Sursock Museum is one of the most prominent museums in Beirut. It represents an important landmark of the city’s cultural scene. Not only does it have a distinct architecture, but also an impressive interior. In this episode, Rana takes us a journey down memory lane, recounting how the museum evolved from being a beautiful palace to hosting local and international art exhibitions then being unfortunately hit by the Beirut blast.
Lebanese Arabic Transcript and English Contextual Translation
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بتذكّر أوّل مرّة سافرت مع خيّي على فرنسا، تخانقنا كتير. هو بدّو يزور الأماكن اللي بتسلّي بالنسبة إلو، وأنا بدّي قضّي وقتي بين المتاحف العالميّة! متاحف جمع كلمة متحف وبتعني museum بالإنكليزي. من بعد هالرحلة، رجعت علبنان مقرّرة إتعرّف أكثر على متاحف بلدنا، وهيدا اللي صار!
I remember that the first time I traveled with my brother to France, we fought a lot. He wants to visit the places that are amusing according to him, and I want to spend my time between international museums! Matehif is the plural form of the word Mathaf and it means museum in English. After this trip, I came back to Lebanon determined to get to know more the museums of our country, and this is what happened!
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البداية كانت مع متحف سرسق بالأشرفية بيروت، يلّي رح خبركن عنو بحلقة اليوم من لانغويج وايف معي أنا رنا. خليكن عالسمع!
The beginning was with Sursock Museum in Achrafieh Beirut, which I will be telling you about in today’s episode of Language Wave with me, Rana. Stay tuned!
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بيهدف متحف سرسق للفنّ الحديث والمعاصر للحفاظ وعرض الأعمال المحلية والعالمية. بالإضافة للمعارض العديدة، (معارض جمع معرض، يعني يلّي بتتنظم كل سنة بهالمتحف، فيكن تشاركو كمان بورش عمل أو workshops للولاد، عروض أفلام، محادثات فنّيّة، أو إذا كان حظّكن حلو متلي، توقيع كتاب.
Sursock Museum for modern and contemporary art aims at preserving and showcasing local and international works. In addition to the numerous exhibitions (Ma‘ared is the plural form of Ma‘rad, which means exhibition) that are organized every year in this museum, you can also participate in workshops for kids, movie screenings, art discussions, or if you are lucky like I am, a book signing.