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.