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In addition to on site facilities including a public space, a library, a research center and a laboratory, the AIF has organized multiple gallery and museum exhibits, and produced book publications, monographs, films, and collectible merchandise, such as postcards and posterbook publications and
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Foundation has become internationally and regionally recognized as the leading photographic institution in the Middle East. In addition to housing and conserving hundreds of thousands of photographs, the Foundation has spearheaded conservations and preservation projects in the Middle East,
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co-sponsoring workshops to disseminate the knowledge and skills needed to identify, restore, and conserve the Arab world's large photographic archive.
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Des possibles de la photographie. La collection 0069FA : une archive à l'œuvre, curated by Clémence
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How beautiful is Panama! A photographic conversation from Burj al-Shamali camp, Initiated by
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Uncanny Impulse - The Mohsen Yammine collection at the Arab Image Foundation, curated by Marc Mouarkech and Clémence Cottard (2017)
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Pratiques photographiques au Liban (1900–1960) Curated by Akram Zaatari (2001)
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