Posted By
Najib
Nov 11, 2024 03:19
In the midst of all the madness happening, I'm happy to share some good news for a change. The Nuhad Es-Said Pavilion for Culture has officially opened its doors to visitors with an inaugural exhibition entitled "Portals and Pathways, A Journey Through Reality and Imagination" featuring the work of 33 outstanding Lebanese artists. The pavilion was named after the late Nuhad Es-Said, a businessman, an art passionate and a distinguished collector of Islamic art, and…
Posted By
Najib
Nov 04, 2024 03:57
Local businesses had to endure a rough summer due to the Gaza War and the ongoing Israeli war on Lebanon that escalated a month ago has taken a heavy toll on all businesses and the economy as a whole. A lot of NGOs are accepting donations to help the displaced and I'm glad to see certain initiatives aimed at promoting local businesses and giving all proceeds or partial proceeds to help the displaced. The most…
Art
8 months ago
Iconography is by definition “the science of identification, description, classification, and interpretation of symbols, themes, and subject matter in the visual arts”. The beginnings of Christian iconography can be dated to Saint Luke the Evangelist ...
Art
1 year ago
The Mayyas has officially released its first video music entitled “Horra” and it is absolutely stunning visually and artistically. The 5-minute long video showcases Mayyas’ incredible choreography in different settings, one of them being the ...
Art
1 year ago
Earlier in April this year, the United Nations HQ in New York City honored Lebanese US writer Gibran Khalil Gibran with a three-day exhibition entitled “Khalil Gibran returns to New York after 100 years.” The ...
Art
1 year ago
The Nicolas Ibrahim Sursock Museum was one of many cultural & historic sites significantly damaged by the August 4 explosion. In fact, over 600 building having heritage status, concentrated in the historic districts of Gemmayzeh ...
Art
1 year ago
A new children’s book entitled “Puppets of Tyre” by Max Dedik has come out and is now available at Antoine, Virgin Megastores and on isle29.com. This book tries to recreate the ancient Tyre myths and ...
Art
1 year ago
Lebanese artist Jorj Abou Mhaya has won the 8th Mahmoud Kahil Award under the Graphic Novel Category. The award was created in 2014 and is aimed at promoting comics, editorial cartoons and illustration in the ...
Art
1 year ago
A tile in memory of Poet Ounsi el Hage was placed today on the entrance of the building where he once resided for 55 years. Ounsi’s daughter posted on Facebook about it thanking Ounsi’s friends ...
Art
1 year ago
If you like DIY arts and crafts and wish to support a local brand, From Leb With Love are selling wooden model kits representing traditional houses. They currently have two models: – The Beirut Central ...
