, this new movement in street art gives a fresh voice to a youth who has long been ignored by its nation
Film Tuesday . 13 November 2018, 6 PM - 7 PM
BEIRUT, NEVER AGAIN • FOR A FEW LIVES
JOCELYNE SAAB
Two short films from 1976
Album Release . 14 November 2018, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
LAMMA TGHIBI
AHMAD KAABOUR
New album of the Lebanese singer
Beirut Art Film Festival . 17 November 2018, 6 PM - 7:15 PM
UN CERTAIN NASSER
BADIH MASSAAD AND ANTOINE WAKED
Georges Nasser tells his own story of unprecedented success, struggles and disappointments
Film Tuesday . 20 November 2018, 6 PM - 7 PM
LETTER FROM BEIRUT
JOCELYNE SAAB
Saab is like a character in her own story, returning to a country and a city that she no longer recognises
Beirut Art Film Festival . 24 November 2018, 6 PM - 7 PM
MAY ZIADE: THE LIFE OF AN ARAB FEMINIST WRITER
MOHSEN ABD EL-GHANI
She firmly established herself as a vibrant female voice in what was clearly a man's world at the time
Film Tuesday . 27 November 2018, 6 PM - 7:30 PM
A SUSPENDED LIFE
JOCELYNE SAAB
A tale of poetic truth, the film examines the ways in which war brings people together
Film Tuesday . 4 December 2018, 6 PM - 7 PM
WAVES '98 • SAMT • THEN THEY SAID: REFUGEE
ELY DAGHER, CHADY AOUN, JACOB BOSWALL AND PERSIS LOVE
Three short films
Tribute . 5 December 2018, 6 PM - 8 PM
IBRAHIM NASRALLAH
AN ENCOUNTER WITH THE POET AND NOVELIST
Moderated by Dr Ghada Sabih
Talking Music . 6 December 2018, 5:30 PM - 7 PM
LEKHFA
TAMER ABU GHAZALEH, MAURICE LOUCA AND MARYAM SALEH
Moderated by Abed Kobeissy
Screening and Talk . 8 December 2018, 6 PM - 8 PM
QAIS AL-ZUBAIDI
THREE SHORT FILMS
'Away From Home', 'The Visit' and 'Testimonies of Palestinian Children in Wartime'
Film Tuesday . 11 December 2018, 6 PM - 6:30 PM
BONBONÉ • CONDOM LEAD
RAKAN MAYASI • TARAZAN AND ARAB NASSER
Two short films
Dar Samaa' . 13 December 2018, 6 PM - 7 PM
SABAH SINGS ABDEL WAHAB
MAHMOUD ZIBAWI
This collaboration started as early as 1945 and lasted until 1972
Film Tuesday . 18 December 2018, 6 PM - 7 PM
LAST DAYS OF THE MAN OF TOMORROW • AYED
FADI [THE FDZ] BAKI • JAN BEDDEGENOODTS
Two short films
Opening . 4 March 2019, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
I ONCE ENTERED A GARDEN
BISSANE AL CHARIF & CHRYSTÈLE KHODR
The first sexual experiences and their relation to the violent social metamorphosis
Film Evening . 5 March 2019, 6:30 PM - 8 PM
NOURHANE, A CHILD'S DREAM
MAY KASSEM
A film centred around passion and love
Al-Ghilaf . 7 March 2019, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
ELECTRO MUSIC
RAMI ABADIR & ZIAD NAWFAL
History and challenges of electronic and experimental music
Film Evening . 10 March 2019, 6:30 PM - 7:45 PM
IL NE SUFFIT PAS QUE DIEU SOIT AVEC LES PAUVRES
BORHAN ALAOUIÉ
A guided tour of the country's diverse architecture
Workshop . 11 March 2019, 12 PM - 6 PM
CREATIVE STORYTELLING
BISSANE AL CHARIF & CHRYSTÈLE KHODR
Explore storytelling tools through objects, set design and creative writing
Rakwet Aflam . 12 March 2019, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
NAZARETH 2000
HANY ABU-ASSAD
Comments on the political and social conditions of their city
Pop-Up . 19 March 2019, 6:30 PM - 8 PM
THE FEELING OF BEING WATCHED
ASSIA BOUNDAOUI
The film follows the filmmaker’s examination of why her community fell under blanket government surveillance
Talk . 20 March 2019, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
THE BYGONE CINEMAS OF BEIRUT
MOHAMED SOUEID
The old movie theatres and their founding role in movie-going
Album Release . 22 March 2019, 6 PM - 9 PM
ON THE ROAD
YOLLA KHALIFE
To celebrate the singer's latest album
Film Evening . 24 March 2019, 6:30 PM - 8 PM
KAFR KASSEM
BORHAN ALAOUIÉ
The residents are trapped by the Israeli military
Rakwet Aflam . 26 March 2019, 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
NATION ESTATE | LAST DAYS OF THE MAN OF TOMORROW
LARISSA SANSOUR | FADI [THE FDZ] BAKI
Two sci-fi short films
Book Signing . 28 March 2019, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
SABAH FAKHRI: A BIOGRAPHY AND LEGACY
SHAZA NASSAR
A tribute to the Aleppian singing legend
Children's Workshop . 30 March 2019, 9 AM - 12 PM
ARABIAN FANTASIES
OLA DAJANI
Produce illustrated and embroidered fabric posters
Workshop . 30 March 2019, 4 PM - 7 PM
ARABIAN FANTASIES
OLA DAJANI
Produce illustrated and embroidered fabric posters
Screening and Talk . 30 March 2019, 6:30 PM - 9 PM
BEIRUT CINEMA DAYS
BEIRUT DC
A selection of diverse Arab documentaries and narrative films
Opening . 1 April 2019, 6 PM - 9 PM
THE ART OF CHILDHOOD
45 YEARS FOR PALESTINE'S CHILDREN
Ghassan Kanafani Cultural Foundation
Reading for Children . 5 April 2019, 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
THE LITTLE LANTERN
LANA HALABI
In collaboration with Halabi Bookshop
Album Release . 5 April 2019, 6 PM - 9 PM
LOST
RAMI KHALIFE
A personal and contemporary approach to the piano
Reading for Children . 6 April 2019, 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
THE LITTLE LANTERN
DOUAA ABED AL SATER
In collaboration with Halabi Bookshop
Screening and Talk . 9 April 2019, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
THE DUPES
TEWFIK SALEH
Based on Ghassan Kanafani's 'Men in the Sun'
Performance . 11 April 2019, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
MY DEAR LAMIS
MARIO RIZZI
Based on Ghassan Kanafani's 'The Little Lantern'
Opening . 12 April 2019, 6 PM - 8:30 PM
THE PALESTINIAN MUSEUM
AT DAR EL-NIMER
A talk and a virtual tour of 'Labour of Love'
Virtual Tour . 13 April 2019, 11 AM - 7 PM
LABOUR OF LOVE
NEW APPROACHES TO PALESTINIAN EMBROIDERY
The exhibition's second virtual tour outside Palestine
Film Evening . 17 April 2019, 6:30 PM - 8 PM
AMAL
MOHAMED SIAM
A compelling journey from childhood to adulthood
Film Evening . 17 April 2019, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
ALI BABA ET LES 40 VOLEURS
JACQUES BECKER
Starring Fernandel and Samia Gamal
Opening . 18 April 2019, 6 PM - 9 PM
ZAKIRA
MEMORIES FROM THE WAR AND ITS PHOTOGRAPHERS
These photos represent a visual memory of and an honest testimony on the pains and horrors that stretched over the demarcation lines
Film Evening . 18 April 2019, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
GOHA
JACQUES BARATIER
Starring Omar Sharif and Zina Bouzaiade
Workshop . 19 April 2019, 11 AM - 3 PM
POSTER REPRODUCTION
JOSEPH KAI
A workshop for university students of arts and design majors
Tour . 24 April 2019, 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
THIEF OF BAGHDAD
ABBOUDI ABOU JAOUDÉ
The third guided tour of the exhibition
Al-Ghilaf . 25 April 2019, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
POST-BAADELHAZIMEH
MAZEN EL SAYYED (EL RASS) & ZEINA HALABI
Four key themes in El Rass' works
Film Festival . 27 April 2019, 12 PM - 9 PM
THE BETWEEN WOMEN FILMMAKERS CARAVAN
TRAVELLING SCREENINGS
Films made by women
Opening . 30 April 2019, 5 PM - 9 PM
CHALLENGES OF IDENTITY
NABIL ANANI, SLIMAN MANSOUR, TAYSEER BARAKAT, VERA TAMARI
A Talk and Art Exhibition by Four of the Founding Members of the Modern Art Movement in Palestine
Children's Workshop . 4 May 2019, 9 AM - 12 PM
POSTER REPRODUCTION
KAREN KEYROUZ
Recreate some of the posters which are featured in the exhibition
Tour . 9 May 2019, 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
THIEF OF BAGHDAD
ABBOUDI ABOU JAOUDÉ
A fourth and final tour of the exhibition
Panel . 11 May 2019, 5 PM - 7 PM
FILMING THE UNEVEN SPACE AND ITS INHABITANTS
ÉCRAN DU RÉEL
How can a documentary film speak of an inhospitable or even brutal space?
Film Evening . 21 May 2019, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
MILK, CARNATION AND A GODLY SONG
NIGOL BEZJIAN
An attempt to understand the evolution of Armenian intellectual, literally and spiritual history from pagan times to the present day
Presentation . 22 May 2019, 4 PM - 5:30 PM
IN-JUSTICE
A DIALOGUE BETWEEN JUSTICE AND INJUSTICE
Palestinians in Lebanon talk about their hopes, dreams, aspirations, identities, and futures
Storytelling Performance . 29 May 2019, 9:30 PM - 11:30 PM
A RAMADAN STORYTELLING EVENING
Khaled El Naanaa, Saleem Sousi and Rajaa Bichara
Spend an hour away from the world
Encounter . 31 May 2019, 6 PM - 8 PM
SIRINE FATTOUH IN CONVERSATION
WITH SELOUA LUSTE BOULBINA AND MAYSSA FATTOUH
On the exhibition 'In the Middle of a Leap into the Void'
Film Evening . 4 June 2019, 6:30 PM - 8 PM
WAR GENERATION – BEIRUT & HYMN FOR LIBERTY
JEAN CHAMOUN
Two short documentaries from the early works of Jean Chamoun
Film Evening . 10 June 2019, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
WOMEN BEYOND BORDERS
JEAN CHAMOUN
Three pioneering Palestinian women
Talk . 11 June 2019, 6:30 PM - 8 PM
TRAVELLING THROUGH TRANSPARENCY
KAMAL BOULATA
An encounter with the Palestinian artist and historian and exclusive launch of his limited edition silkscreen print
Opening . 12 June 2019, 6 PM - 9 PM
LA MER PATRIE
FOUAD ELKOURY & JEREMY PEACOCK
The notion of return and the image of Palestine
Book Launch . 13 June 2019, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
WHERE CAN I FIND SOMEONE LIKE YOU, ALI?
RAEDA TAHA
The Martyr's wife, the Martyr's daughter and the Martyr's sister
Film Evening . 18 June 2019, 6:30 PM - 8 PM
SUSPENDED DREAMS
JEAN CHAMOUN
A community shattered by war
Film Evening . 25 June 2019, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
IN THE SHADOW OF THE CITY
JEAN CHAMOUN
Rami lives his experience in the city
Film Evening . 26 June 2019, 7 PM - 8:30 PM
THE TOWER
MATS GRORUD
Inspired by real-life interviews with Palestinian refugees in Lebanon
Children's Workshop . 29 June 2019, 10 AM - 1 PM
ETCHING ON TETRA PAK
ROJER FÉGHALI
Engraving on recycled Tetra Pak packaging and cooking utensils
Film Evening . 2 July 2019, 6:30 PM - 7:45 PM
REVISITING TARAB
FOUAD ELKOURY
Retracing moments between Lebanon, New York and Sharjah
Film Evening . 16 July 2019, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
LETTRES À FRANCINE & JOURS TRANQUILLES EN PALESTINE
FOUAD ELKOURY
Two shorts by the Lebanese photographer
Film Evening . 30 July 2019, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
WELCOME TO BEIRUT & MOVING OUT
FOUAD ELKOURY
Two shorts by the Lebanese photographer
Film Evening . 7 August 2019, 6:30 PM - 7:45 PM
THE UNBEARABLE PRESENCE OF ASMAHAN
AZZA EL HASSAN
Behind her delicate face are dark secrets
Film Evening . 14 August 2019, 6:30 PM - 8 PM
THE COUNCIL
YAHYA ALABDALLAH
The film is about two students' journey
Film Evening . 20 August 2019, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
THE RIVER
FOUAD ELKOURY
The banal story of a separation
Film Evening . 21 August 2019, 6:30 PM - 8:15 PM
MAY IN THE SUMMER
CHERIEN DABIS
Cracks in her seemingly perfect life begin to show
Film Evening . 28 August 2019, 6:30 PM - 8 PM
UNCLE NASHAAT
ASEEL MANSOUR
Aseel understands the reasons behind his broken relationship with his father
Storytelling Performance . 31 August 2019, 8 PM - 10 PM
OUR FOLKTALES FESTIVAL
ASSABIL ASSOCIATION
The second edition of the folktales project
Film Evening . 3 September 2019, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
FOUR SHORT FILMS
FOUAD ELKOURY
Followed by a Q&A with the director
Film Evening . 11 September 2019, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
1000 & 1000 NIGHTS AND REFUGEES FOR LIFE
HADY ZACCAK
Followed by a Q&A with the director
Al-Ghilaf . 19 September 2019, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
STORIES OF THE STORIES
ON INVESTIGATIVE AND NARRATIVE ARTICLES
A joint panel followed by a Q&A
Film Evening . 24 September 2019, 6:30 PM - 8:15 PM
FERTILE MEMORY
MICHEL KHLEIFI
The lives of two Palestinian women
Opening . 7 October 2019, 6 PM - 9 PM
IRAQISMS
A SERIES OF ARTISTIC AND CULTURAL EVENTS
Shedding light on the current art scene inside Iraq and in the diaspora
Multimedia Installation . 7 October 2019, 7 PM - 9 PM
BACK TO THE FUTURE
ADEL ABIDIN
'Rewinding the memories had evoked a different meaning'
Video Installation . 8 October 2019, 11 AM - 7 PM
DRESS CODE
MAHMOUD OBAIDI
We put on clothes. We join a group.
Talk . 8 October 2019, 6:30 PM - 8 PM
A BIOGRAPHY OF WATER
SINAN ANTOON
A celebratory return to the springs and tributaries of modern Iraqi creativity
Talk and Installation . 9 October 2019, 6:30 PM - 9 PM
WOUNDED SOUL
DIA AZZAWI
Tribute to the assassinated Iraqi academics
Screening and Talk . 10 October 2019, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
FOUR IRAQI SHORT FILMS
NADIA SHIHAB | ADEL KHALED | ADEL ABIDIN | DHYAA JODA
Followed by a Q&A with directors Adel Khaled and Dhyaa Joda
Screening and Talk . 11 October 2019, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
BAGHDAD IN MY SHADOW
SAMIR
A fanatic religious youth turns everyone’s life upside down
Screening and Talk . 12 October 2019, 3 PM - 6:30 PM
SON OF BABYLON | QAWANA
MOHAMAD AL-DARAJI | PARINE JADDO
Followed by a Q&A with director Parine Jaddo
Music Encounter . 12 October 2019, 7 PM - 8 PM
IRAQI MUSIC: AN OVERVIEW
SAMER ALMASHALL
Creative episodes from the twentieth century until nowadays
Film Evening . 14 October 2019, 7 PM - 9:30 PM
THE SEARCH OF SAYED MARZOUK
DAOUD ABDEL SAYED
A peculiar billionaire dressed as a tramp
Film Evening . 15 October 2019, 7 PM - 9:45 PM
LAND OF FEAR
DAOUD ABDEL SAYEF
An undercover drug dealer with the license to kill
Film Evening . 16 October 2019, 7 PM - 9:45 PM
A CITIZEN, A DETECTIVE AND A THIEF
DAOUD ABDEL SAYEF
Salim reports his car's theft and befriends the detective
Exhibition and Panel . 12 December 2019, 7 PM - 9 PM
BORDERLANDERS
DANIEL MEIER & HUSSEIN BAYDOUN
People from the in-between spaces
Reading for Adults . 5 March 2020, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
FOLK LITERATURE OF SALAM EL-RASSI
LANA HALABI
A pillar of Lebanese folk literature
Market . 7 March 2020, 11 AM - 7 PM
BAZAR AZĀR
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
To honour working women across Lebanon
There are no events scheduled for this month yet.