George Cyr Costume Collection, 1930

Georges Cyr (1881–1964) was a French painter and pioneer of modern art in Lebanon who taught painting and art history at his Beirut studio in Ain Mraisseh, a vital meeting place for influential Lebanese artists like Shafic Abboud, Elie Kanaan, Omar Onsi, Moustafa Farroukh, Basbous brothers, and others. This collection serves as a valuable visual record of Lebanon and Syria's diverse ethnic communities during the 1930s, offering a vivid glimpse of the region's cultural heritage through Cyr's commitment to preserving local traditions and costumes through art.