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Two Months After Blast: Lebanese Artists Aim to Restore Beirut

Published October 5th, 2020 - 08:57 GMT

Beirut's port blast took place on August 4 killing over 190 people and injuring thousands more while also leaving plenty homeless.

Maya Husseini, Lebanese stained glass artist, was willing to retire after decades spent designing colourful windows. However, after the incident she has decided to continue with hopes to return her devastated city alive.

Husseini, the 60-year-old woman, said: "I can't possibly not try to restore what is gone".

Moreover, she is one of several artists slowly starting to restore artworks from the devastated glass in the disaster.

Artwork conservation specialist Gaby Maamary has also offered to restore damaged paintings for free.

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Lebanese stained glass artist Maya Husseini, 60, works on a piece for a cathedral under construction in Jordan, her main project before the Beirut port blast, in her basement workshop on the outskirts of the capital Beirut, on September 18, 2020. ANWAR AMRO / AFP

Lebanese stained glass artist Maya Husseini, 60, works on a piece for a cathedral under construction in Jordan, her main project before the Beirut port blast, in her basement workshop on the outskirts of the capital Beirut, on September 18, 2020. ANWAR AMRO / AFP

Husseini had hoped to retire after decades of designing colourful windows, but now she is overwhelmed with requests after a massive explosion ripped through Beirut on August 4. ANWAR AMRO / AFP

Husseini had hoped to retire after decades of designing colourful windows, but now she is overwhelmed with requests after a massive explosion ripped through Beirut on August 4. ANWAR AMRO / AFP

A collaborator of Lebanese stained glass artist Maya Husseini, works on a piece in her basement workshop on the outskirts of the capital Beirut, on September 18, 2020. ANWAR AMRO / AFP

A collaborator of Lebanese stained glass artist Maya Husseini, works on a piece in her basement workshop on the outskirts of the capital Beirut, on September 18, 2020. ANWAR AMRO / AFP

Gaby Maamary, a Lebanese artwork conservation specialist, examines a 17th-century painting by Italian painter Elena Recco, damaged in the Beirut port blast, at his studio in the capital Beirut on September 17, 2020. ANWAR AMRO / AFP

Gaby Maamary, a Lebanese artwork conservation specialist, examines a 17th-century painting by Italian painter Elena Recco, damaged in the Beirut port blast, at his studio in the capital Beirut on September 17, 2020. ANWAR AMRO / AFP

The blast at the capital's port on August 4 killed more than 190 people, and wounded thousands more as it sent lethal shockwaves pummelling through the city. But it also ravaged dozens of the capital's most cherished heritage buildings. ANWAR AMRO / AFP

The blast at the capital's port on August 4 killed more than 190 people, and wounded thousands more as it sent lethal shockwaves pummelling through the city. But it also ravaged dozens of the capital's most cherished heritage buildings. ANWAR AMRO / AFP

Gaby Maamary, a Lebanese artwork conservation specialist, checks an image scan during an interview at his studio in the capital Beirut on September 17, 2020. The blast at the capital's port on August 4 killed more than 190 people, and wounded thousands more as it sent lethal shockwaves pummelling through the city. But it also ravaged dozens of the capital's mot cherished heritage buildings. ANWAR AMRO / AFP

Gaby Maamary, a Lebanese artwork conservation specialist, checks an image scan during an interview at his studio in the capital Beirut on September 17, 2020. The blast at the capital's port on August 4 killed more than 190 people, and wounded thousands more as it sent lethal shockwaves pummelling through the city. But it also ravaged dozens of the capital's mot cherished heritage buildings. ANWAR AMRO / AFP

Lebanese stained glass artist Maya Husseini, 60, chooses red glass to be used on one of her works in progress, in her basement workshop on the outskirts of the capital Beirut, on September 18, 2020. ANWAR AMRO / AFP

Lebanese stained glass artist Maya Husseini, 60, chooses red glass to be used on one of her works in progress, in her basement workshop on the outskirts of the capital Beirut, on September 18, 2020. ANWAR AMRO / AFP

Husseini had hoped to retire after decades of designing colourful windows, but now she is overwhelmed with requests after a massive explosion ripped through Beirut on August 4. She is one of several artists slowly starting to restore the artworks devastated in disaster. ANWAR AMRO / AFP

Husseini had hoped to retire after decades of designing colourful windows, but now she is overwhelmed with requests after a massive explosion ripped through Beirut on August 4. She is one of several artists slowly starting to restore the artworks devastated in disaster. ANWAR AMRO / AFP

Lebanese stained glass artist Maya Husseini, 60, works on a piece for a cathedral under construction in Jordan, her main project before the Beirut port blast, in her basement workshop on the outskirts of the capital Beirut, on September 18, 2020. ANWAR AMRO / AFP
Husseini had hoped to retire after decades of designing colourful windows, but now she is overwhelmed with requests after a massive explosion ripped through Beirut on August 4. ANWAR AMRO / AFP
A collaborator of Lebanese stained glass artist Maya Husseini, works on a piece in her basement workshop on the outskirts of the capital Beirut, on September 18, 2020. ANWAR AMRO / AFP
Gaby Maamary, a Lebanese artwork conservation specialist, examines a 17th-century painting by Italian painter Elena Recco, damaged in the Beirut port blast, at his studio in the capital Beirut on September 17, 2020. ANWAR AMRO / AFP
The blast at the capital's port on August 4 killed more than 190 people, and wounded thousands more as it sent lethal shockwaves pummelling through the city. But it also ravaged dozens of the capital's most cherished heritage buildings. ANWAR AMRO / AFP
Gaby Maamary, a Lebanese artwork conservation specialist, checks an image scan during an interview at his studio in the capital Beirut on September 17, 2020. The blast at the capital's port on August 4 killed more than 190 people, and wounded thousands more as it sent lethal shockwaves pummelling through the city. But it also ravaged dozens of the capital's mot cherished heritage buildings. ANWAR AMRO / AFP
Lebanese stained glass artist Maya Husseini, 60, chooses red glass to be used on one of her works in progress, in her basement workshop on the outskirts of the capital Beirut, on September 18, 2020. ANWAR AMRO / AFP
Husseini had hoped to retire after decades of designing colourful windows, but now she is overwhelmed with requests after a massive explosion ripped through Beirut on August 4. She is one of several artists slowly starting to restore the artworks devastated in disaster. ANWAR AMRO / AFP
Lebanese stained glass artist Maya Husseini, 60, works on a piece for a cathedral under construction in Jordan, her main project before the Beirut port blast, in her basement workshop on the outskirts of the capital Beirut, on September 18, 2020. ANWAR AMRO / AFP
Lebanese stained glass artist Maya Husseini, 60, works on a piece for a cathedral under construction in Jordan, her main project before the Beirut port blast, in her basement workshop on the outskirts of the capital Beirut, on September 18, 2020. ANWAR AMRO / AFP
Husseini had hoped to retire after decades of designing colourful windows, but now she is overwhelmed with requests after a massive explosion ripped through Beirut on August 4. ANWAR AMRO / AFP
Husseini had hoped to retire after decades of designing colourful windows, but now she is overwhelmed with requests after a massive explosion ripped through Beirut on August 4. ANWAR AMRO / AFP
A collaborator of Lebanese stained glass artist Maya Husseini, works on a piece in her basement workshop on the outskirts of the capital Beirut, on September 18, 2020. ANWAR AMRO / AFP
A collaborator of Lebanese stained glass artist Maya Husseini, works on a piece in her basement workshop on the outskirts of the capital Beirut, on September 18, 2020. ANWAR AMRO / AFP
Gaby Maamary, a Lebanese artwork conservation specialist, examines a 17th-century painting by Italian painter Elena Recco, damaged in the Beirut port blast, at his studio in the capital Beirut on September 17, 2020. ANWAR AMRO / AFP
Gaby Maamary, a Lebanese artwork conservation specialist, examines a 17th-century painting by Italian painter Elena Recco, damaged in the Beirut port blast, at his studio in the capital Beirut on September 17, 2020. ANWAR AMRO / AFP
The blast at the capital's port on August 4 killed more than 190 people, and wounded thousands more as it sent lethal shockwaves pummelling through the city. But it also ravaged dozens of the capital's most cherished heritage buildings. ANWAR AMRO / AFP
The blast at the capital's port on August 4 killed more than 190 people, and wounded thousands more as it sent lethal shockwaves pummelling through the city. But it also ravaged dozens of the capital's most cherished heritage buildings. ANWAR AMRO / AFP
Gaby Maamary, a Lebanese artwork conservation specialist, checks an image scan during an interview at his studio in the capital Beirut on September 17, 2020. The blast at the capital's port on August 4 killed more than 190 people, and wounded thousands more as it sent lethal shockwaves pummelling through the city. But it also ravaged dozens of the capital's mot cherished heritage buildings. ANWAR AMRO / AFP
Gaby Maamary, a Lebanese artwork conservation specialist, checks an image scan during an interview at his studio in the capital Beirut on September 17, 2020. The blast at the capital's port on August 4 killed more than 190 people, and wounded thousands more as it sent lethal shockwaves pummelling through the city. But it also ravaged dozens of the capital's mot cherished heritage buildings. ANWAR AMRO / AFP
Lebanese stained glass artist Maya Husseini, 60, chooses red glass to be used on one of her works in progress, in her basement workshop on the outskirts of the capital Beirut, on September 18, 2020. ANWAR AMRO / AFP
Lebanese stained glass artist Maya Husseini, 60, chooses red glass to be used on one of her works in progress, in her basement workshop on the outskirts of the capital Beirut, on September 18, 2020. ANWAR AMRO / AFP
Husseini had hoped to retire after decades of designing colourful windows, but now she is overwhelmed with requests after a massive explosion ripped through Beirut on August 4. She is one of several artists slowly starting to restore the artworks devastated in disaster. ANWAR AMRO / AFP
Husseini had hoped to retire after decades of designing colourful windows, but now she is overwhelmed with requests after a massive explosion ripped through Beirut on August 4. She is one of several artists slowly starting to restore the artworks devastated in disaster. ANWAR AMRO / AFP

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