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BeMA: Beacon of Hope
Panel Discussion on the Beirut Museum of Art – BeMA BeMA USA and The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) held a conversation with MoMA director Glenn Lowry – featuring Award-winning architects Amale Andraos and Dan Wood, the President of BeMA Board Joe Saddi, the President of BeMA USA Lili Chopra, and newly announced co-directors of…
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BeMA’s Groundbreaking ceremony – 25th of February 2022
Embarking on a historic Journey BeMA broke ground on February 25, 2022, signaling a new era for modern and contemporary art in Lebanon. The launch took place in a ceremony attended by Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati as well as political and cultural figures. “BeMA is envisioned to boost cross-cultural encounters and is an act…
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A conversation between Glenn Lowry, Director of The MoMA and Lebanese artist Marwan Rechmaoui
The webinar, held on June 30, featured a conversation between Glenn Lowry, Director of The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and Lebanese artist Marwan Rechmaoui, discussing the changing topography of Beirut and the Lebanese complex cultural mosaic of places and identities. Speakers Glenn Lowry Glenn D. Lowry is the sixth director of The Museum of…
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Lebanon, Then and Now 2006-2020
BeMA USA is partnering with the Middle East Institute, APEAL and the Arab World Institute (IMA) to present Lebanon, Then and Now 2006-2020, a virtual photography exhibition by Lebanese artists. Lebanon Then and Now: Photography from 2006-2020 Lebanon Then and Now: Photography from 2006-2020 is a unique collaboration between cultural institutions spanning from Washington DC…
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Panel discussion: Lebanon Through the Lens of Photography
The webinar, held on July 16, featured speakers from the exhibit’s lead participating partners, the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris, and the Beirut Museum of Art, USA, as well as the exhibit’s curator and artists. They reflected on the significance and the power of the show during this difficult moment in Lebanon’s history as…
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Panel Discussion: The Changing Role of Museums in the Middle East, Washington DC, April 2019
BeMA USA and the Middle East Institute (MEI) co-organized a panel conversation on the changing social and cultural significance of museums in Lebanon, and more broadly in the Middle East. Key topics addressed how they seek to move beyond their traditional role as authorities in the arts to become more relevant to the cultural and…
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Symposium: BeMACC – Beirut Museum of Art Collection Collaborative, Houston, April 2019
BeMACC was launched at Rice University, in Houston, Texas, on April 26th 2019 during a two-day symposium discussing collection maintenance and other pertinent topics relating to BeMA’s collection. Speakers included a range of experts from a variety of institutions, from foundations to museums, sharing their experiences and thoughts on innovative methods that render such a…
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Awareness Dinner: BeMA USA – An Evening at the University Club, New York City, May 2017
The BeMA USA awareness dinner was held at the prestigious University Club in New York City, which brought together more than one hundred influential people from both the American art world and the Lebanese diaspora. The evening program included a short film and presentation about the Beirut Museum of Art, followed by speeches which emphasized…
