Impressions of Paradise: Beirut’s Golden Age on Display
Zusammenfassung
r/Lebanon shares details about Impressions of Paradise, a Beirut exhibition exploring the image of Lebanon’s Golden Age through vintage tourism advertisements, archive documents, and cinema posters from the 1920s to the 1970s. Open through September 30, it revisits the capital’s Paris of the Middle East reputation and the complex memories behind it.
Beirut Exhibition Impressions of Paradise Is a Time Capsule That Transports You to the ‘Golden Age’ of Lebanon. It brings together iconic images of Lebanon’s past through vintage tourism advertisements and cinema posters from the 1920s to the 1970s
CULTURE & LIFESTYLE
Beirut Exhibition Impressions of Paradise Is a Time Capsule That Transports You to the ‘Golden Age’ of Lebanon
It brings together iconic images of Lebanon’s past through vintage tourism advertisements and cinema posters from the 1920s to the 1970s
By Robert McKelvey
July 28, 2025
This Beirut Exhibition Impressions of Paradise Is a Time Capsule That Transports You to the ‘Golden Age of Lebanon. pink...
Photo by Mansour Dib © The Nuhad Es-Said Pavilion for Culture
Unmissable Beirut exhibition, ‘Impressions of Paradise’, spotlights why the Lebanese capital was known as the Paris of the Middle East.
The Nuhad Es-Said Pavilion for Culture in Beirut has welcomed its second ever exhibition with ‘Impressions of Paradise’, inviting visitors to take part in a captivating journey that explores the ‘Golden Age’ image of Lebanon through a collection of vintage tourism advertisements, archive documents and cinema posters from the 1920s to the 1970s, taken from the Philippe Jabre Art Collection.
This Beirut Exhibition Impressions of Paradise Is a Time Capsule That Transports You to the ‘Golden Age of Lebanon Art...
Open until September 30, this impressive Beirut exhibition brings together iconic images of Lebanon’s past – from lush Cedar forests and Roman ruins, to beautiful beaches and charming villages – specifically crafted to appeal to Western eyes. They deliberately paint the ‘Paris of the Middle East’ as a gorgeous, exotic locale, whether that be for a personal holiday or the racy, exotic espionage thrillers once popularly depicted in regional films. It’s an image that many Lebanese still pine for today, but also one layered with complications, often tinged by bitterness and loss.
“This exhibition is – in essence – a reflection of my commitment to preserving, understanding and weaving together the diverse threads that have shaped Lebanon’s visual and cultural history over the past four centuries,” collection founder Philippe Jabre told AD, “from orientalist paintings to photographs to modern...
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