Sursock Museum
Beyrouth, Liban
Until a few years ago, the elegant and bourgeois district of Ashrafieh in Beirut had many villas and private mansions from the 18th and 19th centuries. Built in 1912, the Sursock Museum and its neo-Moorish architecture are today one of the rare testimonies of this bygone age. It was bequeathed to the city of Beirut in 1951 by Nicolas Ibrahim Sursock to make it an art museum.
Until a few years ago, the elegant and bourgeois district of Ashrafieh in Beirut had many villas and private mansions from the 18th and 19th centuries. Built in 1912, the Sursock Museum and its neo-Moorish architecture are today one of the rare testimonies of this bygone age. It was bequeathed to the city of Beirut in 1951 by Nicolas Ibrahim Sursock to make it an art museum.
On 8 October 2015, the Sursock Museum inaugurated its new look with a pictorial retrospective "Views on Beirut: 160 Years of Images".
On 8 October 2015, the Sursock Museum inaugurated its new look with a pictorial retrospective "Views on Beirut: 160 Years of Images".
