Public programs

A talk by Ezio Manzini on the possibility of using design tools to connect and reinforce cosmopolitan localism. This event is taking place in the framework of ARD (Ateliers de la recherche en design), organized by ALBA.

A screening of Jocelyne Saab's A Suspended Life (1984), in the framework of ARD (Ateliers de la recherche en design), organized by ALBA.

A screening of Karim Goury's The Man Inside (2012), in partnership with the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC).

Part of a second series of talks organized in partnership with ARP–ALBA-University of Balamand.

Demain (2015) is an award-winning documentary film following filmmakers Cyril Dion and Mélanie Laurent as they travel the world, meeting inspiring people who are changing their local communities, and proposing new and creative ways of living sustainably.

Join curator Nora Razian for a tour of Let's Talk About the Weather, exploring the main themes and ideas behind the exhibition.

This tour in the Chouf with artist Tony Chakar takes in the ancient and recent history/ies of this region that were instrumental in the formation of modern Lebanon.

Join us for a screening of the part observational essay and part graphic novel Containment (2015), in conjunction with the exhibition Let’s Talk About the Weather.

Readings of science fiction and eco-feminist novels in The Reading Room, a project by Marwa Arsanios in collaboration with Samer Frangie, as part of the exhibition Let's Talk About the Weather.

A screening of Bassem Fayad's Diaries of a Flying Dog (2014), in parnership with the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture. The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with the director.