Fifty Years of Amnesia: Commemorating the Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990)

American University of Beirut | April 14,15, 16 2025
Common Room, West Hall
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Program Overview
To mark the 50th anniversary of the war’s outbreak, the Department of History and Archaeology at the American University of Beirut, in collaboration with civil society organizations, student societies, leading activists, and artists, is launching a year-long series of events starting this April, and running until April 2026. This will include exhibitions, lectures, workshops, concerts, and initiatives both on and off campus.

Monday, April 14, 2025
4:00 PM | Opening of the Exhibit
Exhibit Title: Fifty Years of Amnesia: Commemorating the Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990)
Venue: Common Room| West Hall
This exhibition explores how memory, silence, and forgetting have shaped public understanding of the war. It brings together archival material, personal testimonies, visual art, and multimedia installations that reflect on the war’s enduring impact.
Join us for the opening ceremony, a tour of the exhibit, and reflections from artists, curators, and memory practitioners.
Hosted by: The History and Archaeology Department, Archives and Special Collections Jafet Library, UMAM Documentation & Research

5:00 PM | Launch of the Lebanon Memory Map App
Venue: Common Room | West Hall
Funded by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and in collaboration with AUB, Fighters for Peace and UMAM Documentation and Research.
This interactive platform documents personal and collective memories of the war and allows users to contribute their own.

Event Highlights:
Live demonstration of the app
Panel with developers, contributors, and memory activists
Discussion on digital memory and the future
Testimonies