BeMA: on a mission to restore the modern and contemporary art collection of the Lebanese Ministry of Culture
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By Michele Anbar Haddad and Kerstin Khalife
The establishment of the Beirut Museum of Art (BeMA), which is due to open in 2026 on a site owned by the Université Saint-Joseph (USJ), will serve as the anchor along Beirut's Museum Mile (the National Museum; Museum of Lebanese Prehistory, the Mineral Museum (MiM), Beit Beirut). Situated in an area that once represented the city’s dividing line, BeMA stands as a symbol of reconciliation and unification through art and culture.