On Thursday, 18 September 2014, at the Beirut International Exhibition & Leisure Center (BIEL) took place the opening ceremony of the "Beirut Art Fair" International Exhibition held under the patronage of Prime Minister Tammam Salam’s wife Lama Salam. The exhibition brought together about 50 Galleries and the works of a large number of artists from Lebanon, Europe, Asia and the United States.
By taking part in such an international exhibition Hamazkayin’s "Lucy Tutunjian" Gallery tries to introduce the Armenian painting and sculpture to wider circles. Besides, the exposition of the native Armenian artists’ works in the exhibition seeks to deepen and develop the Lebanon-Armenia relations.
Hamazkayin’s "Lucy Tutunjian" Art Gallery presents in its pavilion the works of the artists from Armenia Carlos Sayadian and Gago, as well as the Lebanese-Armenian artists Missak Terzian and Mireille Goguikian.
At the opening ceremony, the Hamazkayin’s pavilion was attended by political, public and cultural figures, as well as a vast multitude of local and Armenian art lovers.
Among the visitors were the sponsor of the exhibition Prime Minister Tammam Salam’s wife Lama Salam, foreign diplomats, Lebanese public figures and senior editors of newspapers. All of them praised the artists’ works exposed in the Hamazkayin’s pavilion and wished success to the gallery.
The exhibition runs until 21 September.
The number of Hamazkayin’s pavilion is A15.