Sursock Museum
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Sursock Museum is a prominent modern and contemporary art museum housed in a historic villa in the Achrafieh district of Beirut, Lebanon.
All labels observed (1)
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| Sursock Museum canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6805758 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sursock Museum Context triple: [Achrafieh, hasLandmark, Sursock Museum]
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A.
Slater Memorial Museum
Slater Memorial Museum is an art and history museum in Norwich, Connecticut, known for its extensive collection of fine and decorative arts, including notable plaster casts of classical sculptures.
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B.
Heckscher Museum of Art
The Heckscher Museum of Art is a regional art museum in Huntington, New York, known for its collection of American and European paintings, works on paper, and its role in Long Island’s cultural life.
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C.
Berman Museum
The Berman Museum is an art and history museum in Anniston, Alabama, known for its eclectic collection of fine art, historical artifacts, and weaponry from around the world.
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D.
Parrish Art Museum
The Parrish Art Museum is a museum in Southampton, New York, renowned for its collection and exhibitions of American art with a particular focus on artists of Long Island’s East End.
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E.
Putnam Museum
The Putnam Museum is a regional history and natural science museum in Davenport, Iowa, known for its educational exhibits, IMAX theater, and focus on the culture and environment of the Quad Cities area.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sursock Museum Target entity description: Sursock Museum is a prominent modern and contemporary art museum housed in a historic villa in the Achrafieh district of Beirut, Lebanon.
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A.
Slater Memorial Museum
Slater Memorial Museum is an art and history museum in Norwich, Connecticut, known for its extensive collection of fine and decorative arts, including notable plaster casts of classical sculptures.
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B.
Heckscher Museum of Art
The Heckscher Museum of Art is a regional art museum in Huntington, New York, known for its collection of American and European paintings, works on paper, and its role in Long Island’s cultural life.
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C.
Berman Museum
The Berman Museum is an art and history museum in Anniston, Alabama, known for its eclectic collection of fine art, historical artifacts, and weaponry from around the world.
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D.
Parrish Art Museum
The Parrish Art Museum is a museum in Southampton, New York, renowned for its collection and exhibitions of American art with a particular focus on artists of Long Island’s East End.
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E.
Putnam Museum
The Putnam Museum is a regional history and natural science museum in Davenport, Iowa, known for its educational exhibits, IMAX theater, and focus on the culture and environment of the Quad Cities area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art museum
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historic house museum ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Italianate architecture
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Neo-Mamluk architecture ⓘ |
| collectionType |
Lebanese art
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Middle Eastern art ⓘ contemporary art ⓘ modern art ⓘ |
| country | Lebanon ⓘ |
| damagedBy | Beirut explosion of 4 August 2020 ⓘ |
| founder | Nicolas Sursock ⓘ |
| hasArchitectForRenovation |
Jacques Aboukhaled
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Jean-Michel Wilmotte ⓘ |
| hasBasementLevels | 2 ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
installations
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paintings ⓘ photographs ⓘ prints ⓘ sculptures ⓘ video art ⓘ |
| hasExhibitionSpace | approximately 8,500 square meters ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
auditorium
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bookshop ⓘ café ⓘ exhibition galleries ⓘ library ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://sursock.museum/ ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic villa ⓘ |
| heritageSignificance | major cultural landmark in Beirut ⓘ |
| inception | 1961 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Achrafieh
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Asia ⓘ Beirut ⓘ Beirut Governorate ⓘ Middle East ⓘ Mount Lebanon region ⓘ
linked to:
Mount Lebanon
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| namedAfter | Nicolas Sursock ⓘ |
| numberOfFloors | 5 ⓘ |
| occupies | Nicolas Sursock’s former villa ⓘ |
| openedToPublic | 1961 ⓘ |
| operator | Municipality of Beirut ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageOfExhibitions |
Arabic
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English ⓘ French ⓘ |
| reopenedAfterRenovation | 2015 ⓘ |
| streetAddress | Rue Sursock ⓘ |
| underwentRenovation | 2008–2015 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sursock Museum Description of subject: Sursock Museum is a prominent modern and contemporary art museum housed in a historic villa in the Achrafieh district of Beirut, Lebanon.
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