Lebanese house installed in London's V&A museum - in pictures


  • 'The Lebanese House: saving a home; saving a city' exhibition at the V&A in London explores the reconstruction of Lebanon's capital after the 2020 port explosion. Photo: Ed Reeve
    'The Lebanese House: saving a home; saving a city' exhibition at the V&A in London explores the reconstruction of Lebanon's capital after the 2020 port explosion. Photo: Ed Reeve
  • French-Lebanese architect Annabel Karim Kassar and her award-winning studio are behind the installation. Photo: Ed Reeve
    French-Lebanese architect Annabel Karim Kassar and her award-winning studio are behind the installation. Photo: Ed Reeve
  • Inside the heritage house in Beirut. Photo: Colombe Clier
    Inside the heritage house in Beirut. Photo: Colombe Clier
  • 'It’s also about showing the changes that the Lebanese society is going through,' says Kassar, whose exhibit includes three specially commissioned films about the explosion’s aftermath. Photo: Mark O'Flaherty
    'It’s also about showing the changes that the Lebanese society is going through,' says Kassar, whose exhibit includes three specially commissioned films about the explosion’s aftermath. Photo: Mark O'Flaherty
  • The exterior of the damaged heritage building in Beirut. Photo: Colombe Clier
    The exterior of the damaged heritage building in Beirut. Photo: Colombe Clier
  • The exhibition in London. Photo: Ed Reeve
    The exhibition in London. Photo: Ed Reeve
  • A screenshot from the 'No More Colours' documentary. Photo: AKK studio
    A screenshot from the 'No More Colours' documentary. Photo: AKK studio
  • The painted ceiling of the heritage building in Beirut. Photo: Colombe Clier
    The painted ceiling of the heritage building in Beirut. Photo: Colombe Clier