Al Markhiya Gallery hosts When Beirut Was a Cinema
Al Marakhiyah Gallery in Qatar has inaugurated the exhibition "When Beirut Was a Cinema," which highlights the city’s cultural memory through 15 paintings depicting historic cinemas and theaters such as Royal Cinema, Piccadilly, and Realto, as well as the Grand Theater and the National Theater. The exhibition showcases Beirut when cinema was an integral part of everyday life in the city, from the streets and illuminated signs to the crowds before screenings. It draws on the personal experience of artist Yruant Houaryan, who lived through that era and participated in designing movie posters and cinema advertisements since his youth. The exhibition runs for three weeks and aims to revive the memory of old cinemas and their influence on Beirut’s cultural fabric.
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