Final Preparations: The Sursock Museum Gets Ready to Reopen
Beirut, Lebanon—September 7, 2015
As the Sursock Museum’s reopening date nears (October 8, 2015), the Museum’s Committee held a meeting on September 3 to discuss the final preparations for the opening exhibitions and programs.
The meeting was called to order by His Excellency Dr. Tarek Mitri, with the Head of Beirut’s Municipal Council, the Museum’s Mutawalli Dr. Bilal Salim Hamad, in attendance.
Dr. Hamad briefed the attendees on the Museum’s new governance structure and internal rules and regulations, as well as the appointment of a new Board of Trustees and Executive Committee. The new Executive Committee includes the following members:
Dr. Tarek Mitri, President
Abdel Menhem Ariss, Vice-president
Nabil Kiwan, General secretary
Maher Daouk, Treasurer
Chadia Tueni, Member
Noha Karanouh Kabbani, Member
Maria Melki Fatte, Member
Habib Ghaziri, Member
Rachid Achkar, Member
About the Nicolas Ibrahim Sursock Museum
The Nicolas Ibrahim Sursock Museum is a modern and contemporary art Museum in the center of Beirut first opened in 1961, with a mission to collect, preserve, and exhibit modern and contemporary art.
Through our collection, archives, exhibitions, and public programs, we aim to produce knowledge on art practices in the region and explore work that reflects on our contemporary moment. Our goal is to support local art production, to provide a platform for encounter and experimentation with art and ideas, and to inform and challenge different audiences in new and unexpected ways.
Closed since 2008, the Sursock Museum will reopen on October 8, 2015 with expanded premises and a new exhibition and public program. The new premises include additional exhibition spaces, a 164-seat auditorium, a specialized research library, and state-of-the-art storage and restoration facilities.
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