National Museum of Beirut

Beirut Governorate, Lebanon

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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Opening hours: Tu-Su 09:30-17:00

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Lebanon's principal archaeology museum, the National Museum of Beirut occupies an Egyptian Revival structure designed by architects Antoine Nahas and Pierre Leprince-Ringuet and completed in 1937, though the museum was officially opened in 1942. The collection, begun after World War I, comprises approximately 100,000 objects—chiefly antiquities and medieval finds from excavations by the Directorate General of Antiquities. During the 1975 Lebanese Civil War, the building stood directly on the front line between warring factions, sustaining severe damage; preemptive measures nevertheless preserved most artifacts. Following extensive restoration, the museum now displays roughly 1,300 pieces spanning from prehistoric times through the medieval Mamluk period, reestablishing its prominence as Lebanon's foremost archaeological institution.