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Newsletter 11 2024
Edito
Beirut between past and present
© Caroline Dethier

The capital of Lebanon is the crossroads between modern design and traditional lifestyle. Independent since 1943, the country is building a future open to both the West and the East. This is particularly true of the Hamra district, with its international-style architecture and new design proposals. To the north, Marea is undergoing a new development project that pays tribute to the Lebanon of yesteryear.

To talk about the modernity of Beirut through its architecture and design, Marco Costantini, deputy director of mudac and curator of our exhibition Beirut. The Eras of Design, will reveal design in Lebanon, during a conference on 20 May.

Despite wars and crises, design has found its place in Lebanon. Our activities will take you on a journey of discovery...

Lecture
Beirut: modernity through architecture and design

21 June 2022
© Gregory Buchakjian
Marco Costantini, born in 1970 in Switzerland, is an art historian, exhibition curator, and associate director of the Mudac, the Cantonal Museum of Design ...
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Workshop
Books and you

17 June 2022
Leaving... staying... coming back: meeting around the novel 'The Disoriented' by Amin Maalouf.As part of its exhibition 'Beirut. The ...
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Concert
Molo Sâyat

25 June 2022
Molo Sâyat is the union of Pôl Seif, a Lebanese singer passionate about Mediterranean music, and European instrumentalists. The multi-faceted ensemble is ...
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The npo CID - centre for innovation and design at Grand-Hornu is subsidised by the Province of Hainaut.
With the support of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation – Visual Arts Sector.