Museums & Galleries

Art can be therapeutic, cathartic, healing. In its wide spectrum of expressions, it is often regarded as a coping mechanism that inspires individuals and unites communities. But some criticize the…

The old scar that once dissected Beirut in half – the infamous “Green Line” – is slowly being rebuilt with cultural spaces. At the same intersection as the National Museum…

In a country that doesn’t usually agree on much, a growing cultural scene is helping people bond over their rich, shared history and jointly take pride in a burgeoning art…

As far as first impressions go, the magnificent Sursock Museum certainly stands out in Beirut. With its neo-Ottoman architecture, stained-glass windows and fairytale banisters, it was built in 1912 as…

Lebanon has a long history of civilization. Byblos and Tyre are listed among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, and modern-day Beirut is built on layers upon layers…

For those who didn’t live through the Lebanese Civil War, the 15-year tragedy is a haunting patchwork of stories. Older family members recall hiding in shelters, crossing checkpoints, dodging bullets…

Looking at the geometric forms in his art, one could never tell Assadour was bad at math as a child. In fact, when he was eight years old, his beautiful…

“Tell me what you collect, tell me how you collect, and I will tell you who you are.” – Jean Willy Mestach (1926-2014). As the late artist and collector of…

A visit to an art gallery can be a fascinating journey where one gets to discover and explore through each piece of work an intriguing array of nuanced feelings and…

Walking across the Sursock Museum’s courtyard, my attention was diverted from its beautiful façade by a series of glass panels, set at regular intervals amid the neat stone paving. Looking…