Collection
THE LEBANESE MINISTRY OF CULTURE’S COLLECTION
Preserving The National Collection
As the foundation of its permanent collection,
BeMA will house the important art collection
of Lebanon's Ministry of Culture, which will be
on view to the public for the first time in its
100-year history.
Of the 3,000 artworks collected by the
Ministry between 1890 and 2010, BeMA has
selected 2,000 works for the museum.
From the 19th Century to present day, the works of art in the collection
are exceptional in size, subject and variety. While the collection remains
the most expansive example, in depth and breadth, of a continuous visual
Lebanese history, its deteriorated state presented an urgency for care. In
2016, BeMA became the custodians of the collection with the promise of
conserving, protecting and displaying the collection.
video: the collection
A WINDOW INTO THE PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE
Chronologically, BeMA's collection will begin
where the National Museum's collection
ends, offering together a seamless timeline
of Lebanese art history within a few hundred
meters.
While the museum's collection will focus on the Ministry's vast and
irreplaceable collection, showcasing masterpieces from mostly the
Modern era, it will also be home to Contemporary art as well.
The
Ministry continued to collect works until 2010, weaving a narrative that
we can continue. While our curators commission new works and receive
pieces from inspired donors, an area within the museum is dedicated to
emerging artists & rising curators, promoting the creation of works today.
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