AUB Art Galleries and Collections
Byblos Bank Art Gallery, Ada Dodge Hall
Beirut, Hamra
American University of Beirut campus
Rose and Shaheen Saleeby Museum
Beirut, Hamra
Sidani St.
artgalleries@aub.edu.lb
(01) 350.000 ext: 4345
Open
Tues-Sat: 12am-6pm
Closed Sunday and Monday
The gallery
The American University of Beirut has embarked upon a new initiative to play an active role in promoting fine and contemporary art in the region.The very first step taken in this new direction coincided with the generous donation of Dr. Samir Saleeby to AUB. The Rose and Shaheen Saleeby Collection includes paintings by artists of different generations, ranging from Khalil Saleeby (1870-1928) and Cesar Gemayal (1898-1958) to Omar Onsi (1901-1969) and Saliba Douaihy (1912-1994). It also features works by Haidar Hamaoui (b. 1937), Chucrallah Fattouh (b. 1956), and Robert Khoury (b. 1923). The Saleeby donation is the cornerstone upon which AUB will establish a comprehensive collection of modern and contemporary art from the region. Our goal is to integrate this art into the process of learning as much as possible, and to make it available for critical reflection and study.The new initiative commenced with the launching of new art spaces located in and around AUB campus and the planning of a new museum of art.