Exhibits and Museums

Divas: D’Oum Kalthoum á Dalida

May – September 2021

Institute de Monde Arabe in collaboration with Abboudi Bou Jaoude

Paris, France

Exhibit paying homage to the great women legends from singers to film stars to emerge from the Arab World in the 20th century.

Thief of Baghdad: Arabs in the World Cinema

February 2019

In collaboration with Dar ElNimr for Arts & Culture

Beirut, Lebanon

Exhibit exploring half of century of vibrant posters produced in the west as well as the perception of Arabs in Western cinema

Tonight, Cinema in Lebanon

December 2015

In collaboration with Fondation Liban Cinema and Zaytouna Bay Yacht Club

Beirut, Lebanon

Exhibit commemorating launch of the book “Tonight, Cinema in Lebanon” and showcasing the posters and print found in the book.

Arab Film Festival

September – October 2014

In collaboration with Arab British Centre

London, United Kingdom

Exhibit explore the history of Arab pop culture through the history of printed matter as part of the Arab British Centre’s SAFAR Film Festival, and toured Leicester and Trent.

Picture courtesy from the Arab British Centre

Week of Lebanese Cinema

January 2013

In Collaboration with Balamand University

Koura, Lebanon

Film festival showcasing Lebanese cinema through Lebanese posters and film shows.

Brochure from a “Week of Lebanese Cinema”

Beirut Spring Festival: Tribute to Sabah

June 2011

In Collaboration with American University of Beirut

Beirut, Lebanon

Commemorating Sabah, the legendary Lebanese singer and actress. A concert dedicated in her honor, and Sabah’s poster from Abboudi’s collection were on display.

Picture of Sabah poster exhibit, courtesy of AUB Libraries Archives

Further Collaborations

Abboudi has also collaborated with numerous scholars who have utilized his archive in order to learn, grow and produce scholarly works such as papers, dissertations and books (a great example is, Zeina Maasri’s book Cosmopolitan Radicalism: The Visual Politics of Beirut’s Global Sixties – 2020).

Additionally, his work can be found outside the academic realm in collaborations with prominent artists and curators of culture.

He also contributes to numerous exhibits and museums in his home country, Lebanon and abroad, and hopes to continue to do so.