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National Museum of Beirut

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National Museum of Beirut
National Museum of Beirut
National Museum of Beirut
National Museum of Beirut
National Museum of Beirut
National Museum of Beirut
National Museum of Beirut
National Museum of Beirut
National Museum of Beirut
National Museum of Beirut
National Museum of Beirut
National Museum of Beirut
National Museum of Beirut
National Museum of Beirut
National Museum of Beirut
National Museum of Beirut
National Museum of Beirut
National Museum of Beirut
National Museum of Beirut
National Museum of Beirut
National Museum of Beirut
National Museum of Beirut
National Museum of Beirut
National Museum of Beirut
Phone:
+961 1 426 703

Hours:
Sunday9am - 5pm
MondayClosed
Tuesday9am - 5pm
Wednesday9am - 5pm
Thursday9am - 5pm
Friday9am - 5pm
Saturday9am - 5pm


The National Museum of Beirut is the principal museum of archaeology in Lebanon. The collection was begun after World War I, and the museum was officially opened in 1942. The museum has collections totaling about 100,000 objects, most of which are antiquities and medieval finds from excavations undertaken by the Directorate General of Antiquities. About 1300 artifacts are exhibited, ranging in date from prehistoric times to the medieval Mamluk period. During the 1975 Lebanese Civil War, the museum stood on the front line that separated the warring factions. The museum's Egyptian Revival building and its collection suffered extensive damage in the war, but most of the artifacts were saved by last-minute preemptive measures. Today, after a major renovation, the National Museum of Beirut has regained its former position, especially as a leading collector for ancient Phoenician objects.
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