Top Museums in Beirut, Lebanon
Museums in Beirut
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What travelers are saying
- LSUTGR1Phoenix, AZ1,316 contributionsThere are 3 floors in the museum. Lots of educative info boards and labels to architectural, historical, and geological artifacts. The display of the mummies is awesome. One can easily spend a half day assimilating all the information and processing the facts presented.Written July 23, 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Mike G3 contributionsWhat a gem in Beirut 😊
It was way beyond my expectation
Do you need to spend at least an hour lots of things to seeWritten August 2, 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - merry43 contributions
Such a beautiful building from the outside.. Inside very powerful art, pretty amazing, never experienced so much emotions in a museum. The entrence fee is not compulsory and you can take pictures insideWritten October 6, 2020This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - AdrijanaZecevicBelgrade, Serbia16 contributionsAs someone who is broke and has always pushed for more social equality, I have to say, I LOVE what BDL has done.
Young, old, married, single, muslim, christian... We’re all gonna be broke! We’ll all have the same income: 0. Isn’t that great?! There’s no wealth inequality if everyone’s poor, right? Ladies, there’s no wage gap if no one has any money either, am I right?
Finally, we can all be equal. Riad Salamé is a true social justice hero.Written December 5, 2019This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Hilary tCrewe, UK29 contributionsunassuming but makes you think, not much of a museum more a building that you can look in. Personally I think they could do so much more with the building turning it in to a real reminder of what happened, telling the history. Green Line/Damascus Street just a very busy road now. I love history so wanted so much more.Written September 10, 2019This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- jeremysedaPost Falls, ID157 contributionsA group of friends accompanied my wife and me to this museum while on campus at the American University of Beirut. I’m not one for museums, but found this one very interesting!Written March 28, 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- MylesJounieh, Lebanon68 contributionsThe museum is central and convenient. It often has unusual exhibitions and brings art and culture that one would not normally expect to see. Beirut has a lively arts scene largely die to places such as this. And it is free.Written March 6, 2020This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- dmittlemanPalm Beach Gardens, FL1,443 contributionsThis wonderful museum has both a permanent exhibition and temporary exhibitions. Housed in an old silk factory, it brings to life as best as possible what an old silk factory would have been like. The special exhibits are well curated. The museum, however, is outside downtown Beirut and can be a challenge to find and get to.Written January 5, 2020This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- marsherNorth Carolina, USA224 contributionsIf you're interested in chocolate (and who isn't?), you'll love this small and informative overview of the history and production of chocolate. Although it would be great for school groups, my husband enjoyed the whole experience. Our guide was very knowledgeable (gave an English presentation for my benefit) and enthusiastic. We learned a lot while having fun.Written October 12, 2019This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- THOMASFROMDAMASCUSDamascus, Syria3,361 contributionsWhile we were checking into our hotel in the Hamra district we were told about this great art gallery called: Dar El Nimer for Arts & Culture, which was a five to ten minute walk from our hotel.
The next morning we decided to try to find this art center. We were given instructions from the hotel and then constantly along our route by locals. Each time the directions changed as it appears that no person living in Beirut would ever say they do not the location so they fabricate their directions.
Well, after 45 minutes of walking up one street and down the other we finally arrived to the Dar El Nimer for Arts & Culture. To our surprise…they were closed that day!
So we were told that the current art exposition was about ‘Arabs in Movies’ and it contained hundreds of original movie posters over the past fifty years!
It is in a very nice building and located in a very nice area near the Hamara district of Beirut.Written May 7, 2019This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Youssef976Aleppo, Syria146 contributionsGood place to let your children discover and understand some physics and chemical things .
The stuff was good in accompaniment and explaining to kids .
Not a big museum,but enough .Written August 31, 2018This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - hala79Beirut, Lebanon25 contributionsGood place for a change, haven't been there for a while but keep following up with their Facebook and email notifications.
Very active spaceWritten December 20, 2016This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - ben19915 contributionsGreat shop where you can buy lovely art. Nice to look through the postcards and photography. They have a guesthouse upstairs that is gorgeous and where you eat nice breakfast.Written October 25, 2019This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Frequently Asked Questions about Beirut
- These places are best for museums in Beirut:
- National Museum of Beirut
- Mim Museum - Mineral Museum
- Nicolas Sursock Museum
- Banque Du Liban Museum
- Beit Beirut
- These are the best places for kid-friendly museums in Beirut:See more museums for kids in Beirut on Tripadvisor
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- These are the best places for budget-friendly museums in Beirut:
- Mim Museum - Mineral Museum
- National Museum of Beirut
- Nicolas Sursock Museum
- Banque Du Liban Museum
- Archaeological Museum of the American University of Beirut