LVMH, the luxury conglomerate that owns brands such as Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Givenchy, and many more, announced today that it will begin using some of its facilities to produce its own hand sanitizer in response to the shortage in France caused by the coronavirus epidemic. “LVMH will use the production lines of its perfume and cosmetic brands, to produce large quantities of hydroalcoholic gels from Monday,” LVMH said in a statement, and these gels will be delivered free of charge to the French health authorities.
In a city as layered and restless as Beirut, belonging is never a fixed idea—it is something constantly shaped, lost, rediscovered, and reimagined. This summer, that question takes center stage at Arthaus Beirut in Gemmayze with the exhibition “All the Places We Belong”, running from June 24 to July 3 as part of the Beirut Art Days initiative by Agenda Culturel.