When Private Homes Become Museums: Transforming the Sursock Palace after the Beirut Blast
Channel: ALIPH Foundation
Date: 2021-04-08

This webinar was jointly hosted by ALIPH (International alliance for the protection of heritage in conflict areas) and ICOM (International council of museums) on 19 March 2021 

Opening remarks:
Sarkis Khoury, Director General, Directorate General of Antiquities, Lebanon
Valéry Freland, Executive Director, ALIPH

Speakers:
Mary Cochrane, Owner, Sursock Palace
Ben Cowell, General Director, Historic Houses, UK
Yvonne Ploum, Director ErfgoedAcademie, the Netherlands, and Chair of ICOM DEMHIST
Luma Hamdan, Director, Darat al Funun, Jordan
Laure Barthélemy-Labeeuw, Curator, Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, France

Closing remarks:
Anne-Marie Afeiche, Director General, General Council of Museums, Lebanon

Moderated by Maja Kominko, Scientific and Programs Director, ALIPH