Posted By
Najib
May 13, 2018 12:16
Burj el Murr, dubbed the tower of bitterness, is a haunting reminder of the Lebanese Civil War that ravaged Lebanon for over 15 years. The building was built in the 1970s and served as a key sniper hideout, but was left abandoned after the war and still inhabited till this day. I stumbled upon today pictures of the Burj with colored shades hanging on the windows from the top to the bottom in an attempt…
Posted By
Najib
May 10, 2018 09:47
In 2017, MARCH began its Beirut project following the successful one in Tripoli. They started basically the same, with a play that grouped young men and women from marginalized neighborhoods, to talk about their daily struggles and their hopes and dreams for the future. After the play’s success, which saw PM Saad Hariri attend the premiere, MARCH set out to find the perfect location for what Beirut needs the most: green spaces that are accessible…
Art
9 months ago
Cre8mania prepared a stunning 4-minute 3D Mapping show projected on the National Museum of Beirut during the 5th edition of La Nuit des Musées that took place last weekend. Check it out: ...
Art
10 months ago
The 5th edition of “La Nuit des Musées” is being organized by the Lebanese Ministry of Culture on Saturday April 14th from 5PM till 11PM. Similarly to last year, thirteen museums are taking part in ...
Art
10 months ago
Samia Dagher is a software engineer from Tripoli but also a highly talented artist who specializes in drawing portraits using ballpoint pens, colored pencils or simply pencils and charcoals. I’ve been following her page for ...
Art
11 months ago
After bringing back to life El Hamra cinema few years back to hold Tyre’s first ever international film festival, Kassem Istanbouli has taken the abandoned Rívoli Cinema of Tyre, for its restoration and opening as ...
Art
11 months ago
Minister of Culture and the Order Of Engineers And Architects Of Beirut announced yesterday along with the Italian Ambassador and architect Hala Younes that Lebanon will be represented officially at the 16th edition of the ...
Art
1 year ago
Can someone explain what this “Pierre de Lune” play is about? I heard the Bte7la el 7ayet interview like 10 times and I still don’t get it LOL! In fact, I first heard about it ...
Art
1 year ago
There’s a really interesting exhibition taking place at Beyt Amir entitled “Temporary – Metamorphosis of a city: Beirut 1870 – 2052“. The exhibition is a tribute to Beirut through photographs, prints, and installations showing how ...
Art
1 year ago
Yazan strikes again, this time with a beautiful mural painted on building previously destroyed by the Civil War located on Beirut’s Greenline – the former frontline of the Civil War splitting Beirut into the Christian ...
