Zeina Arida is the director of Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art. She directed the Sursock Museum from 2014 to 2021 and has over twenty years of experience in the Lebanese cultural sector. From 1997 to 2014, she directed the Arab Image Foundation (AIF), where she set up, managed, and engaged in various artistic and photographic preservation projects.

Zeina Arida is a member of the Darat al Funun Advisory Board.