On the 4th of August 2020 a devastating explosion destroyed large parts of Beirut, including some of the city’s most treasured heritage.
Maya Husseini is a Beirut-based stained glass artist who saw 20 years of her work largely destroyed by the explosion.
Her work and the aftermath of the explosion were featured in multiple news outlets including:
-BCC World Service- Outlook, Beirut in stained glass: rebuilding a broken city
-Sursock Museum: Watch the Museum’s façade transform day-after-day, as we install the colorful glasses on its windows
– Restauration des vitraux du Musée Nicolas Sursock terminés
– This is Lebanon: إبداع نسائي غير محدود… تعرّفوا على صانعة لوحات الزجاج الملوّن
– BBC News: Beirut blast – Painstakingly restored stained glass destroyed in seconds
– New York Times: The Beirut Blast Shattered Her Masterpieces. Now, the Rebuilding Starts.
– Vidimus: A Ray of Light through the Lebanese Tragedy
– Radiotelevisione svizzera: La vetraia di Beirut. Il Libano si rialza
– Middle East Monitor: ‘My life’s work is destroyed,’ laments artist after Beirut explosion– – L’ebdaa by Rouba on Facebook: Maya Husseini – Lebanese Stained Glass Artist
– TF1: A Beyrouth, cette artiste rénove les vitraux soufflés des églises- Le journal du week-end.
– The961.com: Lebanese Artist Will Recreate The Stained Glass Façade Of Sursock Museum
-AlGhad TV: فنانون يعيدون الروح لبعض التحف واللوحات التي نال منها انفجار
– Beirut Today: video on Facebook
– Reuters: A life’s work shattered stained glass artist counts cost of Beirut blast
– CBC’s As It Happens: Beiruts’ historic stained glass shattered in minutes
– Al Arabiya: Decades of stained glass artist’s work obliterated in Beirut blast
– LBC: عمل العمر الضائع فنانة زجاج ملون تتحسر على خسائر انفجار بيروت
– L’Orient-Le Jour: Maya Husseini : On va reconstruire Beyrouth et restaurer ses vitraux brisés
These include the following churches and museums.
Sursock Museum, before and after
Cathedrale Saint Louis des Capucins/St. Louis Cathedral,
National Evangelical Church of Beirut
Stained glass from the 19th century that Maya Husseini renovated:
Terra Santa Church Gemmayzeh
Eglise Maronite de Saint Elie
Maya Husseini 