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Ameen Rihani
Museum
Dedicated to the Lebanese-American author and thinker Ameen
Rihani, the museum, situated in his hometown Freike, Lebanon, diaplays the author's
biography, works in both English and Arabic, translations, tributes, manuscripts, letters,
works of art, newspaper clippings, belongings, and personal gifts from world leaders.
Founder of The Arab American Literature, Ameen Rihani was the First Lebanese Arab to
introduce free verse to modern Arabic poetry, and to write and publish a novel in English.
Web: www.ameenrihani.org |
AUB Archeological
Museum
Founded in 1868, the AUB Museum, is the third oldest Museum in
the Near East. Today the Museum exhibits a wide range of artifacts from Lebanon and
neighbouring countries tracing man's progress in the Near East from the Early Stone Age to
the Islamic period. Opening Hours Monday to Friday 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, closed during
official and AUB holidays. Ras Beirut, Bliss Street, 01-350000. P.0.B. 236-9, Beirut,
Lebanon. Telfax 01-340549. Email: museum@aub.edu.lb
Web:http://ddc.aub.edu.lb/projects/museum/ |
Baalbek Museum
Diplays some 20 statues and several smaller artifacts from
the Bronze and Hellenistic eras and, most outstandingly, the 200 years of Roman rule
during which the temples were built. The
museum’s main value lies in the maps and photographs interpreting how and why the
temples were built. There is also an interesting exhibition by the German photographer
Herman Burckhardt of the ruins, and the Turkmen and Bedouin tribes who lived in the area.
The Museum was opened in 1988 to commemorate the 100th
anniversary of Emperor Wilhelm II’s visit to Baalbeck. Open daily from 10:30 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. Address: Baalbeck Citadel, Tel: 08-370520. |
Beirut National Museum
Offering a 7000 years old permanent collection, Lebanon's National Museum exibits
a wide vriety of artifacts (sarcophagi, mosaics, jewelry, coins, ceramics, woodwork,
weapons) excavated from different archeological sites all over the country. It covers
the Prehistoric age, the Bronze age and the Iron age as well as the Hellenistic Roman,
Byzantine and Arab conquest and Mamluk periods. The Museum’s three floor building
offers to the public an audiovisual room and a gift shop. Open Tuesday to Sunday from 9:00
a.m. to 6:00 p.m., closed on Monday. Beirut, Museum (Mathaf) Square,
Tel: 01-612298, 01-612260, 01-426703. Web: www.beirutnationalmuseum.com |
Beiteddine Museum
The Museum displays objects from the Phoenician era to the XIXth century. It
comprises arms, costumes, jewelry and a unique collection of Byzantine mosaics.pen daily
from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., closed on Monday (summer); open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m. (winter). Beiteddine: 05-500077, 05-500003. |
Bsous Silk Museum
Housed in a restored silk factory, the Bsous
Silk Museum offers an indepth look into an industry that prospered in Lebanon during the
19th Century and half of the 20th Cettury.Visitors can learn about the artistic technique of silk-making. Opening hours: May 6 - August 3, 10am-6pm. Bsous,
Aley, Tel: 01-350076, 01-744222. |
Byblos
Archeological Museum
The museum offers an overview of the excavations undertaken in Byblos. The history of
Byblos, from Prehistory to the Arab and Medieval periods, is illustrated and associated
with objects related to these periods as well as thematic panels shedding light on the
daily life of the inhabitants. Open daily from 9:00 a.m to 6:00 p.m., Byblos Citadel site,
Tel: 09-540001 |
Byblos Fossils
Museum
Located in an alley of the main souk, the Museum exhibits a wide variety of fossils,
featuring mainly fish, found in the area of Byblos as well as other Lebanese regions. A
number of rare specimens come from private collections in addition to the museum’s
collection. Open daily from 9:00 a.m to 6:00 p.m., Byblos (Jbeil). |
Cilicia Museum
The Museum of the Armenian Catholicossate of Cilicia diplays relics and reliquaries, a
collection of gold and silver plates from the XVIIth to the XIXth centuries, embroideries
and liturgical costumes, manuscripts, as well as a series of illuminations, miniatures and
Khatchkars (Armenian funerary steles). One of the museum’s halls exhibits a
collection of modern artworks by Armenian painters and sculptors from Lebanon and the
diaspora. Opening Hours: Tuesday to Saturday 10 am to 5 pm (last entry 4 pm) Sunday 10 am
to 1 pm (last entry 12 am) Antelias, Armenian Catholiccossate of Cilicia, Tel:
01-410001, 01-410003, 04-410550.Email:cathcil@cathcil.org, Web: www.cathcil.org |
Dorothy Salhab Kazemi Museum
The museum presents a collection of about 150 ceramic pieces executed by the
artist. Open every Tues & Sat. 10am to 5pm. Visits on request. Roumieh,
Salhab building, 04-865419. |
Gibran Khalil Gibran Museum
The Museum, and ancient convent embedded in a rock fac, presents the life of the
Lebanese writer, poet and painter Gibran Khalil Gibran (1883-1931) and exhibits a
collection of manuscripts, photos and paintings as well as a selection of furniture that
belonged to the philosopher. Open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m (Summer).Closed on Monday
(winter). Bsharreh, Tel: 06-671137. Web: www.khalilgibran.org
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Hakel Fossils Museum
The museum displays a wide range of fish and renown fossils that bear special
Latin appellations. Specimens are offered at affordable prices. Rare and unique pieces are
not for sale. Hakel has provided museums, colleges and fossil collectors around the world
with fossilized fish. Open Monday to Sunday from 8,30am to 7pm. Hakel, Bejjeh, Jbeil, Tel:
03-708287, Email: expohakel@hotmail.com |
Hall of Fame Museum
The Hall of Fame houses some 50 silicone-animated statues of Lebanese and
international celebrities in the political, artistic and cultural fields. The animation
provides some of the displayed statues with the ability to move, talk and sing. Open daily
9am to 8pm. Zouk Mosbeh, Jeita Road, Tel: 09-225303, 09-225202 |
History Museum of
Saida
Built in 1721, the Debbané family house was converted into a museum illustrating by its
walls the various aspects of the Arab Ottoman architecture. It displays a historical
presentation of the city as well as related objects, texts, documents and manuscripts.
Open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., closed on Friday. Saida, Moutran Street,
07-720110. Web: www.museumsaida.org |
Jbeil Wax
Museum
The museum displays wax statues and life scenes from the Phoenician Age
civilization to the modern epoch. Open daily from 9am. to 6pm. Byblos (Jbeil), Mar
Youhanna Morcos Street, 09-540463, Email: chawkiah@terra.net.lb |
Juliusz Slowacki
Museum
A wing of the Saint Antoine convent, converted to a museum, is dedicated to the memory of
the Polish poet, who visited Lebanon during his trip to the Orient where he wrote his
famous patriotic poem entitled Anhelli.Open upon request. Ghazir, Saint Antoine Convent,
09-926951/2/3 |
Lebanese Heritage Museum
Comprising five halls and eight historical eras, the Lebanese Heritage Museum
presents original pieces representing the Phoenician, Hellenistic, Roman,
Byzantine and Islamic eras. It also displays objects from the XIXth and the XXth
centuries. One of the halls is also dedicated to Youssef Beyk Karam, one of Lebanon's
renown historic figures.Open daily from 10am. to 8pm. Jounieh, Telepherique
bldg. 1st floor, Tel: 03-850800.
Email: info@lebaneseheritagemuseum.org
Web: www.lebaneseheritagemuseum.org |
Lebanese Museum
for Marine and Wildlife
One thousand different marine species are displayed including 25 species of
Mediterranean sharks, 30 different types of starfish as well as corals, sponges and other
wonders of the sea. Parallel to the marine life, there is a wide collection of animals and
a variety of birds. Open daily from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Tyre city center, (07)
343016/7. Email: younesj@inco.com.lb |
Mary Baz Museum
The museum relates to the history of Lebanon since 1512 through 85 wax statues of
people that have left their mark in history. Open daily from 9am to 5pm. Shouf, Deir El
Qamar, Tel: 05-512777, 03-756000. Email: mariebaz@inco.com.lb
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Michel Abou Jaoudeh Museum
The museum exhibits personal objects of the journalist, various documents as well
as his 10937 articles published in An Nahar newspaper. The museum also includes a public
library with more than 3000 political, historical and philosophical books. Open upon
request. Zalka, Saideh Street, Michel Abou Jaoudeh Bldg., Tel: 03-396558, 01-891011 |
Moussa Tiba Museum
The museum exhibits around 245 of the artist’s works painted between 1962 and
2002. Open on Thursday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.Cana, Haret Al Salha, 07-430149 |
Museum of Holography
The museum houses a gallery of 100 holograms and a 3D projection room of 40 seats
at the Departure station of the Jounieh Teleferique. Tel: 09-852963. Email: fadinaufal@yahoo.com |
Nicolas Sursock Museum
Built in 1912, this private mansion is the only Modern Art museum in Lebanon. In 1950, its
owner Nicolas Ibrahim Sursock donated it to the Lebanese government that transformed it
ten years later into a museum. Nowadays, it is well renowned for its monographic
retrospectives of Lebanese painters, as well as for its Fall Exhibitions, which are
devoted to itinerant contemporary exhibits. Since 1961, about 90 exhibitions, including
the Fall Exhibition, have been held, displaying the works of both Lebanese and
international artists. The permanent exhibition of the museum also includes a collection
of Islamic art works. Open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., closed on Sunday. Beirut,
Achrafieh, Sursock Street, 01- 201892. |
Paul Guiragossian
Museum for Contemporary Art
The museum exhibits a collection of unedited paintings of the artist deceased in 1993 as
well as works of Lebanese and international contemporary painters. In addition, the museum
offers a meeting place for artists. Open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. New Jdeideh,
facing Eden Hotel, 01-900091 |
Pepe Abed Museum
Displays Roman, Phoenician, and Greek Art in a wide range of statues, coins,
handcrafts, and anchors. Open daily from 10am to 6pm. Location: Byblos Fishing Club,
Byblos Harbor, Tel: 09-540213 |
Planet Discovery:
Children Science Museum
Dedicated to children between 3 and 15 years of age, the 1200 m2 museum is an interaction
and a unique learning space. Open Monday to Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.;Friday
and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Beirut Downtown, Omar El Daouk Street, near Starco
center, (01) 980650. Web: www.solidere.com |
Robert Mouawad Private
Museum
Formerly known as the Henry Pharaon Palace, the museum, a palace built next to
the Grand Serail by Philippe Pharoan in 1911, is adorned with 15th and 16th century wooden
wall panels and ceilings from Aleppo and Damascus as weel as ancient artifacts, objects
d'art, and relics. Acquired and restored over a period of six years by the Lebanese world
class Jeweler and entrepreneur Robert Mouawad, the Museum also houses the Mouawad
collection of ancient books, ceramics, historical columns, pottery, weapons, carpets,
sophisticated jewelry pieces and rare precious stones. Open Tues. to Sun. from 9am. to
5pm. Beirut, Zkak Blat, Army Road, next to the Grand Serail. Tel: (01) 980970. Email: rmpm@mouawad.com |
Soap Museum
Built in the XVIIth century on the site of a soap factory, the Audi Family house
was turned into a museum in 2000. The factory shows the different stages of soap-making
and presents the history of the soap industry in the region, from Aleppo (Syria) to Nablus
(Palestine) passing through Tripoli (Lebanon). Open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.,
closed on Friday. Saida, Haret Audi, El Moutran Street, 07-733353, 07-7535999. Web: www.fondationaudi.org |
Lebanese Prehistory Museum
Housing over 500 archeologicl exhibits, the Lebanese Prehistory Museum exhibits
artifacts collected since the end of the XIXth century by the Jesuit fathers. The
collection relates to the evolution of the prehistoric societies who lived on the Lebanese
territory from the Paleolithic to the Chalcolithic. Visitors will find a range of
artifacts, including stone tools, burials, and architecture. Open on Tuesday,
Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.. Achrafieh, Monnot, Saint
Joseph University Street, 01-339702. Email: mpl@usj.edu.lb, Web: www.usj.edu.lb/mpl |
Wonders of the Sea
Located in a XIXth century Lebanese house in Jdeidet el Metn, Lebanon, Wonders of
the Sea, a permanent maritime exhibition, displays some 3,000 shellfihes of about 630
species, including the murex, source of purple dye in Phoenician times, alongside red and
blue corals from the Pacific Ocean and the Red Sea as well as a collection of fossils. A
variety of dried echinoderms, sponges and crustaceans, as well as replicas of sharks and
other large sea creatures is on show. There is also an educational documentary film on sea
life.Open Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 3:00 p.m.
to 7:00 p.m. (from October to June); Closed on Saturday and Sunday (July and August).
Jdeideh, Assaad Yazbeck residence, facing La Sagesse. 01-891548, 03626069. Email: yazbeck@sodetel.net.lb |
Terbol Museum
In a farmer’s house recently restored, the Terbol Museum presents, a collection of
ethnic objects and tools. It also includes a giftshop and a garden. Open daily from 10:00
a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (May to November). Terbol, near the municipality of Zahleh, 05-455104.
Email: fondnati@inco.com.lb |
The Shouf Cedar
Museum
This environmental museum features specimens of the biological diversity living in the
Shouf Cedars Reserve such as plants, insects, butterflies and reptiles, as well as an
educational exhibit on plants. Open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Environmental
Awareness Center, Victoria, Ain Zhelta, 05-311230. Web: www.shoufcedar.org |
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