By Nour Najem and Guilaine Elias

Fragmenta is a cultural platform rooted in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Through exhibitions, research, and public programmes, Fragmenta brings together designers, makers, researchers, institutions and industries to explore how things are made and the knowledge behind them.

N°2

Qamīs: Fragments of Dress

Qamīs is the second Fragmenta edition. It explores the shirt, from fiber and thread to textile, construction and dress. It also looks at the people, places and knowledge behind it

November 2026, Beirut

Each Fragmenta edition begins with a fragment.

This year, that fragment is the shirt.

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Fragmenta grows through collaboration with institutions, patrons, designers, makers, and industry partners.

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