Paper restorer Caroline Gelot works on the restoration of Georges Daoud Corm's portrait of Marie Bekhyt Corm. Gelot's mission was supported by ALIPH and coordinated by INP.

Photo: Rowina BouHarb

The paintings' dusting campaign has benefited from the support of the Beirut Museum of Art (BeMA) and its talented restoration team

Photo: Rowina BouHarb

Restorer Kerstin Khalifé dusting artworks. The dusting campaign has benefited from the support of the Beirut Museum of Art (BeMA) and its talented restoration team.

Photo: Rowina BouHarb

The dusting of the library books was possible thanks to volunteers from the Museum Studies and Cultural Heritage Management program at Balamand. Blue Shield and Biladi provided us with the necessary equipment.

Photo: Marie-Nour Hechaime

Archivist Rowina BouHarb dusting Laure Ghorayeb's tryptich “Beyrouth appelle les générations futures"

Photo: Marie-Nour Hechaime

Anne Grillo, French Ambassador to Lebanon, visiting the Museum’s spaces and facilities with the Museum director Zeina Arida. Here, they are viewing Kees van Dongen's portrait of Nicolas Sursock.

Photo: Rowina BouHarb

Anne Grillo, French Ambassador to Lebanon, visiting the Museum’s spaces and facilities with the previous Museum director Zeina Arida. Here, they are viewing Philippe Mourani's portrait of Nicolas Sursock.

Photo: Rowina BouHarb

Our 2024 Supporters

Patrons

Robert Matta Foundation | Kamal Tabet

Donors

Friends of the museum

PLATINUM MEMBERS

Della Tamari | Anonymous Member

GOLD MEMBERS

SILVER MEMBERS

Artist Donors

Sursock Museum wishes to acknowledge all the donors and buyers at the cocktail and auction in New York on May 2024 hosted by Karim and Diala Tabet. We would like to thank the generous donation of works that helped raise funds to the museum by the following artists:

Samia Halaby | Rayyane Tabet | Walid Raad | Nabil Nahas

With special thanks to the Ilili Restaurants for the catering services.

In-Kind Donors

Special thanks to our events sponsors:

Chateau Marsyas | Double Shake | Matisse Events | Wicked Solutions

Our 2023 Supporters

Donors

Contributors

Thanks to all the individuals who acquired artworks at the gala auction.

Supporters

Ibrahim Daher | Thierry Forien | Louis Nègre | George Saadé | Samia Saouma

Friends of the museum

GOLD MEMBERS

SILVER MEMBERS

Artist donors

In October 2023, Sursock Museum held a fundraising auction as part of the gala dinner in Paris. We would like to thank the generous donation of works that helped raise funds to the museum.

Said Baalbaki | Ali Cherri | Simone Fattal | Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige | Hussein Madi

With special thanks to Imane Farès Gallery and Saleh Barakat Gallery.

In-kind donations

Commercial Insurance | IXIR | Tinol

Special thanks to our events sponsor Chateau Marsyas

Please consider making a donation online or via direct transfer here.

Our 2020-2022 Supporters

We’re overwhelmed by the incredible solidarity we received following the Beirut port explosion, and are grateful to all those who have supported the Museum so far, whether through checking in; asking about us; volunteering; or donating. We extend our deepest gratitude to all those who helped us in myriad ways.

Situated a mere 800 meters from the explosion site, the Sursock Museum was severely impacted. The reconstruction works needed to restore the Museum to its original state are estimated at 3 million USD.

With your help, we have raised a total of 2,376,751 USD, of which 2,086,031 USD come from grants; 58,231 USD from institutions; 152,591 USD from fundraisers; 40,000 USD from corporations; and 39,897 USD from individual donations. This is a great stepping stone to recovery, for which we are immensely grateful.

The International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas (ALIPH) has granted us 500,000 USD to fully weatherproof the building.

The French Ministry of Culture is supporting the restoration of the Museum’s colorful stained glass, as well as its historic first floor, including the Salon Arabe. This support amounts to 500,000 Euros.

The Government of Italy and UNESCO jointly donated 965,000 USD in support of the rehabilitation and reopening of the Sursock Museum, through the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) and under UNESCO’s flagship initiative Li Beirut.

The Goethe-Institut gave us a grant of 10,000 USD to purchase rehousing and conservation material for our archive.

The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC) and Culture Resource are supporting the Museum's programmatic efforts through a 40,000 USD grant.

Shaikha Mai bint Mohammed Al-Khalifa, President of the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities, has raised 98,231 USD for the benefit of the Museum on behalf of the Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage, among other entities.

Grants

International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas (ALIPH)
French Ministry of Culture
Government of Italy and UNESCO
Goethe-Institut
Arab Fund for Arts and Culture – AFAC

Institutional donors

Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage
Association pour le design et l'art
Make Your Mark

Corporate donors

DHL

Fundraisers

ArtScoops/Nada Boulos Auction
Abraham Karabajakian collection/Artenuovo collection
Christie's

In-kind donations

Beirut Museum of Art (BeMA)
Biladi
Blue Shield
CANVAS
Institut national du patrimoine
Mailchimp
Mind the gap
Mitsulift
Pierre Dammous & Partners
Tinol Paints
Saint-Gobain
Warde

Individual donors

Artist donors*

Gregory Buchakjian | Christine Safa | Magda Malkoun | Hale Tenger | Post Industrial Crafts.

*The support we’ve received from artists has been heartwarming and overwhelming. We may have missed some artists’ initiatives not mentioned here; we apologize if we have. If you have donated your work to the benefit of the Museum or other cultural institutions, please make sure you inform us by sending an email to [email protected]

People who support the Museum through the purchase of an artwork gifted by Hale Tenger

Volunteers

ALIPH grants the Sursock Museum 500,000 USD to weatherproof the building

Within the framework of its Action Plan for Beirut's heritage, the International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas (ALIPH) granted the Sursock Museum a total of 500,000 USD dedicated to the stabilization and waterproofing of the Museum. This initiative took place in collaboration with the Arab Fund of Arts and Culture (AFAC) and as an extension of the mission carried out by the International Council of Museums (ICOM).

https://www.aliph-foundation.org/

French Ministry of Culture supports the reconstruction of the Museum's historic first floor

The French Ministry of Culture and the Sursock Museum have signed an agreement to support and fund the restoration of the Museum's colorful stained glass, as well as its historic first floor, including the Salon Arabe. We are deeply grateful for this generous initiative, which significantly supports the Museum's reconstruction and restoration efforts.

https://www.culture.gouv.fr/

The Government of Italy and UNESCO donated 965,000 USD to the Sursock Museum

The Government of Italy and UNESCO jointly donated 965,000 USD in support of the rehabilitation and reopening of the Sursock Museum, through the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) and under UNESCO's flagship initiative Li Beirut. The Italian funds will be invested over the course of one year to ultimately contribute to reopening the museum to the public through the implementation of rehabilitation works while providing adequate conditions to preserve the heritage and the collections and making them available to the public.

https://en.unesco.org/

Goethe-Institut gives support to acquire rehousing material

In the aftermath of the Beirut port explosion, the Goethe-Institut is set up to fund to support cultural institutions that were impacted by the blast. The Sursock Museum, one of the beneficiaries of the grant, will use the received fund of 10,000 USD to acquire specialized equipment, as well as rehousing and preservation materials, which are not available in Lebanon.

https://www.goethe.de/ins/lb/en/index.html

Marwan T. Assaf

Marwan T. Assaf is generously supporting the conservation of the Sursock Museum collection.

Abraham Karabajakian; Artenuovo collection; Artscoops; and Nada Boulos Auction team up to support the Sursock Museum

In September 2020, ArtScoops and Nada Boulos Auction held an online auction of works from Abraham Karabajakian's collection and the Artenuovo collection, featuring modern and contemporary artists. 7% of the hammer price of each lot, donated by both the sellers and the auction house, was dedicated to the restoration of the Sursock Museum.

https://artscoops.com/

http://www.nadaboulosauction.com/

Christie's

In November 2020, Christie's held a charity auction under "We Are All Beirut" to help the Lebanese capital rebuild its cultural scene following the devastating port explosion of 4 August 2020. The proceeds of the auction were entrusted to the Arab Funds for Arts and Culture (AFAC) to support the rebuilding of the art community in Beirut and were subsequently redistributed to institutions that were impacted by the explosion, including the Sursock Museum.

https://www.christies.com/

Beirut Museum of Art (BeMA) supports the collections's dusting campaign

The dusting of all the artworks that were on display at the time of the explosion, as well as the works that were in the storage, was headed by conservator Kerstin Khalife. This campaign was made possible thanks to the generous support of BeMA and its talented restoration team. The dusting of all the artwork was completed in October 2020.

http://www.bema.museum/Bema/Home

Volunteers support books and archive's dusting campaign

We're deeply thankful for the volunteering graduates of the Master's program in Museum Studies and Cultural Heritage Management at the University of Balamand, who worked tirelessly to dust the library books and archives. Their involvement was facilitated by the program director Nadine Panayot, for whom we are grateful. We also extend our gratitude to Blue Sheild and Biladi for providing us with the specialized tools and equipment that are instrumental for this campaign. The dusting campaign of the books and archives was led by our archivist Rowina BouHarb.

https://blueshieldlebanon.org/

http://biladi.org/

ALIPH and INP support the restoration of paper-based works

A total of 26 works on paper were damaged following the explosion. A graduate of the Institut national du Patrimoine (INP), conservator Caroline Gelot worked at the Museum’s restoration workshop to restore part of the damaged paper-based works, many of which present tears, creases, or abrasions. Caroline’s mission was generously supported by ALIPH and coordinated by INP.

https://www.aliph-foundation.org/

http://www.inp.fr/

INP donates conservation material to the Museum

In a generous gesture, INP donated crucial conservation and rehousing material, including conservation boxes, cotton gloves, brushes, latex sponges, and vacuum cleaners. We’re very thankful for this donation, which will help us move forward with our dusting campaign, and rehouse archival material.

http://www.inp.fr/

CANVAS supports the Sursock Museum's outreach efforts

Following the Beirut port explosion, CANVAS lent a helping hand to the Sursock Museum by publishing a full-page call for donations in each of their issues. This generous gesture helped to increase the Museum's audience reach and sensitized the magazine's readership to the tremendous ordeal facing cultural institutions in Beirut after the explosion.

https://read.canvasonline.com/

Mind the gap offers the Sursock Museum their expertise

Mind the gap has been the Sursock Museum's design and communication agency since 2011. Their support following the Beirut port explosion has been heart-warming. By offering their know-how and consultancy, Mind the gap is helping us to reach a wider audience.

https://mindthegap.agency/

Mitsulift supports the Sursock Museum

Following the Beirut port explosion, the Museum’s visitor elevators, as well as the service lift, primarily used to transport artworks, were badly damaged. Mitsulift will support the Sursock Museum’s reconstruction efforts through an in-kind donation.

https://www.mitsulift.com/

Pierre Dammous & Partners contribute to the rebuilding of the Sursock Museum

The Sursock Museum is benefiting immensely from the consulting expertise of Pierre Dammous & Partners. We're deeply grateful for the know-how of their electromechanical consultants, who are providing critical and crucial input to the reconstruction of the Museum.

http://www.pdammous.com

Tinol Paints

The museum receives paint for each exhibition from TINOL PAINTS. Their support is essential for our scenography and they have been an operational partner for the last six years.

https://www.tinol.com/

Saint-Gobain donated stained glass for the restoration of the façade; in addition to the construction material

Saint-Gobain provided much-needed support to the Museum through the donation of the stained glass needed to restore the Museum's colorful facade. In addition, they donated construction materials, which will help us replace the collapsed and damaged gypsum ceilings and walls throughout the building.

https://www.saint-gobain.com/en

Warde upholsters Salon Arabe cushions

Thanks to Warde’s support, we were able to upholster the cushions in the Salon Arabe.

http://www.warde.com/home

Our supporters

Our 2024 Supporters

Patrons

Donors

Friends of the museum

Artist Donors

In-Kind Donors

Our 2023 Supporters

Donors

Contributors

Supporters

Friends of the museum

Artist donors

In-kind donations

Our 2020-2022 Supporters

Grants

Institutional donors

Corporate donors

Fundraisers

In-kind donations

Individual donors

Artist donors*

People who support the Museum through the purchase of an artwork gifted by Hale Tenger

Volunteers

ALIPH grants the Sursock Museum 500,000 USD to weatherproof the building

French Ministry of Culture supports the reconstruction of the Museum's historic first floor

The Government of Italy and UNESCO donated 965,000 USD to the Sursock Museum

Goethe-Institut gives support to acquire rehousing material

Marwan T. Assaf

Abraham Karabajakian; Artenuovo collection; Artscoops; and Nada Boulos Auction team up to support the Sursock Museum

Christie's

Beirut Museum of Art (BeMA) supports the collections's dusting campaign

Volunteers support books and archive's dusting campaign

ALIPH and INP support the restoration of paper-based works

INP donates conservation material to the Museum

CANVAS supports the Sursock Museum's outreach efforts

Mind the gap offers the Sursock Museum their expertise

Mitsulift supports the Sursock Museum

Pierre Dammous & Partners contribute to the rebuilding of the Sursock Museum

Tinol Paints

Saint-Gobain donated stained glass for the restoration of the façade; in addition to the construction material

Warde upholsters Salon Arabe cushions

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