Sursock museum Program September – November 2016

October marks one year since the Sursock Museum’s reopening during which we welcomed 67,000 visitors, hosted 70 talks, 24 workshops, and nine exhibitions with local and interna- tional artists. Our program continues to grow and diversify, always with the aim to support local art produc- tion, to provide a platform for encounter with art and ideas, and to inform and challenge our audiences in new and unexpected ways. We want to hear from you. Please share your experiences of the Sursock Museum by writing or drawing on the back of this page. You can detach it and leave it at the reception.

www.sursock.museum 1 The Nicolas Ibrahim Sursock Museum is a modern and contemporary art museum in the center of first opened in 1961, with a mission to collect, preserve, and exhibit local and international art. Through our collection, archives, exhibitions, and public programs, we aim to produce knowledge on art practices in the region and explore work that reflects on our contemporary moment. Our goal is to support local art production, to provide a platform for encounter and experimentation with art and ideas, and to inform and challenge different audiences in new and unexpected ways.

EXHIBITIONS AND DISPLAYS 2

public program TOURs 8 conference 10 TALKS 11 workshops 14 FILM PROGRAM 16 FAMILY PROGRAM 17

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Detail of Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige Unconformities, 2016

M Photographic prints, drawings, texts ind the gap the ind Coproduced by the Sharjah Art Foundation and the Sursock Museum 3 32nd Salon d’Automne Exhibitions and displays 17 November 2016 – 13 February 2017 Let’s Talk About the Weather: Art and Ecology in a Time of Crisis Special Exhibitions Hall, Level -2 Curated by Nataša Petrešin-Bachelez and Nora Razian The Sursock Museum is pleased to relaunch exhibition by an external jury, composed of high the Salon d’Automne, an open call visual art profile figures in the arts and cultural sphere. 14 July – 24 October 2016 Artists are Marwa Arsanios in collaboration exhibition showcasing recent work produced The full list of participating artists will be an- Special Exhibitions Hall, Level -2 with Samer Frangie, Sammy Baloji, Ursula in . nounced in October 2016. Biemann and Paulo Tavares, Design Earth, Over the last one hundred years, humans have A regular fixture of the Sursock Museum since Three prizes will be awarded to the most out- Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige, Emre its opening in 1961, the Salon d’Automne has standing works. The Sursock Museum will award drastically altered the natural environment Hüner, Jessika Khazrik or The Society of False through industrialization, intensive farming, supported young artists for the past fifty years, two of these: the Sursock Museum Prize and Witnesses, Adrian Lahoud, Emeric Lhuisset, providing them with a platform to showcase the Emerging Artist Prize, generously gifted by rapid urbanization, and the development of Nicholas Mangan, Sophia Al Maria, Pedro fossil fuels. their work – sometimes for the very first time – Mrs. Hind Sinno. Museum visitors will also have Neves Marques, Marko Peljhan, Claire Pentecost, and giving exposure to more established ones the chance to vote for their favorite artwork In an era of planetary climate change, how Monira Al Qadiri, Marwan Rechmaoui, and who would go on to become prominent figures in the exhibition, which will be awarded the will these transformations alter the way we Natascha Sadr Haghighian. in the arts today. Audience Prize. live our lives? How can we understand climate A special series of publications, edited by change from a historical and cultural perspec- Presenting a cross-section of the most recent The Salon d’Automne takes place every two Ashkan Sepahvand in collaboration with work being produced by both emerging and more years. Now in its 32nd edition, this is the first tive? How can we imagine an alternative, more the exhibition curators, will be produced equitable future? established artists in Lebanon, this edition of the Salon since the Museum’s reopening in October in conjunction with this exhibition, with Salon d’Automne will feature painting, photog- 2015. The next edition will be in 2018. Let’s Talk About the Weather: Art and Ecology in contributions from Angela Anderson, Marwa raphy, moving image, and installation, among #32salondautomne #sursockmuseum a Time of Crisis brings together over 17 local and Arsanios, Omar Berrada and Sarah Riggs, Ursula other media. The works have been selected for international artists showcasing new works deal- Biemann and Paulo Tavares, Ewen Chardronnet, ing with climate change and ecological disaster. Adib Dada, Forensic Architecture, Rania Ghosn (Design Earth), Hamza Hamouchene, Razmig Keucheyan, Lara Khaldi, Jessika Khazrik, Kapwani Kiwanga, Adrian Lahoud, Bronwyn Lay, Erica Lee and Zoe Todd, Namik Macˇkicˇ, Fadi Mansour, Sophia Al Maria, Achille Mbembe, Angela Melitopoulos, Pedro Neves-Marques, Marwan Rechmaoui Elizabeth Povinelli, Pelin Tan, Françoise Vergès, Waste, 2016 and Elisabeth von Samsonow. Sculptural installation of 4 cubes made from recast plastic bottles and caps, aluminum cans, rubber tires, #LTAW #artandecology #sursockmuseum and corrugated cardboard; stainless steel plinth Courtesy of the artist and Sfeir-Semler Gallery (Beirut and Hamburg). Produced by the Sursock Museum. © Nabû Productions

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4 5 Adelita Husni-Bey The Human Scale A Wave in the Well Archeological Photographs from The Fouad Debbas Collection 20 October 2016 – 30 January 2017 20 October 2016 – 30 January 2017 Twin Galleries, GF The Fouad Debbas Collection Gallery, Level 1 Stemming from research and in-depth inter- Adelita Husni-Bey is an educator and art- What the eye sees, photography attempts to Often, the monumental quality of a site can only actions with people, Adelita Husni-Bey’s pro- ist based in New York. Her practice involves reproduce. It responds to our common desire be grasped through the inclusion of a human cess-based work questions and makes visible the workshops and filmmaking on and around ur- to tour the world “from the comfort of one’s figure. Man is there only to indicate scale, but legislative, pedagogical, and economic structures ban spaces and the complexities of collectiv- armchair.” In the second half of the 19th century, he inhabits these images, which otherwise would that frame daily life. ity. She participated in Undiscovered Worlds, photographic expeditions to Egypt multiplied, be lifeless and frozen in an ancient time, like A Wave in the Well presents existing work as the New York High Line, 2015; Really Useful with a view to making an inventory of the Orient. the ruins we see. well as new work produced in collaboration Knowledge, Reina Sofia Museum, 2014; Utopia If sketches made in situ previously sufficed, Photographers frequently turn to the same as- with the youth-led organization NAHNOO and for Sale?, MAXXI Museum, 2014; and Playing photography came to be appreciated for its sistants or travel companions to “populate” their members of the public. Truant, Gasworks, 2012, among other group ex- capacities to document, illustrate, and depict expertly-composed stagings. The positioning of hibitions. She recently produced a film with a monuments and their decors with great precision. the human figures is rarely left to chance; they Produced during a year-long residency in San group of young athletes at the Kadist Foundation Fransisco, the video After the Finish Line ex- Photography thus became a precious tool for are either clearly visible, standing with their in San Francisco as part of the solo exhibition archeologists and scientists. backs against columns, seated with their head plores the psychological and physical aspects Movement Break, and is currently developing a of competitive culture. in their hands, or nearly hidden, squatting next Visible Prize nominated project, the “Convention to a rock, or springing out from the shadows. The video installation Ard looks at the often on the Use of Space,” a publicly drafted legal Sometimes, the photographer is himself the tense and uneven encounter between redevel- document on the commons and the allocation figure. Would you be able to recognize him? opment plans and local residents, in this case, in of space in cities. She is a 2016 recipient of the Bonfils Studio the informal neighborhoods of Gezirat al-Qur- Graham Foundation grant and a 2012 Whitney The Sphinx of Giza, Egypt, Circa 1880-95 #archeologicalsites #tfdc #sursockmuseum Independent Study Program fellow. Albumen print from Mansell album, 24 × 30 cm saya and Ramlet Boulaq in Cairo. The Fouad Debbas Collection / Sursock Museum #adelitahusnibey #awaveinthewell #sursockmuseum

Adelita Husni-Bey After the Finish Line (film still), 2015 4K video, Color, Sound, 12:39 minutes, English Courtesy of the artist and Laveronica arte contemporanea

6 7 Ali Cherri Collection Display A Taxonomy of Fallacies: The Life of Dead Objects A Selection of Works from the Sursock Museum Collection 13 May – 16 September 2016 Using material gathered from archaeological digs, Collection Galleries, Levels 1 and 2 Twin Galleries, GF wildlife parks, and auction houses around the world, this new body of work by Ali Cherri raises Distributed along the Museum’s upper two From Daoud Corm’s painted portraits to Saloua What stories do objects tell? How do ancient important and timely questions regarding the floors, the collection display traces a history of Raouda Choucair’s geometric abstraction, the artifacts relate to contemporary cultures and value we place on historical artifacts, their com- Lebanese from the late 1800s to display’s scope and depth offers significant -in value systems? plicity in fueling conflict, and our complicity in the early 2000s. sights into Lebanese modern art. their life and death. Acquired by or gifted to the Sursock Museum Works on display include Khalil Saleeby’s #alicherri #taxonomyoffallacies #sursockmuseum following exhibitions, the works in the col- Portrait de Boutros Dagher (1907), Aref el lection also chronicle the history of the Rayess’s Colloque (1966), Shafic Abboud’s Les Museum’s exhibition program since its open- amours et les jeux (1979), and Etel Adnan’s Le In The Clouds ing in 1961 – including the annual Salon d’Au- Mont Tamalpaïs (1985). A Selection of Aerial Views from The Fouad Debbas Collection tomne – as well as the evolution of artistic #sursockmuseumcollection practices in Lebanon. 13 May – 19 September 2016 Several albums from the Fouad Debbas The Fouad Debbas Collection Gallery, Level 1 Collection gather together the flight journeys made by the different squadrons of the 39th reg- During the First World War, use of aerial pho- iment in the 1920s and 1930s. The views are tography became routine in the military. In the often the same: they were made with the aim Levantine countries – under French mandate – of mapping ports, towns and villages, bridges the 39th Aviation Regiment of the Army of the and other infrastructures, castles and fortresses Levant, based in Rayak, Lebanon, would ensure located on inaccessible tells, archaeological sites, air support with the aim of controlling certain or even to track the movement of Bedouins in regions, drawing up maps and establishing a the Syrian desert. road network. #aerialphotography #tfdc #sursockmuseum

Yvette Achkar Composition in black and pink, 1987 Oil on canvas panel, 124 × 147 cm Sursock Museum collection 8 9 Tours Tour in the Chouf Let’s Talk About the Weather With Tony Chakar Curator’s Tour Saturday 17 September, 10:00 to 20:00 Saturday 15 October, 16:30 to 17:30 Join curator Nora Razian for a tour of Let’s Talk Sunday 9 October, 10:00 to 20:00 Meet at the Special Exhibitions Hall entrance, About the Weather, exploring the main themes Saturday 15 October, 10:00 to 20:00 Level -2 and ideas behind the exhibition. A bus will depart from the Sursock Museum at 10:00 In English In English and Free admission LBP 30,000 per person Spaces limited, booking required. Tickets can be booked through our website. Please check our website for additional expenses. Collection Tour In conjunction with the exhibition Let’s Talk Tony Chakar is a Lebanese architect, artist, Saturday 15 October, 15:30 to 16:30 Led by one of the Sursock Museum’s docents, About the Weather, this tour in the Chouf with and writer whose work incorporates literature, Thursday 24 November, 19:00 to 20:00 this tour guides you through the Sursock artist Tony Chakar takes in the ancient and philosophy, and theory. His work has been fea- Meet at the Information Desk, GF Museum’s permanent collection, shedding insights into its history, and highlighting key recent history/ies of this region that were in- tured in numerous exhibitions internationally, In Arabic works on display. strumental in the formation of modern Lebanon. including as the 31st Sao Paulo Biennial. Chakar Free admission Spaces limited. First come, first served. The full day itinerary is: Beirut – Deir el Qamar contributes to art and architecture magazines, – Beiteddine – Maasser el Chouf – the Cedar and teaches history of art and architecture at the Reserve – the Beqaa Valley – Chtaura – Beirut. Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts–University Lunch is not included. We advise you to bring of Balamand. a hat and sunscreen.

Courtesy of Tony Chakar © Sursock Museum 10 11 Conference Talks The Silent Echo: Archaeology, the Obsolete Past, and Iconoclasm Deep in the Fire of Capitalism: Slavery, Colonialism, and Cheap Nature In partnership with STUDIOCUR/ART and of on 17 September 2016, and on view Françoise Vergès until 17 October 2016. UNESCO With the support of the SCAC of the French Embassy in Lebanon Monday 19 September, 11:00 to 18:00 What inspires contemporary artists and ar- Thursday 22 September, 19:00 to 20:30 Auditorium, Level -2 chaeologists to “dig” into the past; to study Auditorium, Level -2 In English with simultaneous translation into Arabic archaeological methods; and to rewrite and In French Free admission reinterpret history? What drives the urge to unveil the mystery of silent objects through Free admission This international conference explores notions layers of narrative? Why is there still a desire In conjunction with the publication Elements for vernacular practices of memories, slavery and of iconoclasm through the present destruction to integrate this obsolete past in daily life, and a World: FIRE, produced alongside the exhibition the ambiguities of French abolitionism, French of artifacts and monuments in the Middle East, to justify its existence in museums? Let’s Talk About the Weather, publication contrib- republican colonialism, French postcoloniality, as well as the role of archaeology in contem- utor and social theorist Françoise Vergès gives a and postcolonial museography. Vergès works with porary art. Speakers include Assaad Seif, Luc Bachelot, Phillipe Charlier, Karina El Helou, Elena lecture on the relationship between colonialism, filmmakers and artists, and is the author of var- The conference is taking place in conjunction Sorokina, Nigel Tallis, Margaret van Ess, and slavery, and the Anthropocene. ious documentaries. As an independent curator, with the contemporary art exhibition The Silent Marc-Olivier Wahler. Françoise Vergès is a writer and social theo- she organized “The Slave in Le Louvre” program Echo, opening at the Archaeological Museum rist, holder of the Chair Global South(s) at the for the 2012 Paris Triennial. She has also curated Collège d’études mondiales in Paris, and former exhibitions for the Memorial of the Abolition of president of the Comité pour la Mémoire et l’His- Slavery in Nantes, and had a performance titled toire de l’Esclavage (France). She has written on Bitter Sugar at Palais de Tokyo in June 2014.

Danica Dakic’ Alex McLean La Grande Galerie, 2004 Oilsands 6 Syncrude Mildred Lake Mining Site. View south to upgrading facility with rising plumes of steam and smoke. C-Print, Aludibond, 100 × 129 cm Alberta, CA 140407-0519 © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 12 13 The Zero Waste Home Artist Talk: Sammy Baloji Bea Johnson Thursday 13 October, 19:00 to 20:30 Sammy Baloji is a photographer from the Saturday 24 September, 16:30 to 18:00 Auditorium, Level -2 Democratic Republic of Congo. His photo- graphic and video work explores the cultural, In French Auditorium, Level -2 architectural, and industrial heritage of the Free admission In English Katanga region of Congo. In order to question Free admission Let’s Talk About the Weather’s exhibiting artist official versions of Belgian colonial history, he In conjunction with the exhibition Let’s Talk Sammy Baloji talks about his recent works, and has researched widely in various museum ar- About the Weather, author of Zero Waste Home the relationship between the exploitation of chives, including the Royal Museum for Central (2013) Bea Johnson shares her tribulations and land and laborers and the exploitation of images Africa in Tervuren, Belgium and the Smithsonian secrets to achieving Zero Waste. She covers the and discourse. Institution in Washington, USA. In 2015, his importance of applying her 5 R’s in order (Refuse, work was shown in the 56th Venice Biennale All Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rot) and shatters mis- the World Futures (2015); the Belgian Pavilion conceptions about the zero waste lifestyle, prov- Personne et les autres; and the 13th Lyon ing that it can be “stylish” as well as lead to Biennale La vie moderne. significant health benefits, and time and money savings. Her approach brings an intimidating topic down to a manageable scale, making Zero © Michael Clemens Waste less daunting by providing many practical inspires a growing community to live simply and solutions to living simply and reducing waste. take a stance against needless waste. Johnson Bea Johnson is a guru of zero waste living. has been featured on numerous TV shows and Her book Zero Waste Home (translated in publications all over the world, and has become 11 languages), launched a global movement, and a spokesperson for the zero waste lifestyle.

Swiss Art Talks: Simon Castets In partnership with the Embassy of Curator Simon Castets talks about his curatorial Switzerland in Lebanon projects, including the long-term research proj- ect 89plus, initiated with curator and Serpentine With the support of Association Philippe Sammy Baloji Jabre Gallery Artistic Director, Hans Ulrich Obrist. Raccord Nº1, Cité de Kawama, 2012 Digital inkjet print on Baryta paper, 80 × 239.45 cm Thursday 6 October, 19:00 to 20:30 Simon Castets is the Director of the Swiss Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Imane Farès Auditorium, Level -2 Institute/Contemporary Art. He holds an M.A. in Curatorial Studies from the University of In English Columbia and an M.A. in Cultural Management Free admission from Sciences Po, Paris. Together with Hans Ulrich Obrist he cofounded “89plus,” a long-term research project about the generation that began in 1989. Projects include the co-curated group exhibition Champs Elysées, with Julie Boukobza and Nicola Trezzi (Palais de Tokyo, Paris, 2013) and a solo exhibition of Sarah Ortmeyer (Federico Vavassori, Milan, 2013). His writing has appeared in numerous catalogues and periodicals including Mousse, PIN UP, Flash Art, and Kaleidoscope.

Installation view of The St. Petersburg Paradox, 28 May – 17 August, 2014, Swiss Institute, New York Courtesy of the Swiss Institute

14 15 Workshops Composting 101 Home Grown: An Urban Gardening Workshop With Ziad Abi Chaker and Cedar Environmental With Monika Fabian Saturday 10 September, 16:00 to 18:00 Saturday 24 September, 11:00 to 13:00 Meet at the Museum esplanade Meet at the Museum esplanade In Arabic In English LBP 15,000 per person LBP 15,000 per person Spaces limited, booking required. Tickets can be booked through our website. Spaces limited, booking required. Tickets can be booked through our website. In conjunction with the exhibition Let’s Talk Ziad Abi Chaker is a multi-disciplinary engineer In conjunction with the exhibition Let’s Talk Monika Fabian is an instructor at the Dep- About the Weather, join us for a workshop led who specializes in building Municipal Recycling About the Weather, this workshop will teach artment of Landscape Design and Ecosystem by environmental engineer Ziad Abi Chaker Facilities on the communal level, going against you how to plant medicinal and herbal gardens Management at the American University of to learn a simple method for composting your the trend of a centralized recycling plant. While inside your home. You will also be able to take Beirut. Her work seeks to promote the use of organic waste at home. Reduce your daily doing research at Rutgers University in New a plant home after the workshop. native and Mediterranean plant species in green household waste by transforming your food Jersey, US, his team developed the technology roofs and vertical walls. scraps, leaves, paper, and other materials into to accelerate the composting cycle of organic nutrient-rich fertilizer. waste in an odorless manner to produce high- grade fertilizer.

Kitty meets goat Alan Levine Compost bucket Indoor herbs Taken on May 5, 2012 Taken on March 13, 2016 Via Flickr Via Flickr

16 17 Film program Family program Auditorium, Level -2 Imaginary Friends: A Family Upcycling Workshop Free admission With Junk Munkez Elements for a World: SKY Sunday 11 September, 11:00 to 13:00 Create your very own imaginary friend and Saturday 8 October, 11:00 to 13:00 bring him to life through an upcycling work- Publication Launch and Film Screening Workshop Space, Level -1 shop with Junk Munkez. Using discarded soda and water bottles, this workshop will teach you Thursday 29 September, 19:00 to 21:00 In English and Arabic how to sketch, cut, glue, paint, illustrate, and Ages 8-12. Children must be accompanied. In English assemble the elements into night lights that will LBP 10,000 per child. LBP 5,000 extra per child. watch over you as you dive into sweet slumbers. In conjunction with the publication launch of Spaces limited, booking required. Elements for a World: SKY, Pedro Neves Marques’ Tickets can be booked through our website. Junk Munkez is an upcycling initiative founded short film Where to Sit at the Dinner Table? by product designer Lea Kirdikian and animator/ (2013) will be screened along with Fabrizio illustrator Xavier Baghdadi, who joined forces to Terranova’s Donna Haraway: Story Telling for conquer the local trash heaps through colorful Earthly Survival (2016) and Susan Schuppli’s Can eco-friendly products with eco-conscious ethics. the Sun Lie (2014).

Fabrizio Terranova Donna Haraway: Story Telling for Earthly Survival (film still), 2016 Color, 85 minutes Courtesy of the artist Containment Directed by Peter Galison and Rob Moss, 2015 Film Screening Friday 14 October, 20:00 to 21:30 Can we contain some of the deadliest, most In English long-lasting substances ever produced? Left Color, 81 minutes over from the Cold War are a hundred million gallons of radioactive sludge, covering vast ra- dioactive lands. Governments around the world, desperate to protect future generations, have begun imagining society 10,000 years from now in order to create monuments that will speak across time. Part observational essay filmed in weapons plants, Fukushima and deep under- ground—and part graphic novel—Containment weaves between an uneasy present and an imag- inative, troubled far future, exploring the idea that over millennia, nothing stays put. Programmed in conjunction with the exhibition Peter Galison and Rob Moss Let’s Talk About the Weather. Containment (film still), 2015 Color, 81 minutes Peter Galison is the Joseph Pellegrino University Courtesy of the artists Professor in history of science and of physics at Harvard University. Robb Moss is a filmmaker, professor, and chair of the Department of Visual and Environmental Studies at Harvard University. “b-max,” Junk Munkez’s hero made from three soda bottles and two water bottles Courtesy of Junk Munkez 18 19 Urban Gardening Family Workshop With Monika Fabian Calendar Sunday 18 September, 10:00 to 12:00 grow your own edible plants, vegetables, and SATURDAY 10 SEPTEMBER SATURDAY 8 OCTOBER flowers at home. You will also be able to take a 16:00 – 18:00 WORKSHOP 11:00 – 13:00 FAMILY PROGRAM Meet at the Museum esplanade Composting 101 Imaginary Friends: A Family plant home after the workshop! In English With Ziad Abi Chaker and Cedar Upcycling Workshop Environmental With Junk Munkez Ages 6-12. Children must be accompanied. The gardening activities include seed planting, LBP 10,000 for one child and one adult. composting, and small edible garden creation. SUNDAY 11 SEPTEMBER SUNDAY 9 OCTOBER LBP 5,000 extra per child. Monika Fabian is an instructor at the Depart- 11:00 – 13:00 FAMILY PROGRAM 10:00 – 20:00 TOUR Spaces limited, booking required. ment of Landscape Design and Ecosystem Imaginary Friends: A Family Tour in the Chouf Tickets can be booked through our website. Upcycling Workshop With Tony Chakar Management at the American University of With Junk Munkez In conjunction with the exhibition Let’s Talk Beirut. Her work seeks to promote the use of THURSDAY 13 OCTOBER About the Weather, this workshop will teach native and Mediterranean plant species in green SATURDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 19:00 – 20:30 TALK you and your child how to build green walls roofs and vertical walls. 10:00 – 20:00 TOUR Artist Talk: Sammy Baloji from everyday materials, which can be used to Tour in the Chouf © Sursock Museum With Tony Chakar FRIDAY 14 OCTOBER 20:00 – 21:30 FILM PROGRAM SUNDAY 18 SEPTEMBER Film Screening: Containment 10:00 – 12:00 FAMILY PROGRAM Urban Gardening Family SATURDAY 15 OCTOBER Workshop 10:00 – 20:00 TOUR With Monika Fabian Tour in the Chouf With Tony Chakar MONDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 15:30 – 16:30 TOUR 11:00 – 18:00 CONFERENCE Collection Tour The Silent Echo: Archaeology, TOUR the Obsolete Past, and 16:30 – 17:30 Let’s Talk About the Weather Iconoclasm Curator’s Tour THURSDAY 22 SEPTEMBER THURSDAY 24 NOVEMBER 19:00 – 20:30 TALK TOUR Deep in the Fire of Capitalism: 19:00 – 20:00 Collection Tour Slavery, Colonialism, and Cheap Nature Françoise Vergès

SATURDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 11:00 – 13:00 WORKSHOP Home Grown: An Urban Gardening Workshop With Monika Fabian 16:30 – 18:00 TALK The Zero Waste Home Walk and Picnic in Horsh Beirut Bea Johnson With NAHNOO THURSDAY 29 SEPTEMBER Saturday 1 October, 11:00 to 14:00 19:00 – 21:00 FILM PROGRAM Elements for a World: SKY Meeting point: Horsh Beirut entrance Publication Launch and Film In Arabic Screening Free admission SATURDAY 1 OCTOBER A walk through Horsh Beirut led by NAHNOO, 11:00 – 14:00 FAMILY PROGRAM a youth-led organization that was involved in Walk and Picnic in Horsh Beirut the park’s reopening. Programmed in conjunc- With NAHNOO tion with Let’s Talk About the Weather, this walk THURSDAY 6 OCTOBER includes tree-spotting with a resident expert as 19:00 – 20:30 TALK well as a discussion on the history and current Swiss Art Talks: Simon Castets status of the park. The day will end with a picnic. © NAHNOO 20 21 Library The Sursock Museum library is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and studying local and regional art historical resources. The library holds numerous publications, periodicals, and original archives documenting modern and contemporary art practices in the region and beyond, making it a valuable reference for students, scholars, artists, and curators. In addition, the library hosts temporary displays and public programs, and runs an outreach program. The library also aims at preserving the original archives of galleries, cultural institutions, and artists in Lebanon. These archives will be publicly accessible for consultation and research, and looked after by a team of committed professionals. Open daily from 13:00 to 18:00 Late opening on Thursdays from 13:00 to 21:00 Closed on Tuesdays and Sundays +961 (0)1 202 001 ext. 224 Resto Headed by Joanna Debbas, the Resto offers an eclectic range of Mediterranean dishes made with the freshest seasonal ingredients. Its diverse menu draws on culinary influences from Lebanon, Italy, and Iran, and features traditional mezze with a twist, cherry tomato tart, grilled falafel, and beef fillet with pomegranate sauce. The Resto is committed to supporting local farmers and markets. All dishes are prepared using local produce sourced directly from the growers. Open daily from 10:00 to 01:00 Closed on Tuesdays +961 (0)1 200 512 Store The Sursock Museum Store is the perfect destination for those seeking a distinctive and comprehensive selection of contemporary art books and gifts. From critical texts to custom-made designer items, the store stocks stimulating volumes about art and artistic practices, in addition to a wide range of souvenirs relating to the Museum’s collection and exhibitions. True to the Museum’s mission, the store also produces fun and engaging books, games, and educational tools for all ages. Open daily from 10:30 to 18:30 Late opening on Thursdays from 12:00 to 21:00 Closed on Tuesdays +961 (0)1 202 001 ext. 219

22 Directions Greek Orthodox Archbishopric Street, Ashrafieh Beirut, Lebanon We are located forty meters to the left of the top of the Saint Nicolas stairs, just a few steps away from Gemmayzeh Street (Rue Gouraud). Admission and opening times Open daily from 10:00 to 18:00 Late opening on Thursdays from 12:00 to 21:00 Closed on Tuesdays Admission to the Sursock Museum is free of charge. Museum guidelines All galleries and facilities are wheelchair accessible. Please do not run, talk loudly, or otherwise disturb others in the galleries. Please do not touch the works of art on display. Bags and backpacks larger than 45 × 36 × 20 cm should be checked in at the coat-check facilities. You may take non-flash, still photographs in the galleries for personal use only. Food and beverages are permitted in the Museum’s esplanade and restaurant, but they may not be carried into the Museum. Animals are not permitted within the Museum grounds. Please do not smoke in the building. Wheeled devices, including rollerblades, skateboards, bikes and scooters are not allowed within the Museum grounds. Please do not throw or toss a ball or any other object on the Museum esplanade. Contact us + 961 (0)1 202 001 – [email protected] To stay informed of our upcoming exhibitions and public programs, sign up to our newsletter on www.sursock.museum. Want to learn more about contemporary art and engage with the visitors and activities of the Sursock Museum? You can join the Sursock Museum team of docents by sending an email to [email protected]

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