The exhibition aims to present a new narrative in the works of this unique artist through showcasing the core of his art and connect it to its origin

June 2018 - July 2018

The exhibition brings together three of Sansour’s films – 'A Space Exodus' (2009), 'Nation Estate' (2012) and 'In the Future They Ate From the Finest Porcelain' (2016)

April 2018 - June 2018

An exhibition of artworks that were donated by Arab and Palestinian artists to the Institute for Palestine Studies.

February 2018 - March 2018

"[Safaa Al Set] echoes us through the remains that she so meticulously sculpted, so finely enough that when you see the works, you will inherently feel that those skeletons belong to you, that these bones you touch each day are yours, preserving closely to make sure they have not yet turned to ashes." — Khaled Khalifah

November 2017 - December 2017

The exhibition investigates the ways in which Arabic calligraphy has throughout history mirrored notions of the public and private, the political and personal, the performative and poetic, as well as the literary environments of its time

April 2017 - October 2017

With AHMAD BARCLAY & HANA SLEIMAN // ABDULRAHMAN KATANANI // KAMAL ALJAFARI // DICTAPHONE GROUP // MOHANAD YAQUBI // MAIS DARWAZAH // ARAB PUPPET THEATER FOUNDATION // THE LITTLE LANTERN DANCE AND THEATER WORKSHOP // MAURICIO MISLE // SARAH ZERYAB

October 2016 - November 2016

Palestinian embroidery in an exciting, new light

May 2016 - July 2016

In the extraordinary Egyptian city of Suez, the Egyptian revolution was born and the film features its entire special divided story

31 July 2018, 6 PM - 7:10 PM

The Tunisian star is back in Beirut to sign his new album

26 July 2018, 6 PM - 8 PM

The film is a journey of one man’s search for an identity, during the first few days of the Egyptian revolution

24 July 2018, 6 PM - 7:30 PM

A cognitive perspective and a social-developmental approach – the experience of El-Funoun Dance Troupe

23 July 2018, 5 PM - 7 PM

A documentary that explores the lives of Shoushou and Mohammad Farag, two children who live and work in the tanneries in Egypt

17 July 2018, 6 PM - 7 PM

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

10 July 2018, 6 PM - 8 PM

Dar Samaa' chronicles Oum Kalthoum’s career in Lebanon

5 July 2018, 6 PM - 7 PM

Featuring a short special behind-the-scenes documentary, followed by a discussion with director Mai Masri, and producer Sabine Sidawi

4 July 2018, 6 PM - 7:30 PM

Manal, Zaki and Mounir are in their twenties, living in a confined community where basic needs are met yet chaos and disorder brew

3 July 2018, 6 PM - 7:15 PM

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

26 June 2018, 6 PM - 7:30 PM

A talk, a book launch and a guided tour

25 June 2018, 5 PM - 9 PM

A panel discussion, a guided tour and presentation

23 June 2018, 5 PM - 9 PM

In this ramshackle world, between fantasy and fantastic, lives a man, Tarik. Tarik wears makeup and dresses as a woman

19 June 2018, 6 PM - 7:30 PM

Meet the Swedish human rights activist who's been walking all the way from Sweden to Palestine

13 June 2018, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

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

12 June 2018, 6 PM - 7:45 PM

How can the creative process be a healing process?

7 June 2018, 2 PM - 4 PM

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

5 June 2018, 6 PM - 7:45 PM

What does it mean to be an Arab?

29 May 2018, 6 PM - 7:30 PM

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

24 May 2018, 6 PM - 7 PM

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

22 May 2018, 6 PM - 7:45 PM

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

17 May 2018, 6 PM - 7 PM

A Palestinian Boyhood

15 May 2018, 6 PM - 7:30 PM

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

10 May 2018, 6 PM - 7 PM

The film is a rare glimpse into Palestinian society from the inside

8 May 2018, 6 PM - 7:45 PM

By the participants of the Jouer l'Image workshop

5 May 2018, 6 PM - 7 PM

From the rich and diverse productions of 1952, this session will showcase a selection of songs, some of which have never been available online

3 May 2018, 7 PM - 8 PM

A rare collection of photographs and archival documents

2 May 2018, 6 PM - 9 PM

The workshop blends sound, art, improvisations, poetic and societal approach to music, traditions and new forms of authorship

1 May 2018, 9 AM - 12 PM

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

28 April 2018, 11 AM - 2 PM

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

26 April 2018, 7 PM - 8 PM

A guided tour of the 'Sci-Fi Trilogy' exhibition

26 April 2018, 5 PM - 6 PM

Sscreening of two short films by Larissa Sansour

24 April 2018, 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Moderated by Pierre Abi Saab

23 April 2018, 7 PM - 8 PM

The Radical, The Poetic, and The Utopian

19 April 2018, 7 PM - 8 PM

In celebration of Palestinian Prisoners Day

18 April 2018, 6 PM - 8 PM

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

17 April 2018, 7 PM - 7:45 PM

Join artist Larissa Sansour for a conversation to explore the artworks of the exhibition

12 April 2018, 7 PM - 8 PM

Artist Larissa Sansour leads a guided tour of the exhibition

12 April 2018, 11 AM - 12:30 PM

A young filmmaker investigates the legend of Manivelle

10 April 2018, 7 PM - 8 PM

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

5 April 2018, 7 PM - 8 PM

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

3 April 2018, 7 PM - 8 PM

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

27 March 2018, 7 PM - 8 PM

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

20 March 2018, 7 PM - 8 PM

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.

15 March 2018, 7 PM - 9 PM

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

13 March 2018, 7 PM - 8 PM

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

12 March 2018, 7:30 PM - 10 PM

Crafts, embroidery and food, in celebration of International Women's Day

8 March 2018, 11 AM - 7 PM

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

6 March 2018, 7 PM - 8:30 PM

The story of Ayyoubé is one that shows success and seeing the light, even after a lifetime of darkness.

1 March 2018, 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Al Shambouk is one of the highest mountainous areas in Lebanon. It is located in the Akkar heights and is only a few kilometres away from Syria. It is the homeland of Haykal, a 60- something-year-old Christian farmer.

27 February 2018, 6:30 PM - 8 PM

Irab Arab Association and Dar El-Nimer for Arts and Culture are pleased to invite you to the book launch of "Female Singing Stars of the Lebanese 40s", funded by the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture — AFAC

21 February 2018, 6 PM - 8 PM

Sarah Srage was born in Beirut. She debuted her career by working in scenography, and then as a journalist in a TV station. Living in Paris since 2009, she perused her studies at the Beaux-Arts de Paris school, Elsa Cayo studio, and then specialized in Documentary Film Making at Lussas (MA). “Children of Beirut” is her first feature film.

20 February 2018, 6:30 PM - 8 PM

Yara Borrello is an Italian-Lebanese filmmaker who graduated from USJ-IESAV in 2017, and she has so far directed four documentaries.

13 February 2018, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

This screening, which is presented in collaboration with MC Distribution and Beirut DC, will be followed by a Q&A with director Simon El Habre.

6 February 2018, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Amer Shomali is a Palestinian multidisciplinary artist, using painting, films, digital media, installations, and comics as tools to explore and interact with the sociopolitical scene in Palestine.

30 January 2018, 6:30 PM - 8 PM

Born in Palestine in 1967, Raed Andoni started his career in cinema as an independent producer in 1998. He co-founded the production company Dar Films.

23 January 2018, 6:30 PM - 8 PM

Twelve Palestinian women sit before us and talk of their life before the Diaspora, of their memories and their identity. Their narratives are connected by the enduring thread of the ancient art of embroidery.

16 January 2018, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

The workshop aims to present theater as a creative space to help children acquire oral and expressive language skills.

15 January 2018, 4:30 PM - 6 PM

In collaboration with the Modern and Contemporary Art Museum — MACAM: Screening of short films, followed by a discussion with Philip Joa

13 December 2017, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

A conversation with Yasmine Hamdan moderated by Pierre Abi Saab

8 December 2017, 6 PM - 7 PM

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

30 November 2017, 9 AM - 2:15 PM

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

29 November 2017, 6:30 PM - 8 PM

In collaboration with the Institute for Palestine Studies, followed by a discussion with director Mai Masri, moderated by Leila Shahid

28 November 2017, 6:30 PM - 8 PM

A conversation between Dhafer Youssef and Pierre Abi Saab

20 November 2017, 7 PM - 8:30 PM

To mark the closing of the exhibition: ‘Midad: The Public and Intimate Lives of Arabic Calligraphy’

21 October 2017, 6 PM - 8 PM

Last chance to discuss the exhibition's research and get up close to the extraordinary objects of the El-Nimer Collection

18 October 2017, 11 AM - 12 PM

This workshop proposes to reflect on the construction of the book as a design object

13 October 2017, 5 PM - 2 PM

Explore the mysteries of the Arabic alphabet and the meaning of its letters

11 October 2017, 6 PM - 7 PM

Lebanese Premiere of the film

6 October 2017, 6 PM - 7 PM

Presentation of 'The Bible in the Face of Archaeology and Biblical Studies'

4 October 2017, 6:30 PM - 8 PM

Reading, book launch and signing

3 October 2017, 7 PM - 9 PM

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

23 September 2017, 5 PM - 9 PM

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

19 September 2017, 6 PM - 8 PM

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

11 September 2017, 6:30 PM - 8 PM

Kids will be inspired to explore and engage with language and writing beyond speech and text itself

23 August 2017, 11 AM - 1 PM

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

10 August 2017, 8 PM - 9:30 PM

This talk presents a new concept and technology, which offers a comprehensive solution suitable for broad online application, unshackled to specific corporate operating systems

27 July 2017, 7 PM - 8:30 PM

To discover the art of Illumination and learn its basics

26 July 2017, 4 PM - 7 PM

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.

25 July 2017, 7 PM - 8:30 PM

From overseas, on a journey across three continents, a precious gift arrives from the east to the west... An elephant!

13 July 2017, 7 PM - 8 PM

A guided tour of the Bachoura cemetery to study the history of tombstones

11 July 2017, 10 AM - 12 PM

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

10 July 2017, 7 PM - 9 PM

Participants will draw their own using a variety of tools, compiling the results into a functioning Arabic font

8 July 2017, 10 AM - 1 PM

Participants are invited to take classic Arabic poems and use them to make a typographic poetry book

3 July 2017, 10 AM - 1 PM

A lyrical journey with verses of Al-Hallaj, Jamil Sudqii El-Zihawi and Omar Khayyam

22 June 2017, 9:30 PM - 11 PM

Daline Jabbour will be performing music from Oum Koulthoum and Abdel Wahab repertory, in addition to Muwashahat

8 June 2017, 9:30 PM - 11 PM

This talk is a thorough examination of the journey from contemporary calligraphy into typography

30 May 2017, 7 PM - 8:30 PM

Encounter and workshop with ALA.NI

23 May 2017, 7 PM - 9:30 PM

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

16 May 2017, 7 PM - 6:30 PM

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

11 May 2017, 7 PM - 8:30 PM

The workshop proposes an alternative way of experiencing art, text, and paper

5 May 2017, 5 PM - 6:30 PM

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

2 May 2017, 7 PM - 8:30 PM

This workshop explores the fluidity of Arabic script through exercises and experiments with lettering, colors, and composition

29 April 2017, 10 AM - 12 PM

Presentation of 'The Cosmic Script'

18 April 2017, 7 PM - 8:30 PM

Midad curator in conversation with artists to discuss the new work they have produced for Midad, commissioned by Dar El-Nimer

17 April 2017, 7 PM - 8:30 PM

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

13 April 2017, 7 PM - 8:30 PM

The LeBAM Jazz Ensemble is the latest band developed and managed by the Lebanese Band Association for the Promotion of Music (LeBAM)

18 January 2017, 7:30 PM - 9 PM

Two panels organized by the Beirut & Beyond International Music Festival

9 December 2016, 4 PM - 5:30 PM

A conversation with the artist moderated by Khyam Allami

7 December 2016, 6 PM - 7:30 PM

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

24 November 2016, 8 PM - 9:15 PM

A music performance by Amal Kawash (vocals) accompanied by Wissam Elali (Oud)

15 November 2016, 7 PM - 9 PM

A book signing followed by a conversation with Hooda Shawa

15 November 2016, 5:30 PM - 7 PM

It is through the voice notes exchanged with her parents that Sarah discovers that the war has reversed their roles

29 October 2016, 6 PM - 8 PM

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

29 October 2016, 6 PM - 8 PM

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

29 October 2016, 11 AM - 12 PM

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).

25 October 2016, 6:30 PM - 8 PM

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

18 October 2016, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

‘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).

14 October 2016, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

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

13 October 2016, 6:30 PM - 8 PM

The story of the archives of the Palestinian national movement reveals a narrative of exile and fragmentation that reflects the Palestinian experience itself.

11 October 2016, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

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

7 October 2016, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

The Mysterious Disappearance of Mustafa Ouda

17 September 2016, 6 PM - 8 PM

Discover Diawara and her musical achievements

13 September 2016, 8:30 PM - 10:30 PM

Participating children will create their own illustrations to be printed on t-shirts and back sacks

23 August 2016, 10 AM - 2 PM

A guided tour of 'At the Seams'

29 July 2016, 11 AM - 12 PM

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

23 July 2016, 10 AM - 4 PM

Shop and stitch in the sunshine!

16 July 2016, 12 PM - 6 PM

Learn the basics of the Palestinian cross-stitch

18 June 2016, 12 PM - 6 PM

A special screening of "The Embroiderers" and the formal launch of the "At the Seams" publication

15 June 2016, 7 PM - 10 PM

These tactile workshops will bring you up-close and personal with objects from the exhibition

11 June 2016, 12 PM - 12 PM

These hands-on workshops invite children to engage in an interactive learning experience by exploring the narratives behind Palestinian embroidery

8 June 2016, 3 PM - 6 PM