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On the occasion of the national heritage - July 2010
On the occasion of the national heritage day and with the collaboration of the ministry of Culture, APSAD organized on may 20,21,22, 2010 guided visits to the most famous Lebanese writer’s houses in Beit Chabab / Fraykeh / Besharreh /Ehden / Baskinta / Choukhroub / each one attended by more than 50 visitors.
On May 20, 2010 a guided visit to Beit Chabab and Fraykeh.
- Beit Chabab the handicraft traditional weaving
- Renowned bells workshop
- Pottery workshop Mrs. Yolla Hadifeh’s domain: 4 old beautiful houses recently renovated in a genuine style. Mrs. Dolly Khawam member of the executive committee gave Mrs. Hadifeh Apsad’s honorary gift in gratitude to her warm hospitality.
- Fraykeh: Amine El Rihani museum.
Dr. Rihani, the writer’s grand nephew, commented to the visitors some family’s photos, the author’s book published in Arabic and English, his notebooks and other personal things, his office, his typewriter..
Mrs. Dolly Khawam gave Dr. Rihani in gratitude to his availability, Apsad’s honorary gift that has been displayed among other important objects in the Museum.
On May 21, 2010 Bsharreh and Ehden Horsh
- Besharreh: A guided visit to Gebran Khalil Gebran Museum.
Booklets were distributed to follow his historical and biographical productions displayed in every showroom. A selection of furniture belonging to the artist proof of the simple but pleasant lifestyle.
- Ehden / The Horch (forest)
This reserve is classified. There are 2,863 species of plants, 212 of them are considered rare, 126 species on the way of disappearance, 78 species of medicinal plants.
On May 22, 2010 in Baskinta and Choukhroub
- Baskinta
Mrs. Zakieh Naimi Bassil, actual director of Eastwood college, the writer’s, Mikhael Naime, grand-niece, received the visitors in the writer’s room and told them about his life, his mystical way of thinking and writing and his works.
- Choukhroub: A visit to the writer’s tomb and statue.
A visit to the cave on a nearby hill where Mikael Naime used to think and write.
- At the end of the day the visitors stopped at the foot of Sannine mountain to drink fresh water from a generous water spring. |
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In the framework of APSAD musical walks - June 2010
In the framework of APSAD musical walks on may 29,2010, the members of the executive committee invited their friends and supporters to the 4th annual concert featuring soprano Maria Christina Fakhoury, baritone Teddy Nasr and pianist Olga Bolun in the Dagher’s family palace in Gemayzeh. Federal National Bank sponsored the concert. The young and talented artists who interpreted excerpts from Schuman, Puccini, Lehar, and Mozart were greatly applauded by the audience.
Mrs. Raya Daouk, president of APSAD, said in her speech:
"Our capital Beirut is being destroyed, is it normal that whatever remains of it is the result of the raging cries of offended citizens having suffered a huge destructive wave that was smashing our heritage? The old souks disappeared, what is left are bits and pieces to be protected.
Our past is the heart of our present… and our memories dwell in these splendid houses, witnesses of a golden age, as well as of injuries and dramas due to the war.
If we want to relate our present it is essential to consider that our past is the basis of it and our memories are such as steam evaporating from our hard work, that takes us towards the noblest.
Evil dissolves in the darkness of memory, nothing stays except examples and lessons, let us work and fight in order to safeguard our heritage so that we could leave to future generations the murmur of a disappeared civilization; for who leaves no imprints disappears without return.
This evening is an evening of songs and joy in this beautiful palace, a palace preserved by many generations of a big Lebanese family who lived in it, took care of it with warmth and nobility… If life gives us wealth let us enjoy it, for who loves life, protects his past, and who flirts with destruction marries death.
Let us greet today the hymn to beauty and our presence in this old palace so that our joy tonight be at the same time ammunitions and exhilaration for the sake of our continuity." |
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S.Arabia - June 2010
H.E. Mr Fadi Abboud , Lebanese minister of Tourism invited Apsad to participate at the First International Conference for Urban Heritage in the Islamic Countries in Riyadh, from the 22d to the 25th of May 2010.
APSAD represented there by Hana Alamuddine Haydar with the help of Ghassan Yazbek set up in our own stand a full exhibition of 13 panels showing the various aspects of our built heritage and prepared a 15 minute projection of the built heritage in Salimah (Metn).
The exhibition was very successful. H.R.H. Prince Sultan Bin Salman who was very impressed with our stand promised to visit in the near future our offices in Beirut. We were honored to offer him a copy of the book " Palaces of Lebanon".
The exhibition was well received, as it was a unique experience of a public collaboration with a private realm that concerns the protection of our heritage.
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The third APSAD concert - March 2010
The 3rd concert of the association for the protection of sites and old buildings in Lebanon - APSAD - took place on march 30, 2010, in the old beautiful palace of Tesswinet el Tueni in Achrafieh. A large number of friends of the association were present to enjoy listening to spinto soprano Samar Salamé and baritone Toufic Maatouk singing around thirteen fragments from Puccini, Shubert, Don Pasquale, Mozart, Handel, Fauré, Donizetti.
On this occasion Mrs Raya Daouk pronounced the following speech.
كلمة السيدة رَيا الداعوق، رئيسة جمعيات ابساد
مساء الخير، قال شاعر كبير: اذا قيل لبنان قل موطن الهي، وصلَي له واسجد
أجل نحب بلادنا حتى اذا لم ننل منها سوى الضَيم. بلادنا، كل رجاؤنا، فلننهض بها ما نستطيع ولنحافظ عليها وعلى تراثها لأنه يحمل الروح عبر الأجيال. عندما يذهب البشر، تبقى الحضارة وهي المنارة التي تضيء
ممشى خطانا. تراثنا اكبر ضحية للحروب على ارضنا، ضحية المدفع والبلدوزر
لقاؤنا هذا، حلقة من سلسلة لقاءات كي نتأمل بجمال ما صنعته أيدي ابائنا ونقف وقفة عَز مع الذين حافظوا على هذا المعلم التراثي القَيم، مرآة عصر ولَى ثم استفاق هذا القصر الذي كان جريحا في الحرب يوما ورمَم وضَممت جراحه الأليمة عند فقدان سيدة كريمة من قاطنيه، ضحية قذيفة وهي في فراشها
أيها الحفل الكريم، شكرا لمشاركتنا اليوم همومنا للمحافظة على شيء من تراث بلدنا الحبيب وايضا شكرا على مشاركتنا لحظات من الفرح والغناء التي نقدمها كأنشودة للبقاء
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