The box set "Skies," a tribute to the Lebanese painter Rafik Charaf. (Credit: BeMA)
Under a relentless August sun, at the exact spot where the blazing star strikes the Lebanese mountains, the verdant curves of Shouf unfold. Here, some 860 meters above sea level, on the southern slope of Mount Lebanon, sits Beiteddine Palace. At its heart is the Midan, once used for military ceremonies. Next to this majestic esplanade are the old stables, which, for several decades now, have left behind their original equestrian functions to become a museum space. Here, within honey-gold limestone walls and beneath barrel vaults, emerges the very first itinerant exhibition of the Beirut Museum of Art (BeMA). Read more Want to know what makes art iconic? Head to Beirut’s Sursock Museum Traveling artsOutside the walls, as BeMA is still under construction, the museum's team — more committed than ever to making art accessible to the...
Under a relentless August sun, at the exact spot where the blazing star strikes the Lebanese mountains, the verdant curves of Shouf unfold. Here, some 860 meters above sea level, on the southern slope of Mount Lebanon, sits Beiteddine Palace. At its heart is the Midan, once used for military ceremonies. Next to this majestic esplanade are the old stables, which, for several decades now, have left behind their original equestrian functions to become a museum space. Here, within honey-gold limestone walls and beneath barrel vaults, emerges the very first itinerant exhibition of the Beirut Museum of Art (BeMA). Read more Want to know what makes art iconic? Head to Beirut’s Sursock Museum Traveling artsOutside the walls, as BeMA is still under construction, the museum's team — more committed than ever to making art accessible to...
