Sursock Museum Museum

Address: Sursock Museum, Rue Sursock, Beirut, Lebanon

Website: https://sursock.museum/

Hours: Typically Tue-Sun 10:00am-6:00pm, closed Mondays (subject to change)

Admission: LBP and USD donations accepted; regular admission information not publicly standardized (contact museum)

The Sursock Museum is a museum of modern and contemporary art housed in a historic family villa in Beirut. It presents temporary exhibitions alongside a collection of works by Lebanese and regional artists.

Gallery spaces are arranged within the villa’s rooms and in purpose-built exhibition areas, allowing a mix of period interiors and contemporary display. Programming commonly includes painting, sculpture and mixed-media shows as well as cultural events and publications.

The villa was owned by the Sursock family and converted to a public museum to display private collections and to promote the arts. The museum has undergone conservation and restoration work to maintain the building and galleries while accommodating exhibition needs.

Located in the Achrafieh district of Beirut, the museum sits on a well-known street in the city and is accessible on foot from nearby central neighbourhoods.

• Collections and exhibitions: Exhibitions typically focus on Lebanese and regional modern and contemporary art, arranged across several small to medium galleries within the villa.

What to See#

• Historic villa and galleries: The museum occupies a historic Beirut villa that contains period rooms and galleries for a rotating programme of modern and contemporary art exhibitions.

Sursock Museum sits on Rue Sursock in the Achrafieh district of Beirut. From downtown Beirut it’s about a 10-20 minute taxi ride depending on traffic; it’s an easy walk from Nejmeh Square (roughly 2.5 km) for those who prefer to cross neighborhoods. There is limited on-street parking nearby; many visitors arrive by taxi or ride-hailing services.

• Visit the second-floor salons to see how the Sursock family lived - the staircases and plasterwork receive less attention than the art.
• Check the museum's calendar: contemporary exhibitions rotate frequently and are often better than the permanent collection for a single short visit.
• Arrive by taxi or on foot from Hamra/Ashrafieh rather than trying to park; the surrounding streets are narrow and busy.