Aureola Aureola An aureola or aureole (diminutive of Latin "aurea", "golden") is the radiance of luminous cloud which, in paintings of sacred personages, surrounds the whole figure. In Neolatin languages (as Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and French) the noun Aureola is usually more related to the disc of light surrounding the head of sacred figures and that in English is called Halo or Nimbus. In the earliest periods of Christian art it was confined to the figures of the persons of the Christian Godhead, but it was afterwards extended to the Virgin Mary and to several of the saints. The aureola, when
Modern and Contemporary Art Museum 6 pm. On appointment, it can be opened for groups on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. MACAM is closed on Mondays. Modern and Contemporary Art Museum MACAM, the Modern And Contemporary Art Museum, opened in June 2013, in a factory compound in Alita. Owned and operated by a Lebanese NGO holding the same name, this Museum is dedicated to preserving and promoting Lebanese modern and contemporary art. The museum presents a selection of 400 sculptures and installations created by 65 artists born or having lived in Lebanon. It organises regular events highlighting Lebanese artists and inviting new audiences to discover Lebanese