Public programs

Talk
From the Bonfils Obsession to the Quakers of Brummana
With Yasmine Chemali

Thursday 28 March 2019, 19:00 to 20:30

In this program, Yasmine Chemali presents a reading of a photo album that contains 75 photographs of people from or close to the circle of the Quakers, a religious society living in Brummana.

Special Program
Concert, film screening, and conversation

Thursday 21 March 2019, 19:00 to 20:30

Join us for an evening with artist Jamil Molaeb. The evening’s program consists of a chamber music concert with Ribal Molaeb and Tanja Sonc, followed by a screening of An Artist From Lebanon: Jamil Molaeb, directed by Bahij Hojeij, and a conversation between Jamil Molaeb and Maha Sultan.

Special Program
A concert by Nidaa Abou Mrad and Ghassan Sahhab with Rafka Rizk
In collaboration with Mozart Chahine, the Faculty of Music and Musicology at the Antonine University, and Banque BEMO

Monday 18 March 2019, 19:00 to 20:30

Join us for a concert with the Antonine University Classical Arabic Music Ensemble under the direction of Nidaa Abou Mrad.

Talk
Book Launch and Panel Discussion
Seta Manoukian in conversation with Gregory Buchakjian and Kristine Khouri. Moderated by Saleh Barakat.
In collaboration with Kaph Books and Saradar Collection

Thursday 7 March 2019, 18:30 to 21:00 

To mark the launch of Seta Manoukian: Painting in Levitation, join us for a conversation between Seta Manoukian, Gregory Buchakjian, and Kristine Khouri, moderated by Saleh Baraket at 18:30, followed by the book signing at the Sursock Museum Store.

Talk
Parcours de choses, sur la charge des objets et la matière à l’œuvre
With Clémence Cottard Hachem

Thursday 28 February 2019, 19:00 to 20:30

Clémence Cottard Hachem presents a reading of a photo album produced in Beirut at the end of the 19th century: Jean-Baptiste Charlier-Béziès, Souvenirs d’Orient, circa 1875, TFDC_133.  

Film Program
Organized by Heather M. O’Brien
In collaboration with the Center for Arts and Humanities at the American University of Beirut

Wednesday 27 February 2019, 19:00 to 21:00

This screening is programmed in conjunction with a film workshop and roundtable discussions at the Center for Arts and Humanities (CAH) at the American University of Beirut (AUB), 27-29 February 2019.

Talk
François Cheval and Yasmine Chemali in conversation with participating artists

Saturday 23 February 2019, 16:00 to 18:00 

To mark the opening of La Fabrique des Illusions, curators François Cheval and Yasmine Chemali will be in conversation with selected participating artists.