Beirut's beautifully restored Sursock Museum reopens after port blast

People stand outside Lebanon's Sursock Museum during its reopening on May 26, following the completion of rehabilitation works that the museum underwent after being damaged in August 2020 port blast in Beirut. Photo: Reuters

Lebanon's gracious Sursock Museum reopened on Friday, more than two years after a catastrophic explosion at Beirut port devastated the architectural gem and its modern and contemporary art collection.

One of history's biggest non-nuclear explosions, the blast on Aug 4, 2020 destroyed much of Beirut port and surrounding areas, killing more than 215 people and injuring over 6,500.