11.2.3: Does your university as a body provide public access to museums, exhibition spaces / galleries and/or works of art and artifacts?
India and Japan at Beirut Arab University In cooperation with Elite Center of Culture and Education
https://www.bau.edu.lb/Public-Relations/News/India-and-Japan-at-Beirut-Arab-University-In-cooperation-with-Elite-Center-of-Culture-and-Education
Beirut Arab University organized a cultural activity entitled “SKY DREAM” in cooperation with the Elite Center of Culture and Education, in partnership with the Indian and Japanese Embassies in Lebanon. It is a inter-cultural dancing show that embodies the union of three ancient cultures which are India, Japan and Lebanon, to create a new creativity of this art, in order to express of the band's firm belief in a power beyond the arts to connect people's souls beyond the confines of space and time.
The Ambassador of India Dr. Suhel Ajaz Khan and Ambassador of Japan represented by Second Secretary Ms. Minami Kunitomo, a crowd of ambassadors, diplomats, ministers and deputies, as well as presidents’ of Orders, university presidents, hospital directors and representatives of cultural, scientific, religious and municipal bodies as well as a large crowd of students and interested persons attended the event, where they were welcomed by Professor Amr Galal El-Adawi, President of the University, Professor Khaled Baghdadi, Vice-President to Tripoli Branch , Dr. Omar Houri, Secretary-General and the deans of the University and its academic and administrative family.
The ceremony started with the speech of Professor Amr Galal El-Adawi, President of the University, who welcomed the audience, emphasising on the importance of the exposure to cultures that is one of the aspirations of Beirut Arab University to enrich its human culture, and this event forms a unique touch in highlighting the issues of society with such a distinctive creative type. He also drew attention to the fact that such events are an addition to the cultural and artistic scene.
The President of Elite Culture and Education, Dr. Iman Dernaika Kamali, said: "I am proud today and it is a special pride that I am present here and cooperated with Beirut Arab University, which has embraced and sponsored this event. It emphasizes its cultural role and its firm belief that cultural identity can only be built on the basis of universal cultural interdependence, mutual respect and acceptance of diversity.
She continued: The title of the event, "Sky Dream", was the result of Japan's yearning for a solution when the country was overrun with a cholera wave and one third of Japan's population died in the seventeenth century.
I found the title and the topic appropriate for what we need today in Lebanon, especially as we live through a series of consecutive troubles and crises, which may need a sky dream to turn our darkness into light.
Dr. Suhel Ajaz Khan, Ambassador of India said: "Lebanon and India have always enjoyed friendly relations since the establishment of diplomatic relations in the early 1950s, which have been based on mutual respect and common denominators involving, among other things, multicultural societies and democratic traditions.
The Ambassador, then, honored Dr. Ogarit Younan, a researcher, writer and educational thinker. She received the prize of Jamnalal Bajaj International Award for the Promoting of Gandhian Values Outside India as well as Dr. Iman Dernaika Kamali, who is a friend of the Embassy of India in Lebanon, and has already cooperated with the Embassy in promoting the Indian culture and strengthening friendly bilateral relations between India and Lebanon.
The event was presented by Dreamers Japan in Lebanon, led by its President, Ms. Eiko, Zmilti, Professor of teaching the Japanese Language at the Japanese Cultural Centre at St. Joseph's University, with the professional artist and Indian dance professor at the Embassy of India in Lebanon Mr. Deepesh Hoskere who presented with Ms. Seiko Sugita, the social development officer at United Nations agencies and with his students, a wonderful show of the Bharatanatyam Art.
The show consists from 12 dancing and singing shows that reflect a legendary story about Amabiko, a legendary creature in Japan from the seventeenth-century who carried messages from the sky to treat the disease at the time of the cholera pandemic. From here came the idea of a theatrical show after the Covid pandemic to spread hope and positivity to Lebanese and the world through this artistic creativity.
Along the side of the activity, an exhibition comprising a special pavilion in the embassies of India and Japan exhibiting the advantages of the two countries in terms of tourism, economic and art, as well as a pavilion for Lebanese art exhibits for the PHD student at the Faculty of Architecture Boushra Naim including paintings about different Lebanese touristic villages and the architect, Bassem Zouda, who is passionate about documenting the decoration of Tripoli's ancient heritage buildings through his decorative paintings.
Faculty of Architecture- Design & Built Environment Inaugurated Beirut Miniature Model Art Exhibition
https://www.bau.edu.lb/Public-Relations/News/Faculty-of-Architecture-Design-and-Built-Environment-Inaugurated-Beirut-Miniature-Model-Art-Exhibition
The President of Beirut Arab University Prof. Amr Galal El – Adawi inaugurated “Beirut Miniature Model Art Exhibition to introduce Cultural Heritage to Children» that was launched by the Faculty of Architecture - Design and Built Environment in partnership with UNESCO, the United Nations Population Fund and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, at Saint Nicolas Stairs in Gemmayzeh Area.
The inauguration ceremony was attended by Prof. Ibtihal El Bastawissi, Dean of the Faculty of Architecture - Design and Built Environment, Ms. Rony Sabbagh, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in Lebanon, Dr. Seiko Sugita, Programme specialist in social and human sciences at UNESCO Beirut, in addition to faculty deans and representatives of the United Nations Organizations, university professors and faculty students.
The three day exhibition took place after the great efforts performed by the Faculty of Architecture- Design and Built Environment team for a period of six months to provide a large number of architectural miniatures of heritage buildings in Beirut with the contribution of the Urban Laboratory. These models were in high quality and accurate showing the architectural details of these buildings.
The faculty students and professors supervising the exhibition accompanied visitors in their tours, introduced them to the displayed models and explained the architectural details that characterize the heritage buildings of Beirut. They also gave souvenirs to children inspired by the main objective of the exhibition. Souvenirs consist from collections of facades in which the child can assemble by himself to recreate one of the models of heritage buildings for the identity of Beirut City.
Professor Amr Galal El- Adawi, President of Beirut Arab University, congratulated the working group under the supervision of Professor Ibtihal El Bastawissi, the Dean of the Faculty, in preparing for this exhibition, which embodies the real message of the University and its pioneering role in serving the Lebanese society in general and the people of Beirut in particular, through this project that enhances the social role of the architect in spreading the culture of preserving the architectural and urban heritage of the city.
7 Italian Architects In Beirut – Exhibition
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Under the patronage of BAU President Prof. Amr Galal El-Adawi, the Faculty of Architecture, Design and built Environment – Debbieh Campus successfully hosted 7 ITALIAN ARCHITECTS IN BEIRUT – Exhibition from the 3rd till the 5th of April 2018. The Exhibition was organized by the faculty Dean, Prof. Ibtihal El Bastawissi in collaboration with the Mediterranean Architects Forum headed by Dr Ali Abu Ghneima and in coordination with Prof. Mario Pisani.
The guest of honor at this event, the president of the Order Of Engineers and Architects of Beirut Architect Jad Tabet highlighted in his speech on the influence of the Italian architecture around the world given examples of famous Lebanese buildings designed by Italian architects.
Prof. Amr Galal El-Adawi awarded trophies to the 7 Italians Architects, Dr Ali Abou Ghanimeh and Architect Jad Tabet. This 3 days event was a unique opportunity for students from all levels to meet and discuss their design projects currently under development with the invited architects and to listen to their feedback.
The Aesthetics of Modern and Contemporary Art in Egypt , an Exhibition at BAU
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Identity, originality and heritage were embodied in the paintings of a group of Egyptian painters at "The Aesthetics of Modern and Contemporary Art in Egypt" exhibition held at Beirut Campus in the presence UAE Ambassador to Lebanon HE Dr. Hamad Saeed Al Shamusi Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Lebanon HE Nazih Al Najari, BAU President Professor Amr Galal El-Adawi, faculty deans, BAU Secretary General Dr. Omar Houri, Director of the Public Relations Department Ms. Zina Ariss, BAU administrative staff and a group of interested audience.
The exhibition was held in cooperation with Founoun Art Gallery and included artworks by artists Omar Najdi, Adel Siouie, Jerjes Lotfi, Fathi Afifi, Hani Rached, Islam Zaher, Mohamad Abla, and Wiam Masri. The artists presented different issues such as identity, nationalism, originality, heritage, globalization, alienation of the artist from society, and the revolution of information, as well as the implications of the policy of economic openness on the society in Egypt. Their work reflected multiple readings of these radical transformations, especially at the level of social mobility, which influenced the arts in general.
After the Lebanese and BAU Anthems, Ms. Noura Abou Zaher spoke of “BAU’s interest and encouragement of the arts and artists especially painting and sculpture.” President El-Adawi praised the painters’ artworks which touched our souls with their varied colors and shapes. He thanked the Egyptian Embassy and Ms. Christian Ashkar, owner of Founoun Art Gallery, for their contribution to the success of this exhibition.
El-Adawi stressed that “Beirut Arab University has always supported art as this is not the first time to host exhibitions. BAU seeks to always activate the artistic and cultural movement that helps develop students’ skills, artistic taste, and personalities which the university is keen to cultivate year after year.
Ms. Ashkar praised the exhibition and expressed her pride in publicizing contemporary Egyptian art, saying that the first art school was founded in Cairo by Prince Yusuf Kamel in 1908 and attended by generations of pioneers.
Opening of The Museum at Beirut Arab University
https://www.bau.edu.lb/Public-Relations/News/Opening-of-The-Museum-at-Beirut-Arab-University
Earlier today, Judge Mohammad Wissam Al-Murtada, Minister of Culture, inaugurated the opening event of The Museum at Beirut Arab University, which is officially listed in the list of national museums as per the minister’s speech. The event was held in the presence of BAU President Professor Amr Galal El-Adawi, members of the Board of Trustees, as well as a crowd of political, diplomatic and educational representatives.
The Museum contains some 200 rare books and manuscripts, and the collections entail civilizations that have existed throughout history, particularly the Pharaonic-Egyptian civilization, Assyrian civilization, Phoenician civilization, Byzantine civilization, Persian civilization, Roman civilization, Babylonian civilization, Aramaic civilization, Arab & Islamic civilization, and Ottoman civilization.
These rare collections date back to the eighth century AD until the nineteenth century, noting that the rare books and manuscripts are unique copies that are not available elsewhere.
In celebration of the opening, Minister Al-Murtada delivered a speech, highlighting the importance of the role of universities as research centres as dynamic drivers in the development and evolution of knowledge.
In his speech, Minister Al-Murtada discussed the need for an Arab Union, pointing to the importance of Arab League Summit in Algeria. He said, "As we are gathering here today at the opening of this museum at the Beirut Arab University, Arab leaders are meeting with at the Arab League summit, endorsing the mere hope of reunion. Our hope for this summit is that Arab leaders can work hard on developing synergies among one another, successfully bringing Arab countries together in union. This reunion between Arabs will prove of great interest in culture, education and university research and will vastly impact the youth of these countries.”
Minister Al-Murtada continued, “Beirut Arab University is not just a university, and its museum is not only a display of historical ornaments but also an essential reminder of how this university shapes the future of education and culture. If museums are created to honor the past, universities are created to build the future. "
Minister Al-Murtada praised in his speech Beirut Arab University, saying, “BAU is an ambassador of education and knowledge enriching brain forces in the land of Cedars all the way from the Nile River. Today, the establishment of The Museum reminds us of Egypt’s richness lying in its history and culture and spread from the Valley of the Kings to the Delta, from Alexandria to Cairo, and from Sinai to the Upper Nile.”
In his speech, Minister Al-Murtada shed light on the importance of an educational development plan, where he said, “I make use of this occasion to emphasize that some Arab countries lack educational justice, because of many circumstances. Educational justice is a term that means securing the means of knowledge, especially modern ones, for every individual in Arab terretories. This requires national action through an inclusive educational and cultural development plan, which all our states should collaborate in writing, approving, funding and implementing. Will that take place in the near future? It is worth noting that the abundance of schools, institutes and universities alone does not secure such justice, unless accompanied by developing curricula and a deep understanding of the university's role as a research centre primarily, not only as a teaching centre, as well as of the role of education in the preparation of brains not only distribution of certificates.”
Concluding his speech, Minister Al-Murtada congratulated BAU for the opening of its museum, which he described as a cultural bridge between the past and the future.
In his speech, BAU President Professor Amr Galal El-Adawi, thanked Minister Al-Murtada for supporting this initiative, highlighting the university’s cultural and pioneering role in society. He said, “For the establishment of this museum, we complied and restored scarce manuscripts and books according to special heritage standards. These manuscripts are attributed to 17 civilizations and will be displayed alternately with respective electronic copies to allow researchers and students to discover their contents."
The ceremony host, Ms. Rima Chehab, mentioned that after long anticipation and delay due to the health and economic crises in the past years, the university’s museum of rare books and ancient manuscripts is finally ready for display, highlighting the fundamental role of the President in the founding of this historical and cultural project.
After the opening, Professor El-Adawi presented the university honorary shield to Minister Al-Murtada as a token of appreciation. At the end, attendees toured around The Museum.
Dealing with the past memories for Future Rights of Enforced Disappeared Persons Play
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(HRC-BAU) invites you to attend a play that is part of a project entitled entitled "Dealing with the past memories for Future Rights of Enforced Disappeared Persons" to highlight on the consequence of this outcome and promote the right to freedom.
In Beirut, a BAU exhibition revives damaged architecture for Lebanese children
https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/beirut-bau-exhibition-revives-damaged-architecture-lebanese-children
At the heart of a historic area damaged by the Beirut blasts, the “Beirut Miniature Model Art Exhibition” of the Beirut Arab University has revived the Lebanese capital by reimagining its colors and memories over the course of 3 days, at the Saint Nicolas stairs in Gemmayze. It allowed children to enhance awareness to their cultural heritage and develop their emotional attachment to the territory of Beirut, by exposing them to miniature Beirut buildings developed by BAU students, and through the construction of cognitive maps and the use of spatial maps designed in a game environment.
The exhibition is an outcome of the initiative led by the BAU faculty of Architecture-Design & Built Environment to develop children's emotional attachment to the city of Beirut following the blasts, and is supported by UNODC, UNESCO and UNFPA, as part of UNODC’s Education4Justice programme and UNESCO's Li Beirut initiative.
Partners, NGOs, students, teachers and parents gathered in Gemmayze to discover the colorful displays which restore Beirut to its former beauty. A Ribbon Cutting celebration was also held in presence of the BAU president Dr. Amr Galal El-Adawi and representatives from UNODC and UNESCO.
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During the exhibition, more than 70 children from the affected area explored the models and interacted with a creative game board with 3D physical models for specific neighborhoods and historic damaged buildings in Beirut, that was designed to stimulate the spatial thinking of children as a coping strategy after the traumatic event. Children also colored an illustration that depicts the Beirut blasts, solidarity and resilience to convey positive and empowering messages.
As part of the project, 45 children had also been invited to a workshop at the BAU lab and Karantina garden in Beirut, in collaboration with NGO “Himaya Daeem Aataa”, and were engaged in different activities. Each child created his/her own neighborhood using the materials of the game board including folded papers and landscape elements. The children also explored the large-scale model of selected heritage buildings in Beirut.
Earlier in April, 225 teachers of art and sciences had attended an online webinar and were trained on how to use the designed maps and models with students to improve the pedagogical practice, by integrating spatial thinking in their classes.
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Faculty of Architecture- Design & Built Environment Inaugurated Beirut Miniature Model Art Exhibition
https://www.bau.edu.lb/Public-Relations/News/Faculty-of-Architecture-Design-and-Built-Environment-Inaugurated-Beirut-Miniature-Model-Art-Exhibition
The President of Beirut Arab University Prof. Amr Galal El – Adawi inaugurated “Beirut Miniature Model Art Exhibition to introduce Cultural Heritage to Children» that was launched by the Faculty of Architecture - Design and Built Environment in partnership with UNESCO, the United Nations Population Fund and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, at Saint Nicolas Stairs in Gemmayzeh Area.
The inauguration ceremony was attended by Prof. Ibtihal El Bastawissi, Dean of the Faculty of Architecture - Design and Built Environment, Ms. Rony Sabbagh, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in Lebanon, Dr. Seiko Sugita, Programme specialist in social and human sciences at UNESCO Beirut, in addition to faculty deans and representatives of the United Nations Organizations, university professors and faculty students.
The three day exhibition took place after the great efforts performed by the Faculty of Architecture- Design and Built Environment team for a period of six months to provide a large number of architectural miniatures of heritage buildings in Beirut with the contribution of the Urban Laboratory. These models were in high quality and accurate showing the architectural details of these buildings.
The faculty students and professors supervising the exhibition accompanied visitors in their tours, introduced them to the displayed models and explained the architectural details that characterize the heritage buildings of Beirut. They also gave souvenirs to children inspired by the main objective of the exhibition. Souvenirs consist from collections of facades in which the child can assemble by himself to recreate one of the models of heritage buildings for the identity of Beirut City.
Professor Amr Galal El- Adawi, President of Beirut Arab University, congratulated the working group under the supervision of Professor Ibtihal El Bastawissi, the Dean of the Faculty, in preparing for this exhibition, which embodies the real message of the University and its pioneering role in serving the Lebanese society in general and the people of Beirut in particular, through this project that enhances the social role of the architect in spreading the culture of preserving the architectural and urban heritage of the city.
Capacity Building on Truth and Justice
https://www.bau.edu.lb/Public-Relations/News/Capacity-Building-on-Truth-and-Justice
The Human Rights Center at BAU organized a capacity building training on “Truth and Justice” at BAU- Tripoli Branch. The training lasted for two consecutive days on 1-2/10/2021 at the Multipurpose Room and was a part of the “Dealing with the Past Memories for Future Rights of Enforced Disappeared Persons” project funded by the United Nations Peace Building Fund and jointly implemented with OHCHR.
This project aims to shed more light on people who experienced the enforced disappearance of others and provide enough information to highlight the root causes of past conflict and present social tensions in addition to opening public debate and facilitating cross-confessional dialogue, which helps engage the Lebanese youth. The participating students from different majors were willing to know more about the core and values of the law that allow the affected Lebanese to achieve justice and seek the truth.
Judge Sara Rammal inaugurated the first day of the training, discussing the enforced disappearance in the light of concepts of justice and truth. After that, the Vice President of Fighters for Peace Mr. Asaad Chaftari held a debate with the students about true reconciliation and its conditions for the individual and groups. The second day of the training opened with Ms. Lara Al-Deeb, one of the board members of the Committee of the Families of Kidnapped and Disappeared in Lebanon. She gave details about the adoption of the law concerning the absence and the enforced disappearance of persons and the implementation of the resolutions of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. Afterwards, Mrs. Dala Bazzi, the instructor of physical kinesiology and therapy through dancing, showed a video in which the dancers express their feelings through movement only. This video aimed to emphasize the importance of the theatre as a place for people to express their needs and deliver messages to the audience about the role of art and music in expressing solidarity with the issue of the enforced disappeared persons.
“Spring Festival” Exhibition and Colours by Artist Abdel Mawla Oweini Prevailed at BAU
https://www.bau.edu.lb/Public-Relations/News/-Spring-Festival-Exhibition-and-Colours-by-Artist-Abdel-Mawla-Oweini-Prevailed-atBAU
Colours, together with their poetic glow, were embodied in artist Abdel Mawla Oweini’s paintings in his exhibition entitled "Spring Festival" hosted by Beirut Arab University in Beirut campus. The event was organized by the Public Relations Administration and was attended by BAU President Professor Amr Galal El-Adawi, BAU Secretary General Dr. Omar Houry, deans, directors, students and a crowd of interested audience. The exhibition included 13 paintings in which the artist reviewed the communication between the near and the distant in a balanced flow of simplicity, spontaneity and return to the basics of shapes and their visual aesthetics. After the Lebanese and BAU Anthems, Ms. Rima Chehab opened the event saying, "Beirut Arab University has always been a pioneer in nurturing generations of educated youth and motivating them to develop their culture which, alone, grants them identity and excellence in the future." President El Adawi praised the artist’s work as it touched our spirit with its varied colours and shapes. El Adawi stressed the fact that “the goal of the cultural season at BAU is to activate the artistic and cultural movement that helps develop arts among the students so they become a part of the cultural season that the university is keen to develop and expand year after year.”
“Success Story” at BAU Honored Artist Hussein Fahmy
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The Public Relations Administration at Beirut Arab University organised its “Success Story” event for the 6th year in a row with Hussein Fahmi, the Egyptian Actor and Artist, as a guest for this year. The event was attended by BAU President Professor Amr Galal El-Adawi, MPs Dr. Ammar Houri and Dr. Khaled Zahraman, Egyptian Ambassador H.E. Nazih Najjari, BAU family, students and a crowd of Lebanese and Arab Media Figures. As with every year, BAU concludes its cultural season with this event by honoring the success of distinguished personalities. This year, Artist Hussein Fahmy engaged the audience with his humanitarian, personal and practical experiences after a long journey full of successful cinematic works, plays and series that were characterized by mimicking real-life and humanitarian issues of interest to all Arabs. In the form of a TV Dialogue, the event was held at Jamal Abdel Nasser Hall- Beirut Campus and moderated by the Director of Public Relations Administration Ms. Zina Ariss. In her opening speech, Ms. Ariss presented his most successful works, pointing out that he "understood his art from the director’s, actor’s and man’s point of view which rendered him a comprehensive artist who conveyed his thoughts as meaningful humanitarian messages.” She added the title of "the Spring of All Arts" to the tens of titles Fahmy has already had during his artistic career.
Arab League Museum in Beirut: Knowledge within everyone's reach
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Beirut Arab University Museum: Rare Books and Manuscripts
https://www.almodon.com/society/2022/11/4/متحف-الجامعة-العربية-ببيروت-المعرفة-بمتناول-الجميع
In this afflicted country, even a narrow segment of the educated are still interested in beautifying the cultural face of Lebanon, despite all the distortions that have affected it over recent years. Although the role of universities has been absent in the recent period, due to economic, social and political conditions, Beirut Arab University has managed to make its way beyond these obstacles, preserving a cultural heritage that would have collapsed had it not paid attention to.
For this reason, Beirut Arab University opened a few days ago its museum, which was included in the list of national museums and cultural institutions recently, and which includes a collection of rare books and unique and diverse manuscripts dating back to the beginning of the eighth century AD.
The restoration phase
In his interview with Al-Modon, the President of Beirut Arab University, Prof. Amr Jalal Al-Adawi, describes the stage of restoring rare books and manuscripts, as they were collected from the university's libraries, and sent to the Restoration Center at the University of Kaslik, which is concerned with the restoration of manuscripts, and then scanned and converted into a digital record, and placed on small electronic screens. The museum was then designed to display these books and manuscripts in a suitable environment, in order to preserve them from damage.
According to Al-Adawi, the main objective of the museum is to learn about civilizations, learn about other cultures, and preserve the value of these rare books and manuscripts, which reflect many civilizations that have passed through history. There is no doubt that this museum is an opportunity for researchers, university students and anyone who is familiar with the history of civilizations and their development over time, to complete research related to civilizations or history, whether they are students from inside or outside the university.
New Project
Given the Beirut Arab University's interest in providing a bright future for its students and professors, Beirut Arab University is also working on a project that will see the light of day in the coming weeks, called "Renewing Hope", an idea inspired by international universities. An opportunity will be provided to university students and professors to launch and present their creative projects, while the university will provide them with all the required assistance from a group of experts, with the aim of developing and achieving this project.
Rare copies
The museum includes about 200 rare books and historical manuscripts belonging to more than 17 historical civilizations, including: Egyptian civilization, Arab and Islamic civilization, Ottoman civilization and many others. This collection dates back to the eighth century AD to the nineteenth century AD. Especially the advantage of this museum is that it includes rare and unique copies of some books and manuscripts, and no other copies are available around the world.
According to Hassana Mohieldin, a university doctor specializing in information sciences and libraries, these rare books began to be collected since the establishment of Beirut Arab University in 1960 until 2017, and after the completion of the restoration and processing process, the university was not authorized to open the museum in 2019 due to the conditions of the country and the Corona pandemic, but it reopened it this year.
Special criteria and circumstances
Mohieldin continued that this museum was built according to special standards and international specifications to preserve these books and manuscripts from damage, as attention was paid to securing the permanent electrical supply to the museum, withdrawing moisture from books and manuscripts, displaying them in thick glass panels, in addition to securing a constant temperature for them, due to the importance of preserving this heritage.
The museum is open weekdays for students and visitors. The university administration has allocated an employee to help the researcher or student use digital screens to browse books or images electronically, and the rest of the books and manuscripts were placed in numbered cabinets along with a group of valuable books that were distributed on the shelves of the museum.
Today, Beirut Arab University has proven its enlightening role through this museum in preserving the heritage that is considered the memory of peoples, making it an inextensible treasure, and a means of transferring knowledge to future generations.
Policy brief series on “Youth Civic engagement and Public Policies for Urban Inclusive Governance through Cultural Heritage”
https://www.bau.edu.lb/Architecture-Design-and-Built-Environment/News/Policy-brief-series-on-Youth-Civic-engagement-and-Public-Policies-for-Urban-Inclusive-Governance-through-Cultural-Heritage-
BAU the faculty of Architecture - Design and Built Environment in partnership with Unesco and Hariri Foundation is delighted to publish this policy brief series on “Youth Civic engagement and Public Policies for Urban Inclusive Governance through Cultural Heritage”.
It includes a broad range of topics produced by 6 BAU postgraduate students from the faculty of Architecture - Design and Built Environment and which was presented during MOST (Management of Social Transformations) workshop organized by Unesco, Hariri Foundation and BAU in March 2019.
YCE Urban Inclusion Cultural Heritage 2019
BEIRUT ARAB UNIVERSITY MUSEUM
HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION AND CULTURES
https://www.bau.edu.lb/Museum
The museum includes around 200 rare books and manuscripts. This collection addresses civilizations that have existed in the world throughout history especially: The Egyptian-Pharaonic Civilization, the Assyrian Civilization, the Phoenician Civilization, the Byzantine Civilization, the Persian Civilization, the Roman Civilization, the Babylonian Civilization, the Aramaic Civilization and the Arab and Islamic Civilization then the Ottoman Civilization…
This rare collection refers back to the eighth century AD, the eleventh century AD till the sixteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Some of them are unique copies that are not available anywhere around the world.
(It started around 3150 BC, and then developed over the next three millennia.)
- “Description of Egypt” collection that includes 24 volumes. It is one of the original copies in the world. It discusses the social, economic and agricultural life in Egypt in addition to the Egyptians temples and tombs. They are masterpieces of Egyptian inscriptions that were published in the times of Napoleon Bonaparte conquests between 1798 and 1799.
(It spread across the Mediterranean between 1500 BC and 300 BC)
- It is a collection of rare books under the title “Corpus” which includes 24 volumes. It describes the Phoenician, Aramaic, Semitic and Hebrew inscriptions, in addition to highlighting the Phoenician personalities. It refers back to the eighteenth century.
(It extended between 530 BC and 600 BC)
- A manuscript by Muhammad Kafafi that consists of poems in the Persian language by the poet "Jalal al-Din Rumi".
(It started in 275 BC). It is one of the most important European civilizations: "Baalbek Ergebnisse der Ausgrabungen" collection which provides a description of the archeological remains of the City of Baalbek in the Roman era, the columns of Baalbek, temples and tombs.
- The Arab and Islamic civilization: (It extended from the middle of the eighth century till the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries AD)
- A rare book in two volumes that deals with the "Alhambra" in Granada, which was built in 1238. It refers to the nobility of Islamic architecture and design, Islamic engravings, in addition to hundreds of drawings, written in Kufic script.
- “The Muslim Architecture of Egypt” collection which refers back to the eighth and eleventh centuries that are the Fatimid, Mamluk and Ayyubid periods and the Islamic architecture in Egypt in addition to mosques and tombs in Aswan.
- A rare book that talks about the "Sultan Hassan Mosque" in Cairo, which refers to the nobility and history of mosque architecture in Egypt. It was built in 1356 during the reign of the Mamluks
(Islamic Empire that lasted nearly 800 years (1299 AD – 1923 AD)
- "Beirut Velayati" consists of two volumes that refer to the geographical borders of the Ottoman Empire (Lebanon - Palestine - Syria) in the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It also refers to monuments, religions and sects.
The Academic Advising Exhibition by the Association of Universities at BAU in Bekaa
https://www.bau.edu.lb/Public-Relations/Event/The-Academic-Advising-Exhibition-by-the-Association-of-Universities-at-BAU-in-Bekaa
The Research Center for Environment and Development at Beirut Arab University, in cooperation with the Alumni Association (Bekaa Branch), organized, at the BAU Bekaa Site, an exhibition for academic advising by the Association of Universities in Lebanon.
The exhibition was visited by over 800 secondary-school students at the schools of the Middle and Western Bekaa areas. They were advised on how to select a field of specialization and were provided with the necessary information on available academic programs, their regulations and the enrolment procedures at these faculties.
The information was provided by representatives of the participating universities, including: AUB, St. Joseph University, LAU, Middle East University, Haigazian University, Sacre Coeur University, Notre Dame University, the Balamand University, Antonine Fathers University, the Islamic University, as well as BAU.
The Exhibition was sponsored by BLOM Shabeb, which is a program that provides orientation & scholarships to secondary school students pursuing university degree in Lebanon.
Daad Abi Saab’s “Tales and Heritage” Exhibition at Beirut Arab University
https://www.bau.edu.lb/Public-Relations/Event/Daad-Abi-Saabs-Tales-and-Heritage-Exhibition-at-Beirut-Arab-University
Beirut, with its blue sky, its Sea Pavement and the tales of its people, is the theme of the collection of vivid paintings that reflect the daily life of a lively city in the Daad Abi Saab’s “Tales and Heritage” exhibition hosted at Beirut Arab University on Thursday the 14th of March, 2012 at al Moltaqa Forum at Beirut Site. The paintings represent a profusion of colors that herald spring, and are rich in the aesthetics of Beirut, redolent with the nostalgia and heritage of the city overlooking the wide blue sea and horizon.
The paintings represent a Beirut City day on the Sea Pavement of Ein El Mreisseh, from sun-rise to sun-set, cast in a creative combination of expressionist, abstract and realist art. The paintings thus are a translation of the diversity that distinguishes Beirut, while focusing in depth on the human element.
The exhibition was inaugurated by Prof. Dr. Amr Galal El Adawi, President of BAU, Prof. Dr. Hanafy Holail, BAU Vice President for Academic Affairs, Mr. Issam Houri, BAU Secretary General, in addition to the Deans, staff-members, BAU directors and Mrs. Zina Ariss, Director of Public Relations Administration, as well as a large crowd of artists and art-lovers.
After the Lebanese and the BAU anthems were played, Prof. Dr. Amr El Adawi, President of BAU, gave a speech, praising the vivid colors in Daad Abi Saab’s paintings, indicating the importance of carefully reflecting on and enjoying these colors in the light of the current tense circumstances facing the society.
In her turn, Daad Abi Saab thanked the university for hosting the exhibition that aims at bringing the heritage and identity of Beirut into the limelight. These are seen as indicators of the demographic, urban and social diversity of Beirut in a way that translates the cosmopolitan diversity of the capital.
After the ribbon-cutting ceremony, the attendees visited the exhibition, viewing the paintings of Daad Abi Saab who explained the artistic aspects of each painting.
The exhibition is open daily from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm, until 21st March 2013 at El Moltaqa, Beirut Site.
“The Nile and Its Banks” - A Photograph Exhibition In Beirut Arab University
https://www.bau.edu.lb/Public-Relations/Event/The-Nile-and-Its-Banks-A-Photograph-Exhibition-In-Beirut-Arab-University
Under the Patronage of the President of Beirut Arab University Prof. Amr Galal El Adawi, a photography exhibition for the Egyptian Architect Prof. Abdel Fattah Mousally was organized under the title of “The Nile and its Banks”.
The exhibition which was held on the 11th of April 2013 at the “Al Moltaqa Forum”- Beirut Site was attended in addition to BAU President, Dr. Hanafy Holail, BAU Vice President for Academic Affairs, Prof. Dr. Kamel Mahadin, Chief Commissioner of Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority, Deans, staff-members, BAU directors and Mrs. Zina Ariss, Director of Public Relations Administration, as well as a large crowd of artists and art-lovers.
After the Lebanese and the BAU anthems were played Prof. El Adawi, gave a speech praising the photographs of Prof. Mousally, indicating the importance of highlighting on the genuine Egyptian urban character surrounding the Nile from various angels, by which it is revealed in the photographs exhibited.
In his turn, the Architect Prof. Mousally thanked Beirut Arab University for the generous host for the second time. He stated that the photographs shown, express and highlight on the urban nature and the cultural identity, touched by nostalgia and an adherence to this historical heritage of the Nile River.
After the ribbon-cutting ceremony, the attendees visited the exhibition, viewing the Mousally’s photographs whom in his turn explained the artistic aspects of each photo.
The exhibition is open until Thursday, 18th April 2013, from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm.
"A Scream" - An Exhibition by Haytham El Masri at BAU
https://www.bau.edu.lb/Public-Relations/Event/A-Scream-An-Exhibition-by-Haytham-El-Masri-at-BAU
The bright colors of the Arab Spring have vanished, to be replaced by a scream and by an ache that has become a characteristic of the Arab citizen's concerns, dreams and anxieties in the last couple of years. This scream was embodied in paintings, the colors of which seem to articulate the pain inscribed in the features, senses and faces of the Arabs.
The Artist Haytham El Masri has drawn 45 paintings inspired by the painful Arab reality, presenting them in an exhibition entitled "Scream". The exhibition was hosted by Beirut Arab University on the 8th of May, 2013, and was attended by Prof. Dr. Amr Galal El Adawi, President of BAU, Mr. Issam Houry, BAU Secretary General, Captain Charbel Noaime, Head of the Artists' Order in the North, the deans and directors of the University, Mrs. Zina Ariss, Director of Public Relations Administration , in addition to, as well as a crowd of artists and interested people.
The paintings embodied the screams of the Arabs and the features of pain that accompany the various stages of anger, rebellion, breaking the shackles of injustice and abuse, in such a way as to demonstrate a diary of the revolutions, in colors that seem to bustle with the arising voices of the revolutionaries all around the Arab World.
After the Lebanese National Anthem and the BAU anthem were played, the President of BAU, Prof. Dr. Amr Galal El Adawi spoke, hailing the aesthetics of El Masri's paintings, announcing the closure of the cultural season that had been rich in activities and events that supplemented the educational process at the University.
Captain Charbel Noaime, then, introduced El Masri in a moving speech, describing him as an artist with a brush that draws screams through colors and movements. He stressed the fact that the meanings, aspects of resistance, and liberation expressed in the paintings will soon be realized.
In his speech, Haytham El Masri declared that he was better able to express himself through art and painting, rather than through speech, allowing the guests to read his thoughts in the exhibited paintings.
“The Last Dance” a Creative and Awareness-raising Exhibition at BAU
https://www.bau.edu.lb/Public-Relations/Event/The-Last-Dance-a-Creative-and-Awareness-raising-Exhibition-at-BAU
As the new Lebanese Traffic Law is received with much objection, Beirut Arab University observed it but with a different way throughout a creative and artistic space revealed in “The Last Dance” Sculptures’ Exhibition by Yahya Serbey. The revenues of the exhibition will be dedicated to “Kun Hadi” Organization in an attempt to reduce the amount of Car Accidents on Lebanese Roads. The event took place at Beirut campus on the 23rd of April 2015, and was attended by Prof. Dr. Amr Galal El Adawi, President of BAU, Ms. Lena Gibran, President of “Kun Hadi” Organization, the deans of faculties, Mr. Issam Houri, BAU Secretary General, in addition to a crowd of students and interested people.
The exhibition included 38 sculptures representing aspects of pain and grief caused by the loss of the young in Lebanon because of Car Accidents. Hania Chediak, whose death inspired Serbey in a number of images of loss aimed at sending messages that raise awareness.
The event opened with the Lebanese National Anthem and the BAU Anthem, followed by a word by Nadine Koleilat, who described Serbey’s sculptures in their transparency and honesty as reflecting the bitterness of loss.
Serbey explained in his word the depth of the wound caused by the death of this young lady, and thanked Beirut Arab University and its President for organizing this exhibition which aims at paying tribute to this young lady, while raising the awareness of young men and women in Lebanon.
This was followed by a speech by Ms. Lena Gibran, President of “Kun Hadi”, in which she called upon all artists to invest their energy and art in raising the awareness of youth in Lebanon to the dangers of road accidents. She described the organization of such exhibitions as a better means to immortalize the victims of road accidents. Gibran also highlighted recent statistics, which state that over 700 persons die on the roads in Lebanon. She therefore welcomed the new traffic law.
Prof. Dr. Amr Galal El Adawi emphasized in his speech that this exhibition is different from all others, since it bears an artistic message and raises awareness of the dangers of road accidents. He expressed his happiness at the collaboration with “Kun Hadi”, which aims at putting an end to the “Last Dance” and replace it with life and continuity.
El Adawi also called upon university students and the Lebanese youth to uphold the new traffic law, since it greatly contributes to the reduction of Car Accidents and the subsequent pain and grief experienced by the families of the victims.
In the end, Serbey granted one of his sculptures to the University as an appreciation gesture to which will be placed on campus in Beirut, to remind BAU students of the hazards of accidents.
Success Story at BAU Honored Abdel Halim Caracalla
https://www.bau.edu.lb/Public-Relations/News/Success-Story-at-BAU-Honored-Abdel-Halim-Caracalla
Abdel Halim Caracalla, the Lebanese creative artist from the City of Sun and history Baalbek, was BAU’s honoured guest at the "Success Story" organized by the Public Relations Department for the seventh year in a row in the presence of HE President Hussein Al-Husseini, Consultant to Prime Minister Saad Hariri Dr. Ammar Houri, BAU President Professor Amr Galal El-Adawi, and a crowd of artists and media figures as well as the guest’s friends and family along with BAU family and students.
As with every year, this event is an opportunity to highlight the successes of distinguished personalities. This year, Abdel Halim Caracalla, who received many appreciation and culture medals, engaged the audience with his personal and artistic experiences in which he transcended himself starting with heritage, being the main land and source of giving in search of the content and its dimensions to create an artistic form that is compatible with the subject. For Caracalla, content is not affected by time, contrary to form that constantly alters with time and generations.
In his poetic introduction of Caracalla, Poet Talal Haidar described him as the life-time friend, for they both come from Baalbek where they harvested the heritage seasons and wandered the temples together. Caracalla was worried about a body attracted by the earth, so he used body language to write a language that can only be comprehended by a body that walks on the water.”
“Caracalla sat with his destiny and together they sketched his creative career in the musical dance theatre across half a century starting with pole-vaulting upwards to jump over all stages towards the impossible,” Haidar continued.
In the form of a TV dialogue, the event was held in Jamal Abdel Nasser Hall and moderated by Director of Public Relations Ms. Zina Ariss. In her welcoming speech, she presented Caracalla’s most successful works, pointing out that “he watered all theatres with his sweat and effort for Lebanon to shine bright in the world.”
“Talking about Caracalla is but like wearing a perfume of pride with which we arm ourselves to any artistic and cultural event, ostentatiously boasting of an ingenious Lebanese who catered to his theatre as does loyalty to good land, and stood on the stage of life as a distinguished Lebanese name and a flag that hovers with creativity,” Al-Ariss continued.
Caracalla in his talk started with his career as an athlete who was the Arab countries’ champion pole-vaulter, representing Lebanon in international games several times. Then, he studied the history and science of dance theatre at the Marta Graham School in London and modern dance in Dijon in France (Hahie Lemon School). His band’s first launch was in the stadium of the Temple of Jupiter in Baalbek.
Regarding his works of art, Caracalla made it clear that he is inspired by “heritage, Arab history and tales of the East, from a Bedouin roaming the desert, where innate music emanates from the feet of a camel or horse on the desert sands, where King Hussein, the late King of Jordan who was greatly influenced by Caracalla’s 'Black Tents' which talks about Bedouin life, took care of the band’s tours in Europe and America.”
“If you are an artist, no one but you can access your own self to explore creativity through your heritage, identity, and location. If art doesn’t resemble us, it is worthless. We must evoke an art that looks like us and introduce it to the whole world," Caracalla continued.
Concerning stardom, he maintained that “it is very important to convey our civilization to the world but in a contemporary form, a dialogue between the past and the present. We must explore history for themes that affect the world and contain humanitarian lessons, highlighting Lebanon’s bright image in the Arab civilization and in the course of knowledge.”
With respect to his family, Caracalla talked about how he developed the sense of land and heritage in his son and daughter, and how the family work together to create a dance show, with each playing key roles in the artistic team. His daughter Elissar takes charge of designing the dance and his son Ivan directs all of the elements into a theatrical format.
As for his ambition and future message, Caracalla pointed out that “I should not stop. I love to create all that is different and uncommon; ambition without knowledge has no value. The artist should have a humanitarian content in his creation and structure of the musical dance theatre. I want to transcend myself in every work and look for new horizons in themes, melodies and music distribution.”
The meeting concluded with President El-Adawi presenting BAU honorary shield to Caracalla as a token of gratitude and appreciation of his efforts and contribution.
Faculties Acting Competition
https://activities.bau.edu.lb/faculties-acting-competition-2017-18/
Based on its objective to enrich campus life and provide students with multicultural experiences to develop their social and interpersonal skills, the Student Activities Department is holding a new competition, the Faculties Acting Competition entitled “Once Upon a Time” on November 29th, 2017.
This competition requires each faculty to form a group of 5 students who must adopt ONE of the following classic tales and act THEIR twisted version of the story in five minutes only.
– Romeo and Juliet
– Red Riding Hood
– Hansel and Gretel
– Snow White
– Beauty and the Beast
– Wizard of Oz
– Cinderella
– Sleeping Beauty
– Aladdin
– Titanic
Contestants will perform in front of an audience and a jury of three celebrities: Actress Ward EL Khal, Writer Claudia Marchelian and Producer Marwan Haddad.
The winning team will get the chance to perform in one of the jury members’ movies or series.
Tripoli Drama Club Shelter for Life
https://activities.bau.edu.lb/tripoli-drama-club-2016-17-shelter-for-life/
Activities Facilities [20]
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Indoor & Outdoor Sport Courts (Basketball, Volleyball, Handball, Tennis), Sport Halls (Ping Pong, Chess, Billiard), International Football Stadium, Gymnastic & Fitness Areas, Physical Education Hall, Judo & Thai Boxing Rooms, Badminton Stadiums, Martial Arts Room, Music & Dance Chambers, Theatre, Astronomical Observatory, Meeting Rooms for Environmental & Scouts Club, Archery Area & Green Fields.
The success story of the Rahbani brothers, narrated by Ghadi Mansour Rahbani
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