The Nuhad Es-Said Pavilion for Culture inaugurates a new programme that reconnects Lebanon with its artistic presence on the global stage. For nearly two decades, the country’s national pavilions at the Venice Biennale have reflected its evolving creative voice. Now, these projects return home, allowing local audiences to experience them within their own cultural and social landscape.
Opening the series, The World in the Image of Man – Lebanon’s Pavilion at the Biennale Arte 2022 – unites works by Ayman Baalbaki and Danielle Arbid. Curated by Dr Nada Ghandour, the exhibition explores the interplay between imagination and reality, past and future, through a city that remains a mirror of human complexity: Beirut. Baalbaki’s monumental installation Janus Gate and Arbid’s video Allô Chérie capture the contradictions that define the capital, oscillating between construction and decay, presence and absence, physical and virtual realms.
Presented by the Lebanese Visual Art Association in partnership with the Dalloul Art Foundation and the Dalloul Artist Collective, the Pavilion seeks to rekindle the bond between Lebanon’s contemporary creativity and its cultural heritage. “Through this programme, the Nuhad Es-Said Pavilion for Culture fosters a dialogue between contemporary art and architectural practices from Lebanon’s Pavilions on one hand, and the country’s rich cultural heritage at the National Museum of Beirut on the other,” explains Lama Salam, President of the Nuhad Es-Said Pavilion Committee.
The programme situates contemporary works amid Lebanon’s deep cultural heritage, fostering a renewed dialogue between history and the present moment. Dr Ghandour adds that “it is essential to show all Lebanese, especially students in the art field, what our country is presenting on the international art stage,” underscoring the project’s educational and cultural significance.
By bringing back these significant representations, the Pavilion celebrates not only artistic achievement but also the continuity of Lebanon’s creative spirit; one that persists in reimagining itself through shifting times, and in finding new ways to belong, both at home and in the world.
Location: Nuhad Es-Said Pavilion for Culture, Beirut.
Date: From 5 November 2025 until 10 January 2026.