Modern and contemporary art museum in Beirut, Lebanon
The Sursock Museum (Arabic : قصر سرسق ), officially known as the Nicolas Ibrahim Sursock Museum , is a modern and contemporary art museum in Beirut, Lebanon .
History
In 1912, the Lebanese aristocrat Nicolas Ibrahim Sursock built the private villa that now houses the museum. He decreed in his will that the villa be transformed into a museum.[ 1] When he died in 1952, he bequeathed the villa to the city of Beirut.[ 2] The museum opened in 1961, directed by Amine Beyhum, with an exhibit of works of contemporary Lebanese artists, setting a precedent for cultural events in Beirut.[ 3]
The marble stairs of the museum
The Sursock Museum building exemplifies Lebanese architecture , with its Italianate (specifically Venetian ) and Ottoman architectural influences.[ 2] It is one of the few remaining villas from its epoch in Beirut. It is located in the Rue Sursock in the Rmeil district of Beirut.
More than a hundred exhibitions have been held at the museum, including displays of works by Lebanese and international artists. The museum's permanent collection includes modern art, Japanese engravings and Islamic art .[ 4] The museum collection consists of over 800 artworks, including paintings, sculptures and graphic arts from the 19th and 20th centuries.[ 5]
On 4 August 2020, the museum sustained significant damage and some of its artworks were destroyed as a result of a catastrophic ammonium nitrate explosion .[ 6]
The museum was restored thanks to various donors among them the Italian government with a donation of one million euro in May 2021.[ 7] It finally reopened on 26 May 2023.[ 8]
Expansion
The museum was expanded with four new underground floors beneath the current garden, at a cost of US$12 million.[ 5] French architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte and Lebanese architect Jacques Abou Khaled designed the expansion project.[ 9]
The project increased the museum's area from 1,500 square meters to 8,500 square meters and opened additional exhibition spaces, a research library, an auditorium, a restoration workshop, new storage spaces for the collection, as well as a store and restaurant.[ 10] The museum reopened on 8 October 2015.
Collection
The following is a list of Lebanese and international artists whose works are in the museum's permanent collection:
Exhibition history
Hommage à Jean Khalife, 1993[ 11]
Omar Onsi Rétrospective, 1997 [ 12]
Georges Schehadé : poète des deux rives, 1905-1989, 1999[ 13]
Max Ernst , 2000[ 14]
Sergei Parajanov , collages and drawings, 2000[ 15]
Moustafa Farroukh Rétrospective, 2003 [ 16]
Regards sur Beyrouth, 160 ans d'images, 2015 [ 17]
Danielle Genadry, The Fall, 2016 [ 18]
Assadour , landscape in Motion, 2016 [ 19]
Ali Cherri . A Taxonomy of Fallacies: The Life of Dead Objects, 2016 [ 20]
Let's Talk About the Weather: Art and Ecology in a Time of Crisis, 2016 [ 21]
Susan Hiller Magic Lantern, 2016[ 22]
Adelita Husni-Bey: A Wave in the Well, 2016[ 23]
Fabrik, 2017[ 24]
Les mondes de Willy Aractingy, 2017[ 25]
Hrair Sarkissian Homesick, 2017[ 26]
Partitions et Couleurs : Hommage à Amine El Bacha, 2017[ 27]
Fruit of Sleep. Curated by Reem Fadda – Part of Act II program of Tamawuj, Sharjah Biennial 13, 2017[ 28]
Monira Al Qadiri: The Craft, 2017[ 29]
Abed Al Kadiri, The Story of the Rubber Tree, 2018[ 30]
Cy Twombly Photographs, 2018[ 31]
Zad Moultaka : ŠamaŠ[ 32]
Fleeting Exits, Curated by Marwan T. Assaf, 2018[ 33]
Past Disquiet, Curated by Kristine Khouri and Rasha Salti , 2018[ 34]
Gregory Buchakjian Abandoned Dwellings, Display of Systems, Curated by Karina El Helou, 2018[ 35]
Laure et Mazen : Correspondance(s), 2019[ 36]
La Fabrique des illusions: Collection Fouad Debbas et commentaires contemporains, 2019[ 37]
Baalbek , Archives of an Eternity, curated by Vali Mahlouji , 2019[ 38]
Picasso et la famille, 2019[ 39]
At the still point of the turning world, there is the dance. Curated by Carla Chammas and Rachel Dedman, 2019[ 40]
See also
References
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^ a b Daratalfunun.org Archived 2007-04-23 at the Wayback Machine
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^ a b Annahar.com Archived 2008-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
^ Bishara, Hakim (5 August 2020). "Deadly Explosion in Beirut Decimates Thousands of Buildings, Including Galleries and Museums" . Hyperallergic . Retrieved 6 August 2020 .
^ "Libano: restauri a tempo di record per il museo Sursock - Cultura" (in Italian). 2023-01-05. Retrieved 2023-01-06 .
^ Helene Sallon:Beirut's Sursock Museum, a showcase for Lebanese art, reopens . Le Monde, 31 May 2023
^ "Jadesigns-architects.com" . Archived from the original on 2015-11-26. Retrieved 2008-10-03 .
^ http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/Jul/14/Mitri-presents-project-to-expand-Sursock- [dead link ]
^ Sursock, Musée (1998). "Hommage à Jean Khalife" . Retrieved 17 February 2019 .
^ "Retrospective Omar Onsi au musée Sursock" . L'Orient-Le Jour . 8 February 1997. Retrieved 14 February 2019 .
^ Georges Schehadé : poète des deux rives, 1905-1989 . WorldCat. OCLC 407050949 .
^ Laure d'Hauteville (1 April 2000). "Max Ernst Le magicien des palpitations subtiles" . Le Commerce du Levant . Retrieved 14 February 2019 .
^ Sonia Nigolian (2000). "Serguei Paradjanov. Ce magicien a ensorcelé la banalité" . La revue du Liban . Retrieved 14 February 2019 .
^ "CULTURE Rétrospective Moustafa Farroukh au musée Sursock (photo)" . L'Orient-Le Jour . 8 February 1997. Retrieved 14 February 2019 .
^ Marie Josée Rizkallah (12 October 2015). " " Regards sur Beyrouth " une odyssée en image dans le Beyrouth d'antan" . Libananews . Retrieved 14 February 2019 .
^ " "The Fall", Danielle Genadry" . L'Agenda Culturel . 10 February 2016. Archived from the original on 15 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019 .
^ Olga Habre (18 March 2016). "Assadour: an artist in motion Sursock Museum launches new art exhibition" . Executive Life . Retrieved 14 February 2019 .
^ Kevin Jones (September 2016). "A Taxonomy of Fallacies: The Life of Dead Objects Ali Cherri" . ArtAsiaPacific . Retrieved 14 February 2019 .
^ Kaelen Wilson-Goldie (2016). "Let's Talk About the Weather: Art and Ecology in a Time of Crisis" . Artforum . Retrieved 14 February 2019 .
^ "Susan Hiller" . The Hyman Collection. Retrieved 14 February 2019 .
^ "Exhibition: Adelita Husni-Bey: A Wave in the Well" . Lebtivity. 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2019 .
^ "FABRIK at the Sursock Museum" . Lebanon Traveller. 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2019 .
^ "Les mondes de Willy Aractingi" . L'Agenda Culturel . 28 August 2017. Archived from the original on 15 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019 .
^ Murtaza Vali (January 2015). "Beyond Exile: Hrair Sarkissian's Homesick" . Nafas Art Magazine . Retrieved 14 February 2019 .
^ "Partitions et Couleurs : Hommage à Amine El Bacha" . Artforum. 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2019 .
^ "Fruit of Sleep" . Nafas Art Magazine . November 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2019 .
^ Michaela Bear (30 August 2017). "Monira Al Qadiri's immersive exhibition at Gasworks transports viewers into an eerie world of American popular culture and extra-terrestrial visitations" . Trebuchet Magazine . Retrieved 14 February 2019 .
^ "Abed Al Kadiri, The Story of the Rubber Tree" . MutualArt. 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2019 .
^ "Cy Twombly" (PDF) . Gagosian. 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2019 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "ŠamaŠ pour la première fois au Liban" . Le Petit Journal . 1 June 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2019 .
^ "Fleeting Exits, s'echapper de soir pour se retrouver" . Femme Magazine . 10 August 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2019 .
^ Mathilde Rouxel (3 October 2018). "Past Disquiet : Exposer l'art en exil" . OnOrient . Retrieved 14 February 2019 .
^ Kirsten O'Regan (6 December 2018). "Photographs of Beirut's Abandoned Houses, Decades After the Civil War" . Hyperallergic . Retrieved 14 February 2019 .
^ "Laure et Mazen : Correspondance(s)" . L'Agenda Culturel . 28 January 2019. Archived from the original on 15 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019 .
^ "Exposition photo: La Fabrique des illusions : Collection Fouad Debbas et commentaires contemporains" . L'Œil de la Photographie. 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019 .
^ "The Baalbeck Exhibit is a Cultural Panorama of Lebanon" . Al Bawaba. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2020 .
^ "Picasso et la famille" . Executive Bulletin. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019 .
^ "At the Still Point of the Turning World, There is the Dance" . Aramco World. 2019. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019 .
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