The portrait of Ibrahim Sursock by Kees van Dongen on the poster for the reopening of the Sursock Museum on Dec. 20, 2024.
The few weeks the Sursock Museum was closed during the Israeli war caused a stir, but its director, Karina al-Helou, clarified in an interview with L'Orient Today (Oct. 30, 2024) that the closure was "temporary," driven by safety concerns.“Having been severely damaged by the Aug. 4, 2020 explosion at the Beirut Port, which affected the building and damaged 45 paintings in the collection, we feared a repeat of that experience,” she explained. “Our priority is the safety of our staff and visitors, but above all, our duty is to conserve and protect the works.”Following the attack that targeted Hassan Nasrallah, the museum's team was uncertain about the situation’s full scope, prompting them to avoid taking unnecessary risks. Even during the closure, however, work continued behind the scenes. “We focused on both the collections and the...
The few weeks the Sursock Museum was closed during the Israeli war caused a stir, but its director, Karina al-Helou, clarified in an interview with L'Orient Today (Oct. 30, 2024) that the closure was "temporary," driven by safety concerns.“Having been severely damaged by the Aug. 4, 2020 explosion at the Beirut Port, which affected the building and damaged 45 paintings in the collection, we feared a repeat of that experience,” she explained. “Our priority is the safety of our staff and visitors, but above all, our duty is to conserve and protect the works.”Following the attack that targeted Hassan Nasrallah, the museum's team was uncertain about the situation’s full scope, prompting them to avoid taking unnecessary risks. Even during the closure, however, work continued behind the scenes. “We focused on both the collections...
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