Sursock Museum

Ottoman-Venetian villa turned museum of modern art, damaged in 2020 blast

A beautiful 19th-century Ottoman-Venetian villa in Achrafieh that serves as Beirut's principal museum of modern and contemporary art. The building itself — with its ornate ironwork, tiled floors, and stained-glass windows — is as much the attraction as the collection. Damaged in the 2020 port explosion and undergoing restoration; check if open before visiting.

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