About
The Sursock Museum is an art museum in Beirut, Lebanon, set in the Achrafieh district on Greek Orthodox Archbishopric Street. It is also known as the Nicolas Sursock Museum.
The building and the collection
The museum occupies a villa completed in 1912, and the house itself is part of the visit. Its architecture is distinctive, and visitors often remark on how the rooms sit alongside the artworks on display. The museum focuses on contemporary and modern art from Lebanon and the wider region.
What a visit offers
- Changing exhibitions, so what you see on one trip may differ from the next.
- Modern and contemporary Lebanese and regional art, giving a window onto the artistic life of the area.
- A historic villa setting that makes the museum visit as much about the building as the art.
Because the exhibitions rotate, it is worth checking what is on before you go. The museum can be reached by phone at +961-1-202001.
Around the museum
Achrafieh is a residential and commercial district of Beirut, so a stop here pairs well with a walk through the surrounding streets and the wider city. For someone interested in art and in the architecture of Beirut, the Sursock Museum makes a focused and rewarding visit.
