Arts & Culture

Whether your needs are architectural or you simply desire to revamp your space, these guys are a reliable choice. This interior design firm specialises in commercial and residential properties.

A unique cultural 'skybar' in Achrafieh, which hosts innovative workshops in illustration, photography, painting and finger painting with great views and renowned Lebanese artists. Call for more information and registration.

Try out your artistic side with painting, potting or otherwise creating in the Artwork Shop’s gallery and course centre. Also sells a range of English porcelain tea sets and accessories.

This company will cater to your interior design needs. They are with you every step of the journey from planning to execution. Owner Selim Akl has been in the business for more than 20 years and teaches interior design at Notre Dame University.

Another top pick, if you only have time to catch one or two shows. One of Beirut’s hard-hitters, Sfeir-Semler is partnered with a twin gallery in Hamburg. Sfeir curates thoughtful, themed exhibitions by international and Middle Eastern artists in exhibitions that last between 2-3 months. A place to catch some of the region’s art stars in the ascendant.

Located near the port of Beirut, Smogallery shows the works of promising or established international and Lebanese designers. Focusing on unique pieces, exploring the movement of boundaries between contemporary art, design and architecture; three disciplines that nurture and shape the new territories of design. Throughout each exhibition, the gallery, created and managed by architect Gregory Gatserelia, is transformed into a place of constantly renewed discoveries and dynamics. Complemented by a selection of unique pieces or limited editions made exclusively for the gallery.

Owner Michel El-Daher travels around the world, especially in Latin America to gather artworks displayed in this gallery. Featuring mainly Brazilian, Chilean, Venezuelan and Cuban artists as well as those with Lebanese origins, this gallery offers a new dimension to the art scene in Beirut. Cool Brazilian decorative art is also available.

Professionals catering to your needs will transform your interior space at Spaces Designs. The interior architects specialise in furniture and woodwork delivering quality designs to their clients.

The permanent collection of paintings and furniture on display in this mod gallery are primarily the works of gallery owner, and ALBA (Académie Libanaise des Beaux Arts) alumnus, Sandra Kheir Sahyoun.

Promotes various art forms by local artists of painting, photography and sculptures.

This classical ballet studio was founded by Patricia Mantoura, a registered teacher with the London Royal Academy of Dance, and Georges Anghelus, formerly a principal dancer with the National Romanian Opera Ballet Company. Together, Mantoura and Anghelus work to train ballet dancers of all levels, and potentially prepare them for professional careers as ballerinas.

The Actors Workshop provides four-week long sessions to rising talents across the region. Holding classes twice a week, the studio aims to help actors from all levels improve their skills for theatre, film and/or television.

The Arab Image Foundation is a non profit organisation committed to preserving photography and other visual images of the Arab world. Members of the public can freely roam through an endless collection of publications related to photography. The library also hosts interactive activities such as exhibitions and workshops.

The Gallerist features a diversity of Middle Eastern and international modern and contemporary artists in a small, intimate setting that has become a treasure trove for art collectors and art appreciators alike.

This library caters specifically to the blind and those with poor vision. Check out cassette tapes and/or CDs to take home and listen to, or take advantage of the wide selection of large-print and Braille books.

A group of professional art teachers and professors from the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts (ALBA) providing private lessons for adults. Courses available include drawing and/or painting with pencil, pastels, charcoal, watercolor, charcoal, acrylic, and oil. Courses are modified according to individual interests and students can opt for indoor and/or outdoor sessions, and instruction in still life, drawing/painting of humans or landscapes, or copying art masters. Single sessions and intensive monthly courses available.

The Running Horse is a contemporary and minimalist art space that showcases work by emerging Lebanese artists, while introducing international artists in group exhibitions. The space is a platform looking to advocate a permanent discourse in visual culture through various media, such as painting, photography and video installations.

Also home to the Lebanese Puppet Theatre, the Sunflower Theatre can seat up to 300 people and stages up to three shows a month, be they classical theatre, concerts, children's plays or cultural exhibitions.

Always featuring African contemporary art, but the collection is rotated every two to three months.

Specialising in children’s plays and shows, this theatre has their own troupe and stages one or two productions a year in French, English or Arabic.