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40,211 (2009) [1] Director. Anne-Marie Ofeish [2] The National Museum of Beirut (Arabic: متحف بيروت الوطنيّ, Matḥaf Bayrūt al-waṭanī) is the principal museum of archaeology in Lebanon. The collection begun after World War I, and the museum was officially opened in 1942. The museum has collections totaling about 100,000 ...
The Beit Beirut in 2011. The Museum and Urban Cultural Center of Beirut or colloquially; Bayt Beirut/Barakat (Arabic: بيت بيروت / بركات; literally "the house of Beirut/Barakat") is a venue serving as a war memorial museum and artwork showcasing center dedicated to portraying the history of Beirut, with a particular focus on the Lebanese Civil War from artistic point of views.
Over 130,000 people visited the museum within its first ten days of being open. [6] According to museum officials, within the first three months, the museum had nearly 300,000 visitors, including many from Egypt and the Persian Gulf, Lebanon, and other foreigners. [7] As of 2017, the museum had over 1.6 million visitors. [8]
Debbane Palace. Gibran Museum [9] Lebanese Heritage Museum [10] Lebanese Marine and Wildlife Museum. Lebanese Military Museum. Mim Museum [11] Moussa Castle [12] Modern And Contemporary Art Museum. Museum of Lebanese Prehistory [13]
Location. Beirut, Lebanon. Coordinates. 33°53′34.59″N 35°30′58.42″E / 33.8929417°N 35.5162278°E / 33.8929417; 35.5162278. Type. modern art and contemporary art. Website. sursock.museum. The Sursock Museum (Arabic: قصر سرسق), officially known as the Nicolas Ibrahim Sursock Museum, is a modern and contemporary art ...
MIM Museum is a private museum in Beirut, Lebanon. The museum displays more than 2000 minerals, representing 450 different species from 70 countries, and is considered one of the most significant private collections of minerals in the world.It opened in 2013. The museum also hosts an exhibition of marine and flying fossils from Lebanon.
Lebanese people. The history of Lebanon covers the history of the modern Republic of Lebanon and the earlier emergence of Greater Lebanon under the French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon, as well as the previous history of the region, covered by the modern state.
History. The Archaeological Museum of the American University of Beirut (AUB Archaeological Museum) was formed in 1868, after Luigi Palma di Cesnola gifted a collection of Cypriot pottery to the newly formed American University of Beirut. [2] Georges Post was the first curator of this collection and Morris Jesup donated the funds for ...