CHOU HAYDA?

شو هيدا؟

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In November of 2017, people from across Beirut came to the National Museum and gave their voices to a number of objects in the collection. The people spoke to and for and about these objects from the past, and, in doing so, they revealed fragments of the present. They did not attempt to disclose a particular historical narrative. Nor did they attempt to create a fiction. They did not lie and they did not try to tell the truth.

بشهر تشرين الثاني سنة الـ 2017، زار المتحف الوطني عدد كبير من سكان بيروت وحكوا عن التماثيل والقطع الأثريّة الموجودة داخل المتحف. العالم تحدّثوا مع التماثيل وبصوت المجسّمات، وحكوا عن آثار الماضي، وبهالطّريقة، كشفوا عن إشيا من الحاضر. ما حاولوا يكشفوا عن قصّة تاريخيّة حقيقيّة ولا.جرّبوا يخترعوا رواية من نسج الخيال. ما كذّبوا، بس كمان، ما جرّبوا يقولوا الحقيقة.

CHOU HAYDA
AN AUDIO GUIDE BY ANNABEL DAOU AND THE PEOPLE OF BEIRUT
WITH THE VOICES OF JULIA KASSAR, GEORGES KHABBAZ, AND THE PEOPLE OF BEIRUT

COMMISSIONED BY BEMA
IN COLLABORATION WITH TEMPORARY . ART . PLATFORM
WITH THE PARTNERSHIP OF THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE / DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF ANTIQUITIES
AND THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF BEIRUT

CURATOR: AMANDA ABI KHALIL
ASSISTANT: NOUR OSSEIRAN
SOUND DESIGN & SOUND PROJECT COLLABORATOR: NADIM MISHLAWI, DB STUDIOS
VISUAL DESIGN: LAYERFRAME STUDIOS AND JUSTIN MABEE
GRAPHIC DESIGN: OFFICE FOR SPECIAL PROJECTS
MEDIA RELATIONS: SOAPBOX