Empty Chairs, Waiting Families

Join us for the first public exhibition of chairs made by families of missing persons in Saida, Baabda and Aley to honor their loved ones who disappeared during the armed conflicts in Lebanon since 1975. The chairs tell the stories of those who went missing and represent the empty space left in the lives of their families. They are a reminder to society of the struggle of the families left behind and their right to know the fate of their loved ones.

Come and hear more from the families themselves on Thursday 13 April inBeit Beirut. An opening ceremony will take place at 1pm.

The project is a partnership between the International Committee of the Red Cross in Lebanon and Act for the Disappeared in collaboration withArtichoke Studio- Art Therapy Center in Lebanon. 

Free entrance