Vision
The Sursock Museum is the modern and contemporary art cultural institution of Beirut and Lebanon, and its main public platform for debate, critical thinking, learning and unlearning. It aims to be the main caretaker of the collective memory of the city of Beirut in its multiple identities and complexities at the heart of Lebanon and the region.
Mission
To achieve its vision, the Sursock Museum shall host a diverse interdisciplinary program of exhibitions, talks, performances and screenings of local, regional and international creative thinkers. Through residencies and open access to its extensive archives and spaces it will incubate new publications and research, cultural projects and experimentations in new media. the Museum will host various learning programs accessible to a wide audience through debates, internships, mediators, workshops and fellowships, in partnerships with local and international schools, universities, and scientific institutions. To increase its relevance and outreach to the widest audience possible of citizens, residents and visitors of all ages, the Museum will be free of charge, trilingual, and its collection will travel to other cities in Lebanon.
Goals
Present two large-scale and three medium-scale exhibitions annually
Digitize its archives and collection and make them accessible online
Host two resident artists and historians each year
Organize two annual series of cultural conferences
Hold monthly public screenings and talks in its auditorium
Conduct and publish research on modern and contemporary art
Expand its reach to 200,000 visitors per year from across Lebanon
Present one traveling exhibition of collection highlights beyond Beirut annually
Acquire works by Lebanese artists to strengthen and diversify its collection