The Lahore Biennale Foundation is excited to announce Nav Haq as the curator for the fourth edition of the Lahore Biennale (LB04). Following the overwhelming success of the previous edition of the Lahore Biennale, Of Mountains and Seas, curated by John Tain, LB04 will present new commissions, large-scale installations, and discursive programming across a range of public, historical, and civic venues in the city. Nav Haq noted, “The invitation to be curator of Lahore Biennale 04 is a special and humbling one for me. A long-established metropole for art and culture, Lahore is a city that has both deep historical resonance and contemporary vitality. Lahore Biennale has succeeded in creating a critical space that brings these particularities together for reflecting ... More

As the closing program of the third edition of the Lahore Biennale, the Climate Congress extends the histories and research developed as part of the main exhibition by convening a mix of leading and emerging researchers, artists, curators, and other practitioners for conversations, discussions, and workshops. Developed under the direction of Iftikhar Dadi and John Tain, the Congress offers an occasion for South-South conversations around the role of the arts and humanities to meaningfully contribute to wider efforts to generate awareness and support for imagining and future sustainable futures.

This programme recognises the challenges of curating in this anxious century and invites curatorial practitioners to claim this work as an act of courage - as an interlocutor for eminent, emerging and marginal voices in the Arts. In a moment when curatorial practice demands interdisciplinary fluency and imagining new constellations to advance local discourse, The Lahore Biennale Foundation's training and development programme “The Thing Is: Expanding Curatorial Proficiency” serves as a vital intervention. Running from the Fall of 2025 and commencing in Spring 2026, with a series of special exhibits and public programming, this initiative is designed to facilitate emerging curatorial voices and its professional practice within Pakistan. Our present cohort of Curatorial Fellows form a diverse group of practitioners, ... More

The Youth Forum initiative of the Lahore Biennale Foundation (LBF) actively engages with younger audiences that include in-school and out-of-school children, through public and private sector schools from across Lahore. The Youth Forum is a free educational resource and community-building program that aims for inclusion beyond socio-economic boundaries. LBF works with different institutional partners. The objectives of Youth Forum are to encourage creativity and develop critical thinking skills, as students experience art beyond their screens and textbooks. Students interact with maps, architecture, and exhibition design, and develop experiential and imaginative learning.