{"id":8060,"date":"2024-06-27T09:45:55","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T13:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/?p=8060"},"modified":"2024-06-27T09:45:55","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T13:45:55","slug":"sursock-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/sursock-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Sursock Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Located in Beirut, the Sursock Museum<\/a> houses modern and contemporary art and is known for its distinctive architecture, built in 1912, featuring Lebanese architecture with Venetian and Ottoman influences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This rich architectural heritage, once the private villa of Nicolas Ibrahim Sursock, was transformed into a museum in 1961 according to his will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Sursock Museum aims to preserve and safeguard the collective memory of Beirut, as it has witnessed various historic events and conflicts over time. The most recent event it has endured was the explosion at the Port of Beirut in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Sursock Museum also aims to provide a platform for critical thinking, debates, and learning through various means such as collaborating with Lebanese artists in curating exhibitions, creating publications, and maintaining a library and permanent collection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/a>
Exhibition:<\/sub> Je suis inculte! The Salon d\u2019Automne and the National Canon, Curated by Natasha Gasparian and Ziad Kiblawi
26 May 2023 to 15 May 2025 Collection <\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a>
Exhibition: Sympoietic Fabrics, Charbel Samuel Aoun, 29 February 2024 to 25 August 2024,Twin Galleries, GF<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Numerous exhibitions have been held at the museum, showcasing both international and Lebanese artists, including Abboud and Amine el Bacha. Additionally, the museum offers access to modern and contemporary art collections as well as Islamic art. “The collection consists of over 800 artworks, including paintings, sculptures, and graphic arts from the 19th and 20th centuries.”<\/p>\n\n\n

\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Their collection<\/a> page presents some of the artworks and provides details about them, including the artist’s name, date of creation, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Accessible collection via the Museum pages are: <\/p>\n\n\n\n