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Iconic museum reopens after 3-year repair due to Beirut port blasts

STORY: Iconic museum reopens after 3-year repair due to Beirut port blasts DATELINE: May 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:05:02 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of visitors attending the reopening of the museum 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): RANA NAJJAR, Director of media department at the museum 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): NORMA SALHAB, Visitor STORYLINE: The Sursock Museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art reopened on Friday after three years of repair to its building and collections damaged by massive port explosions in Beirut in 2020. The Sursock Museum succeeded in raising around 2.4 million U.S. dollars to complete the restoration work through financial assistance from the International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas, the French Ministry of Culture, and a 1-million-euro donation from the Italian government under UNESCO's LiBeirut initiative. "Under the LiBeirut initiative, UNESCO and its partners have accomplished much, including rehabilitating 280 educational ins

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-SURSOCK MUSEUM-REOPENING

(230526) -- BEIRUT, May 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People attend a reopening ceremony of the Sursock Museum in Beirut, Lebanon, on May 26, 2023. The Sursock Museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art reopened on Friday after three years of repair to its building and collections damaged by massive port explosions in Beirut in 2020. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-SURSOCK MUSEUM-REOPENING

(230526) -- BEIRUT, May 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Sursock Museum in Beirut, Lebanon, on May 26, 2023. The Sursock Museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art reopened on Friday after three years of repair to its building and collections damaged by massive port explosions in Beirut in 2020. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-SURSOCK MUSEUM-REOPENING

(230526) -- BEIRUT, May 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Sursock Museum in Beirut, Lebanon, on May 26, 2023. The Sursock Museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art reopened on Friday after three years of repair to its building and collections damaged by massive port explosions in Beirut in 2020. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-SURSOCK MUSEUM-REOPENING

(230526) -- BEIRUT, May 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Sursock Museum in Beirut, Lebanon, on May 26, 2023. The Sursock Museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art reopened on Friday after three years of repair to its building and collections damaged by massive port explosions in Beirut in 2020. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-SURSOCK MUSEUM-REOPENING

(230526) -- BEIRUT, May 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman visits the Sursock Museum in Beirut, Lebanon, on May 26, 2023. The Sursock Museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art reopened on Friday after three years of repair to its building and collections damaged by massive port explosions in Beirut in 2020. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-SURSOCK MUSEUM-REOPENING

(230526) -- BEIRUT, May 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor looks at a painting at the Sursock Museum in Beirut, Lebanon, on May 26, 2023. The Sursock Museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art reopened on Friday after three years of repair to its building and collections damaged by massive port explosions in Beirut in 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Zongya)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-SURSOCK MUSEUM-REOPENING

(230526) -- BEIRUT, May 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Sursock Museum in Beirut, Lebanon, on May 26, 2023. The Sursock Museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art reopened on Friday after three years of repair to its building and collections damaged by massive port explosions in Beirut in 2020. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-SURSOCK PALACE-REHABILITATION-UNESCO

(221014) -- BEIRUT, Oct. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Picture shows the rehabilitation work at the Sursock Palace in Beirut, Lebanon, on Oct. 13, 2022. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Thursday announced that it has reached an agreement with the Swiss government and the Sursock Palace Association to finance the rehabilitation of the Sursock Palace, an iconic building damaged by the Beirut port blasts two years ago. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-SURSOCK PALACE-REHABILITATION-UNESCO

(221014) -- BEIRUT, Oct. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Picture shows the rehabilitation work at the Sursock Palace in Beirut, Lebanon, on Oct. 13, 2022. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Thursday announced that it has reached an agreement with the Swiss government and the Sursock Palace Association to finance the rehabilitation of the Sursock Palace, an iconic building damaged by the Beirut port blasts two years ago. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-SURSOCK PALACE-UNESCO-REHABILITATION

(221014) -- BEIRUT, Oct. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The Sursock Palace is pictured in Beirut, Lebanon, on Oct. 13, 2022. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Thursday announced that it has reached an agreement with the Swiss government and the Sursock Palace Association to finance the rehabilitation of the Sursock Palace, an iconic building damaged by the Beirut port blasts two years ago. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-SURSOCK PALACE-UNESCO-REHABILITATION

(221014) -- BEIRUT, Oct. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An interior view of the Sursock Palace is pictured in Beirut, Lebanon, on Oct. 13, 2022. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Thursday announced that it has reached an agreement with the Swiss government and the Sursock Palace Association to finance the rehabilitation of the Sursock Palace, an iconic building damaged by the Beirut port blasts two years ago. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-SURSOCK PALACE-UNESCO-REHABILITATION

(221014) -- BEIRUT, Oct. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An interior view of the Sursock Palace is pictured in Beirut, Lebanon, on Oct. 13, 2022. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Thursday announced that it has reached an agreement with the Swiss government and the Sursock Palace Association to finance the rehabilitation of the Sursock Palace, an iconic building damaged by the Beirut port blasts two years ago. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-CEDAR ART EXHIBITION

(220530) -- BEIRUT, May 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People visit a cedar art exhibition at Sursock Palace in Beirut, Lebanon, on May 30, 2022. The exhibition is aimed at raising funds to contribute to the restoration of Sursock Palace, which was damaged in the Beirut port explosions. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-CEDAR ART EXHIBITION

(220530) -- BEIRUT, May 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman looks at an artwork during a cedar art exhibition at Sursock Palace in Beirut, Lebanon, on May 30, 2022. The exhibition is aimed at raising funds to contribute to the restoration of Sursock Palace, which was damaged in the Beirut port explosions. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-CEDAR ART EXHIBITION

(220530) -- BEIRUT, May 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People visit a cedar art exhibition at Sursock Palace in Beirut, Lebanon, on May 30, 2022. The exhibition is aimed at raising funds to contribute to the restoration of Sursock Palace, which was damaged in the Beirut port explosions. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-CEDAR ART EXHIBITION

(220530) -- BEIRUT, May 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man visits a cedar art exhibition at Sursock Palace in Beirut, Lebanon, on May 30, 2022. The exhibition is aimed at raising funds to contribute to the restoration of Sursock Palace, which was damaged in the Beirut port explosions. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)