Lugares de interés (POIs) del Mapa
0: Al-Nahar Newspaper Headquarters
The An-nahar Information Center was established in 1967. Since then, it has scanned and digitized the complete archive of the An-nahar newspaper. The Information Center also holds a rich photographic archive of approximately two million photographs.
Date: June 10, 10am-5pm
Date: June 10, 10am-5pm
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1: Arab Center for Architecture
The Arab Center for Architecture (ACA) is a non-profit institution founded in Beirut in 2008. ACA is creating an archive of architecture documents regarding 20th century architecture and urbanism in the Arab World. The Center opens its doors to share with the public a collection of documents, drawings and photographs related to architecture in Lebanon. On display are also books related to architecture in the region.
Date :June 9, 10-7pm
Location: Mrad bldg, 7th floor, Selim Rustom Baz St, Sassine, Ashrafieh
Contact: arabcenterforarchitecture@gmail.com / 03-209226
Date :June 9, 10-7pm
Location: Mrad bldg, 7th floor, Selim Rustom Baz St, Sassine, Ashrafieh
Contact: arabcenterforarchitecture@gmail.com / 03-209226
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2: Lebanese National Library
The Lebanese National Library succeeds to the historical Great Library of Beirut, inaugurated in 1922 and closed in 1979 during the war. It will open to the public in 2015 in its future premises in Sanayeh. To celebrate International Archives Day, the Library will exhibit, in its current location (Port of Beirut), a selection of its treasures: one of the first Arabic printed Biblia Sacra from the 17th century, the first issues of Arabic periodicals, illustrated Orientalists works, Lebanese printed books from the 19th century, and some surprising Lebanese books from the 1950s.
Date: June 8, 9am-1pm
Date: June 8, 9am-1pm
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3: Arab Image Foundation
The Arab Image Foundation (AIF) is a non-profit organization dedicatedto the collection, preservation and study of photography and other visual material from the Middle East, North Africa and the Arab Diaspora. An exhibition of black-and-white photographs of children at school, play or work will be on display.
Date: June 9, 10am-6pm
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4: Instituto Cervantes de Beirut
The Instituto Cervantes is a public Spanish institution whose mission is the diffusion of the Spanish language and Hispanic cultures. The institute welcomes you to its exhibition, ‘De Madrid au Ciel de Beyrouth’, which will unveil for the first time a part of its photographic archives. The exhbition reveals through photographs the cultural life at cultural centres in Beirut and the lives of the city’s expatriates.
Date : June 10, 9am-8pm
Location : Maarad St. 287, 1st floor, Place de l’Étoile
Contact : beirut.cervantes.es / 01-970253
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5: IRAB Association at Metro Al Madina
Irab is an organization that aims at collecting, preserving and spreading Arab and Eastern musical heritage. To date, Irab has archived 15,000 hours of music recordings, some dating back as far as a century. IRAB will open its doors to the public and offer visitors to Metro Al Madina the chance to listen to recordings from 1920-1970 with an additional lecture on musical archives by Dr. Mahmoud Zabawi.
Date : June 9
3 pm-6 pm: Visit IRAB (upon appointment)
8 pm-1:30 am: Listen to recordings and a Lecture at Metro al Madina
Location : Metro al Madina, Saroulla Bldg, Floor -2, Hamra St, Hamra
Contact: baselkasem@hotmail.com
Date : June 9
3 pm-6 pm: Visit IRAB (upon appointment)
8 pm-1:30 am: Listen to recordings and a Lecture at Metro al Madina
Location : Metro al Madina, Saroulla Bldg, Floor -2, Hamra St, Hamra
Contact: baselkasem@hotmail.com
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6: IRAB Association Offices
Irab is an organization that aims at collecting, preserving and spreading Arab and Eastern musical heritage. To date, Irab has archived 15,000 hours of music recordings, some dating back as far as a century. IRAB will open its doors to the public for a guided tour.
Date : June 9
3-6 pm: Visit IRAB (upon appointment)
8 pm-1:30 am: Listen to recordings and a Lecture at Metro al Madina
Contact: baselkasem@hotmail.com
Date : June 9
3-6 pm: Visit IRAB (upon appointment)
8 pm-1:30 am: Listen to recordings and a Lecture at Metro al Madina
Contact: baselkasem@hotmail.com
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7: UMAM Documentation & Research
UMAM Documentation & Research was founded in Beirut in 2004 as non-profit civil company that focuses on themes related to active memory by intentionally revisiting Lebanon’s violent past and present. It collects and preserves essential materials from Lebanon’s past, which include books, pamphlets, newspapers, posters, and audio-visual materials.
Date: June 9, 10-6pm
Location: Slim Residence. Haret Hreik next to Al Mahdy Mosque, Beirut
Contact: www.umam-dr.org / 01-273881
Date: June 9, 10-6pm
Location: Slim Residence. Haret Hreik next to Al Mahdy Mosque, Beirut
Contact: www.umam-dr.org / 01-273881
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8: The Fouad Debbas Collection
The Fouad Debbas Collection is a private collection of more than 40 000 images from the Middle East (Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Egypt and more). This unique collection plays an important role in the conservation and preservation of modern Lebanese heritage. A selection of albumen prints, stereoscopic views and postcards from the 1880s to the 1960s in Lebanon will be on display.
Visits will be in English and French only.
Date: June 8, 9am-12.30pm
Location: Debbas building, 3rd floor, Corniche an Nahr, Beirut
Contact: ychemali@thefouaddebbascollection.com / 76-623 315 / 01-585 000
Visits will be in English and French only.
Date: June 8, 9am-12.30pm
Location: Debbas building, 3rd floor, Corniche an Nahr, Beirut
Contact: ychemali@thefouaddebbascollection.com / 76-623 315 / 01-585 000
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