Beirut Art Center, Art museum in Jisr el Wati, Beirut, Lebanon.

Beirut Art Center is a contemporary art space in Jisr el Wati, an industrial area on the banks of the Beirut River. It opened in 2009 in a factory refurbished by architect Raed Abillama into a 1,500 sq m white cube over two floors, with a main exhibition space, bookstore and auditorium on the ground floor and a second gallery, médiathèque, café with terrace and offices above. In 2019 it moved to two floors of a warehouse in the same neighbourhood.

Beirut Art Center opened to the public in January 2009, initiated by Sandra Dagher, who had run the private space Espace SD, and visual artist Lamia Joreige. Its founders and board members were Dagher, Joreige, Nathalie Khoury, Rabih Mroué and Maria Ousseimi. In 2007 Dagher and Saleh Barakat of Agial Art Gallery curated the first Lebanese Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. The center moved to a new warehouse space in Jisr el Wati in 2019.

The space brings together artists and visitors who encounter recent works from regional and international creators, with opportunities to engage directly with artistic practitioners. The programming reflects the artistic conversations happening in Beirut today.

The center occupies two floors of a warehouse in Jisr el Wati, an industrial area on the banks of the Beirut River. The entrance is a recessed opening in the flat facade, marked by the large "b. BEIRUT ART CENTER" lettering and the Arabic "مركز بيروت للفن". Visitors should check current opening hours before travelling, as they change with exhibitions and events.

The center was featured in 2011 by New York's New Museum as an example of meaningful museum work in a complex city. This international recognition showed how an artist-led project could have global reach and influence.