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A restored collection of paintings at the Beirut Museum of Art hopes to inspire a revival of arts and culture in Lebanon after the devastation of the 2020 port explosion

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Video. Beirut exhibition displays restored art after 2020 port blast

Updated: 21/01/2022 - 18:31 GMT+1

At the Beirut Museum of Art, a collection of restored Lebanese paintings, once destroyed by the 2020 port explosion, have gone back on display

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