This Is Beirut 2024-07-23 18:47 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The Beiteddine Art Festival, one of the Middle East's leading cultural events, takes place at the magnificent 200-year-old Beiteddine Palace in Lebanon. This year's series of captivating art exhibitions begins on Thursday, July 25, at 6:00 p.m. Three exhibitions highlight the festival: Landscapes of Belonging, a visual celebration of Lebanon's ...
2024-07-23 14:56 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lorenzo Mattotti, renowned Italian illustrator and comics artist, showcases vibrant artwork for the 2024 Paris Olympics, highlighting dynamic movement and the spirit of the Games. Lorenzo Mattotti, an accomplished Italian comics artist and illustrator, has showcased artwork in several French regions to welcome the Olympics. The artist’s work ...
2024-07-23 10:36 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
DiGen Art Gallery inaugurates Digital.ME, an innovative exhibition showcasing 11 digital artists from the Middle East, exploring the theme of self-representation through various forms of digital art. The exhibition is on view in Beirut, Monday to Friday from 11 am to 7 pm, and on Saturdays by appointment, until September 6, 2024. Digital.ME ...
Béatrice Moreau 2024-07-22 18:11 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
DJ Vika, an 85-year-old Polish activist and great-grandmother, challenges ageism through music and advocacy, promoting unity, equality and tolerance while inspiring seniors to embrace life fully. In the heart of Warsaw, an unusual sight captivates the crowd at a Gay Pride event: an 85-year-old woman with snow-white hair, adorned with oversized ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-22 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The exhibition "Allo, Beirut" will soon open its doors at Chaos Art Gallery, located at 14 Sursock Street, showcasing the works of both Lebanese and international artists. The opening is scheduled for Thursday, July 25, from 5 PM to 9 PM, and the exhibition will run until September 14, 2024, from 11 AM to 7:30 PM, excluding Sundays. "Allo, ...
Béatrice Moreau 2024-07-22 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Yemi Alade, a Nigerian singer with 18 million followers on Instagram, is shaking up the afropop scene. Her new album Rebel Queen is set to be released on Friday, featuring prestigious collaborations like Ziggy Marley and Angélique Kidjo. Yemi Alade is fearless. This thirty-something Nigerian singer dares to do what few of her peers do. “I do ...
2024-07-21 17:52 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The exhibition “Allers-Retours” was inaugurated on July 16, 2024, at Tanit Gallery in Beirut and will be held until August 1. It proposes a dialogue between the unpublished short poetic texts of Noël Fattal and their free transcriptions in acrylic paint and ink by Frédéric Husseini. A third way or voice, that of Rita Husseini, enriches this ...
2024-07-21 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Monaco’s “The Olympic Flame Through Time” exhibition showcases 40 Olympic torches from Prince Albert II’s collection, spanning Berlin 1936 to Paris 2024. The spirit of the Olympics through this unique display takes place at the Grimaldi Forum Monaco from July 18 to August 18, 2024. In the shimmering heart of Monaco, the spirit of the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-21 10:38 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
This summer, the sky over IXSIR will be filled with music and legends with Scheherazade by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, an orchestral theatrical concert taking place on August 10 and 11, 2024, amidst the vineyards of the Domaine d’IXSIR. Conducted by Maestro Harout Fazlian, who also conceived the show and crafted original arrangements for chamber ...
Béatrice Moreau 2024-07-20 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Bruce Springsteen joins the club of billionaire musicians. The “Boss” has built his fortune on decades of success, combining album sales, tours, and the sale of musical rights. Bruce Springsteen, an icon of American rock, has just reached a new milestone in his already legendary career. According to estimates by Forbes magazine, the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-20 14:13 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Within Beirut Art Days, the art gallery no/mad utopia by Marie-Mathilde Jaber presents À Corps perdu, an exhibition by Sirine Germani in dialogue with Shawki Youssef. A conversation between the artists, moderated by Marie Tomb, will take place on July 25 at 6 p.m., followed by drinks in the gallery garden, at the gallery in Gemmayzé. Since its ...
Joelle Hajjar 2024-07-20 10:34 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Ghalboun is a hidden gem, located in the heights of the Byblos region, about 50 kilometers north of Beirut. The village is rich in natural beauty and spectacular panoramas, with its majestic pine-covered mountains, centuries-old olive trees and lush vineyards cascading towards the Mediterranean. In recent years, Ghalboun has transformed ...