Modern and Contemporary Art Museum
  Location within Lebanon | |
| Established | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Location | Alita, Lebanon |
| Coordinates | 34°05′28″N 35°41′15″E / 34.091164°N 35.687372°E |
| Type | Art Museum |
| Collection size | 400 sculptures and installations |
| Director | Diala Nammour |
| Website | MACAM |
MACAM, the Modern And Contemporary Art Museum, opened in June 2013, in a factory compound in Alita.[1][2] Owned and operated by a Lebanese NGO holding the same name, this museum is dedicated to preserving and promoting Lebanese modern and contemporary art.
History
[edit]The museum presents a selection of 400 sculptures and installations created by 90 artists born or having lived in Lebanon.
Permanent displays
[edit]The museum's permanent collections are distributed in two halls, one dedicated to Lebanese sculpture and the other to Lebanese installations.
The Sculpture Hall
[edit]The collection is organised according to the material used by the sculptor.
The Installation Hall
[edit]This hall covers 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) of indoor exhibition space, and offers artists a space to preserve their installations.[3]
Projects
[edit]Retrospectives of Lebanese sculptors
[edit]Each year, MACAM honours a Lebanese sculptor whose work has marked the country's art scene. In 2014, it exhibited a large selection of Zaven's work. He is renowned for his monumental bronze work, but also for his small bronze cast sculptures.[4] Later the same year, it honoured Youssef Basbous who worked extensively on wood.[5]
Yearly sculpture competition
[edit]In 2013, MACAM organised "The Age of Bronze" competition in which artists were invited to present a sculpture that the museum would cast in bronze, if they won the competition.
Publications
[edit]Lebanese artists
[edit]Lebanese art
[edit]- Nammour, C., Sculpture in Lebanon, Fine Arts Publishing, Beirut, 1990.
- Nammour, C., In Front of Painting, Fine Arts Publishing, Beirut, 2003.
- Khal, H., Resonances - 82 Lebanese Artists Reviewed, Fine Arts Publishing, Beirut, 2011.
Other publications
[edit]- Schaub, G., Cedrus Libani – The Cedar of Lebanon, Fine Arts Publishing, Beirut, 2012.
Brochures
[edit]- Beirut Art Book Fair (2009)
- Beirut Art Book Fair (2010)
- Beirut Art Book Fair (2011)
- Beirut Art Book Fair (2013)
Newsletter
[edit]- MACAM news, a monthly newsletter, which gives an account of the museum's activities.
Visitor information
[edit]The museum is open every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, from 12 am to 6 pm.
References
[edit]- ^ Macam, ou l’art de transformer des usines en espace muséal..., L'Orient-Le Jour newspaper, August 1, 2013
- ^ Emporium for form opens just above Byblos, Daily Star newspaper, July 20, 2013
- ^ Mecca for Young and Older Art Lovers, So Beirut
- ^ There is an Urgent Need to Rebuild our Artistic Memory[usurped], Al-Liwaa newspaper, April 23, 2015
- ^ "Rétrospective de Youssef Basbous au Macam, Agenda Culturel". agendaculturel.com. Archived from the original on 2019-04-24. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
