{"id":753826,"date":"2025-05-21T11:23:38","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T11:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/?p=753826"},"modified":"2025-05-21T11:23:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T11:23:40","slug":"the-ultimate-beirut-museums-guide-for-history-buffs-art-lovers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/753826\/the-ultimate-beirut-museums-guide-for-history-buffs-art-lovers\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ultimate Beirut Museums Guide for History Buffs &amp; Art Lovers"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>From ancient temples to contemporary art spaces, this guide to 14 Beirut museums has all the stops history buffs and culture nerds need.<\/p>    <div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-national-museum-of-beirut\">1. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/directory\/beirut-national-museum-mathaf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Museum of Beirut<\/a><\/h3>    <p><\/p>    <p>\ud83d\udccd <strong>Location:<\/strong> Mathaf, Beirut<br><strong>\ud83d\udcde<\/strong> <strong>Phone:<\/strong> 01 426 703<\/p>    <p><\/p>   <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cll4-jrNPgL\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe>   <p><\/p>    <p>They recently opened the <strong>Nuhad Es-Said Pavilion for Culture<\/strong> next to the museum. You can check it out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/734570\/national-museum-of-beirut-inaugurates-new-pavilion-and-cafe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>    <p><\/p>   <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DI8fLJ9tKCA\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe>   <div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-sursock-museum\">2. <a href=\"https:\/\/sursock.museum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sursock Museum<\/a><\/h3>    <p><\/p>    <p>\ud83d\udccd <strong>Location:<\/strong> Sursock Street, Achrafieh<br>\ud83d\udcde <strong>Phone:<\/strong> 01 202 001<\/p>    <p><\/p>   <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DI4GG3ttpJ4\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe>   <div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-mim-mineral-museum\">3. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/63921\/the-worlds-most-thrilling-private-collection-of-minerals-resides-in-beirut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MIM Mineral Museum<\/a><\/h3>    <p><\/p>    <p>\ud83d\udccd <strong>Location:<\/strong> Saint Joseph University (USJ)<br><strong>\ud83d\udcde<\/strong> <strong>Phone:<\/strong> 01 421 672<\/p>    <p><\/p>   <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C63eYuMrBvd\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe>   <div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-4-musee-de-la-prehistoire-libanaise\">4. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/museedeprehistoirelibanaise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mus\u00e9e de la Pr\u00e9histoire Libanaise<\/a><\/h3>    <p><\/p>    <p>\ud83d\udccd <strong>Location:<\/strong> Saint Joseph University (USJ)<br>\ud83d\udcde <strong>Phone:<\/strong> 01 421 860<\/p>    <p><\/p>   <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DHmDGCANLsX\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe>   <div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5-villa-audi-museum-mosaic-museum\">5. Villa Audi Museum (Mosaic Museum)<\/h3>    <p><\/p>    <p>\ud83d\udccd <strong>Location:<\/strong> Sursock Street, Achrafieh<br>\ud83d\udcde <strong>Phone:<\/strong> 71 136 161<\/p>    <p><\/p>   <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C7whdGIseTl\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe>   <div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-6-archaeological-museum-at-aub\">6. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aub.edu.lb\/museum_archeo\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Archaeological Museum at AUB<\/a><\/h3>    <p>\ud83d\udccd <strong>Location:<\/strong> American University of Beirut, Hamra<br>\ud83d\udcde <strong>Phone:<\/strong> 01 759 665<\/p>    <p><\/p>   <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cnw2Wllsn0f\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe>   <div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-7-banque-du-liban-museum\">7. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bdl.gov.lb\/bdlmuseum.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Banque du Liban Museum<\/a><\/h3>    <p>\ud83d\udccd <strong>Location:<\/strong> Central Bank, Hamra<br>\ud83d\udcde <strong>Phone:<\/strong> 01 750 000<\/p>    <p><\/p>   <script type=\"module\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/npm\/@justinribeiro\/lite-tiktok@0.1.0\/lite-tiktok.js\"><\/script>   <lite-tiktok style=\"margin:auto;width:340px;\" videoid=\"7242005930349464840\" autoload><\/lite-tiktok>   <div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-8-bema-beirut-museum-of-art\">8. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bema.museum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BeMA \u2013 Beirut Museum of Art<\/a><\/h3>    <p><\/p>    <p>\ud83d\udccd <strong>Location:<\/strong> Still under construction, but it will be located at USJ near the National Museum<br>\ud83d\udcde <strong>Phone:<\/strong> 01 325 045<\/p>    <p><\/p>   <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C3suTjmuCVZ\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe>   <div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-9-beit-beirut-museum\">9. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beitbeirut.org\/english\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beit Beirut Museum<\/a><\/h3>    <p><\/p>    <p>\ud83d\udccd <strong>Location:<\/strong> Sodeco<\/p>    <p><\/p>   <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C25XTAfKuDT\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe>   <div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-10-beirut-arab-university-museum\">10. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bau.edu.lb\/Museum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beirut Arab University Museum<\/a><\/h3>    <p><\/p>    <p>\ud83d\udccd <strong>Location:<\/strong> Beirut Arab University, Tarik El Jdideh<br><strong>\ud83d\udcde<\/strong> <strong>Phone:<\/strong> 01 300 110<\/p>    <p><\/p>   <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CkfpR_uKA5i\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe>   <div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-11-the-crypt-museum\">11. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/640636\/uncover-lebanons-history-at-this-crypt-museum-in-beirut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Crypt Museum<\/a><\/h3>    <p><\/p>    <p>\ud83d\udccd <strong>Location:<\/strong> Saint George Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Downtown Beirut<\/p>    <p><\/p>   <script type=\"module\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/npm\/@justinribeiro\/lite-tiktok@0.1.0\/lite-tiktok.js\"><\/script>   <lite-tiktok style=\"margin:auto;width:340px;\" videoid=\"7237844103701007634\" autoload><\/lite-tiktok>   <div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-12-le-souffleur-museum\">12. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/souffleur_museum\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Le Souffleur Museum<\/a><\/h3>    <p><\/p>    <p>\ud83d\udccd <strong>Location:<\/strong> Sinno Street, Ain El Mreisseh<\/p>    <p><\/p>   <script type=\"module\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/npm\/@justinribeiro\/lite-tiktok@0.1.0\/lite-tiktok.js\"><\/script>   <lite-tiktok style=\"margin:auto;width:340px;\" videoid=\"7286429229137349889\" autoload><\/lite-tiktok>   <div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-13-planet-discovery-children-s-science-museum\">13. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/planetedeladecouverte\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=39c44b22-e79d-4a18-a588-eb979e2e2fd7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Planet Discovery (Children\u2019s Science Museum)<\/a><\/h3>    <p><\/p>    <p>\ud83d\udccd <strong>Location:<\/strong> Souk Ayyas, Beirut Souks<br>\ud83d\udcde <strong>Phone:<\/strong> 01 980 660<\/p>    <p><\/p>   <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CYOD1oDs49W\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; 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