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This global exhibition brings together over 50 visitor centres from across UNESCO designated sites—World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves, and Global Geoparks—to explore the transformative role of architecture in enhancing interpretation, sustainability, and visitor engagement. The High Mountain Phoenician Center, perched in the mountains of Keserwan-Jbeil, is one of the featured examples of site-specific design that fosters meaningful connections between people and place.
The exhibition, titled Deep Surfaces, highlights architectural interventions that serve not only as entry points to heritage landscapes but as dynamic learning environments rooted in the values of access, inclusion, and sustainability. Through images, narrative boards, a three-dimensional immersive installation, and a curated material library, Deep Surfaces invites audiences to reimagine how multifunctional design can support site management, cultural education, and community engagement.

Developed under UNESCO’s International Hydrological Programme (IHP) and hosted by the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe, the exhibition also includes a special feature on the World Heritage site of Hegra in AlUla, Saudi Arabia. The event is part of a broader strategy to promote best practices in heritage conservation and interpretation.
Lebanon’s contribution underscores the country’s commitment to safeguarding its ecological and cultural heritage through integrated approaches. As one of the country’s three UNESCO-designated biosphere reserves, Jabal Moussa is recognized for its ecological richness and its layered historical significance—including traces of ancient Phoenician routes and agricultural traditions.

UNESCO Beirut celebrates this milestone as an opportunity to raise awareness about Lebanon’s living landscapes, water heritage, and biosphere reserves within an international forum dedicated to architectural innovation and heritage preservation.
We invite visitors of the Biennale to discover the story of Jabal Moussa through this unique architectural lens—and to reflect on how meaningful design can strengthen the link between communities, culture, and nature.