Philippe Jabre’s Spectacular Art Collection

A 1908 painting of a Lebanese family overlooking the Mediterranean from their Ghazir house caught my attention on Twitter, so I decided to look further into its owner and discovered Philippe Jabre's mesmerizing collection of over 300+ artworks and artefacts. The collection has been featured in numerous exhibitions including most recently the Sursock Museum. In 2019, it was announced that "curator Gaby Daher and Jean-Louis Mainguy were designing a museum for Philippe Jabre’s orientalist art…

New Roman Temple Complex Discovered in Tyre!

A group of archeologists led by Ali Badaoui of the Directorate General of Antiquities, María Eugenia Aubet of the Pompeu Fabra University of Barcelona and Francisco J. Núñez of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology at the University of Warsaw, has discovered a large Roman temple complex in the city of Tyre. Two phases of construction have been identified, placing the temple in the early Roman period with a major modification in the late Roman…
Architecture

Henry Loussian’s Museum is Now Open!

3 years ago
Known as the keeper of Beirut’s past, Lebanese collector Henry Loussian has finally opened his Batroun house, his own Sistine Chapel, to the public. The announcement was made on Instagram where he invited people to ...
Art

A Mural Tribute To Egyptian Feminister & Writer Nawal El Saadawi in #Beirut

3 years ago
“Homeland is where love and freedom reside ..”. A mural tribute to outspoken Egyptian feminist and writer Nawal El Saadawi was set up in Beirut yesterday by Roula Abdo, a Lebanese artist. The event was ...
Art

“Everyone is The Creator of One’s Own Faith”: An Exhibition In Memory of Gaïa Fodoulian

3 years ago
“Everyone is the creator of one’s own faith”, these were the last words written by Gaïa Fodoulian on Instagram after spending the day out with her mother. That same day, Gaïa had returned home when ...
Art

Meet the Lebanese Animator Working On Your Favorite Walt Disney Movies

4 years ago
If you’ve ever wondered, like myself, who are the brilliant minds behind Walt Disney and Pixar’s animated movies, you’d be happily surprised to know one of them is a Lebanese animator and a former schoolmate. ...
Art

Samy Khayath Awarded the French Recognition Medal

4 years ago
The French Ambassador honored Lebanese humorist Samy Khayyat on Friday by granting him the French Recognition Medal, to celebrate 60 years of artistic accomplishments. The ceremony was held in the SCAC Gardens, in the French ...
Art

Baalbeck International Festival Goes Virtual, Will Broadcast A One-of-a-kind Live Concert on July 5

4 years ago
“The show must go on.” The Baalbeck International Festival is defying the COVID-19 confinement by going virtual and broadcasting live on July 5 a newly conceived concert by Maestro Harout Fazlian and produced by the ...
Art

Shortages in Lebanon: An Artsy Look

4 years ago
The dollar shortage is starting to severely impact stocks in supermarkets, pharmacies and other businesses as they struggle to refill their shelves. As a result, prices are skyrocketing as people rush to buy whatever is ...
Art

Remembering Pierre Sadek With These Timeless Caricatures

4 years ago
Pierre Sadek left us 7 years ago, yet his caricatures are as relevant today as they were back in the 70s, 80s and 90s. I am sharing few from the Pierre Sadek Foundation page, out ...
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