The Municipal Cultural Center in Jbeil honored the artist Samaan Samaan in an exhibition on the 5th of April 2010.
On the day of opening, the artist's daughter, Mrs. Nuhad Samaan-Hage said:
I would like to take the opportunity to talk about my father, one time with sadness for his suffering in his last days and the loss of my brother Jean, and another with great pride of his various culture, for he was a teacher, an artist, and an honest trader with political thought and developmental opinions for his city.
I believe that Samaan's ability of expression is the main character that made him a knowledgeable and special person.
A humble man, who preferred human qualities more than appearances, inspired us to respect people for their human traits.
Last, but not least, we would like to give special thanks to the one who thought about honoring Samaan, the creative artist, who is always trying to give Byblos, the Alphabet City, its natural and glorious role in cultural and developmental aspects. Dr. Joseph Antoine Chami, and all the members of the Municipal Council, and all the members of the Cultural Council too, and of course to all who contributed to this activity.
I would like to mention that, just because we didn't have enough room for all his paintings, we only collected the ones in his five children's houses, while the others with different topics and sizes are still hanged in churches and convents and other houses.
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