ART ON 56TH GALLERY
56th Youssef Hayek Str, Gemmayzeh, Beirut, Lebanon
Tel: +961 1 570331
+961 70 570 333
Opening hours:
Tuesday - Saturday, 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sunday & Monday closed
For further information, please don’t hesitate to contact us: info@arton56th.com
ABOUT US
Art on 56th Gallery is a Beirut-based contemporary art gallery founded in 2011 and rooted in the historic district of Gemmayzeh. Since its establishment, the gallery has developed a strong regional and international presence, representing artists from Lebanon, the Middle East, and beyond, with works held in major museums, foundations, and private collections.
The gallery supports both emerging and established artists, with a focus on expanding the visibility of regional artistic practices internationally and fostering meaningful cross-cultural exchange. Deeply connected to Beirut and its evolving creative landscape, Art on 56th remains committed to its local context while actively engaging with the global art scene.
Following the Beirut Port explosion, the gallery contributed to preserving its space and supporting the continuity of the surrounding artistic community.
Founded by Beirut-based gallerist and art advisor Noha Wadi Moharram, the gallery continues to champion artists from the Middle East while building bridges with the wider international art world.
GALLERIST
Noha Wadi Moharram is a Beirut based gallerist and art advisor with a focus on contemporary art. In 2011, she founded Art on 56th and opened her independent visual arts gallery in 2012 in Beirut, rooted in Gemmayzeh, the Lebanese capital’s booming artistic and cultural neighborhood. Her priority is to present and support emerging contemporary artists. She also represents a roster of local artists to an international audience, focusing on promoting both established and emerging contemporary artists from Lebanon, the Middle-East, and beyond.
In opening a gallery, her mission is to educate and inspire people, especially the younger generation, advocating the instructive and healing powers of art. Since founding Art on 56th, her primary goal has been to achieve gender balance by ensuring an equal representation of both women and men among their artists, thereby fostering inclusivity and diversity in the art world. She believes that art can profoundly move people, by challenging their senses and changing their ability to perceive their scope and nature.
Noha has worked relentlessly with schools, engaging with students and making sure they are exposed to art, to stimulate their creativity, passion and independent thinking.