In the gallery on the first floor, you will find all kinds of statuettes, weapons, and idols from Byblos; lots of jewelry; coins; a very fine Dionysus from Tyre; Byzantine carvings and some finds from the Islamic age. The last display contains some objects that were damaged during the Civil War. After all, the museum is built on what was once known as the Green Line: the frontier that divided Beirut. A badly damaged house, just northwest of the museum, is a reminder of the horrors.
It is quite a distance from the center of Beirut, so you need a taxi to go there. You need several hours to see all, and there is a nice bookshop. Across the street is a small restaurant, where we had some pizza and ayran.
This museum was visited in 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019.
Beirut, Torso of a colossus
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Sidon, Sarcophagus relief of a boat
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Byblos, Statue of pharaoh Osorkon II
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Beirut, Tyche
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Baalbek, Gold mask
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Tyre, Statue of a female deity
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Sidon, Bustan esh-Sheikh, Temple of Eshmun, foundation inscription
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Byblos, Inlay with Egyptian lotus flowers
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Byblos, Statuette of Hathor
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Coin from Byblos: Heracles-Melqart with the features of Alexander the Great
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Sidon, Bronze Age bottle
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Beirut, Roman colonnade (originally near the Place d'Etoile)
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Beirut, Relief of an eagle and a wreath
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Byblos, Royal Tomb II (Ip-Chemou-Abi), Pectoral
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Tyre, Wall painting of a carrier
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Sidon, Figurine of Aphrodite
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Tyre, Head of Dionysus
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Byblos, Statuette of Bes
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Byblos, Statuette of a hippopotamus
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Byblos, mosaic with the abduction of Europa
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Tyre, Phoenician statue
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Tyre, Sarcophagus of the Drunken Cupids, front
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Byblos, Royal Tombs, Pectoral
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Byblos, Royal Tomb II (Ip-Chemou-Abi), Box with the name of pharaoh Amunemhet I
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Tyre, Stele of Ramesses II and Ra-Horakhty
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Beirut, Figurine of the Dioscuri
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Tyre, Portrait of Septimius Severus
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Byblos, Chalcolithic burial
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Byblos, mosaic with Silenus
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Byblos, Roman Nymphaeum, Statue of Hygeia
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Byblos, Royal Tomb V (Ahirom), Relief of a bull and griffin
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Niha, Large temple, Builders' model
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Beirut, Statue of a Roman lady
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Byblos, Statuettes of baboons
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Beirut, Mercury or Hermes
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Byblos, Relief with a hieroglyphic text
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Pittacus
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Thales
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Beirut, Inscription mentioning Queen Berenice and King Agrippa II
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Byblos, Bull's head
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Sidon, Bustan esh-Sheikh, Tribune, Relief with Muses
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Baalbek, Funerary wreath
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Sidon, Bustan esh-Sheikh, Statue of a baby
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Byblos, Royal Tomb I (Abi Chemou), Scimitar
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Byblos, Temple with the obelisks, Axe
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Byblos, Temple with the obelisks, Sword, grip
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Tyre, Sarcophagus with a Fighting Scene
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Sidon, Phoenician statue
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Tyre, Sarcophagus of Achilles: the Corpse of Hector.
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Sidon, Base of a Persian column
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Beirut, Envy Mosaic
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Byblos, Chalcolithic amulets
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Byblos, Royal Tomb II (Ip-Chemou-Abi), Pectoral (1)
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Byblos, Royal Tomb V (Ahirom), Relief of king Ahirom on his throne
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Sidon, Bustan esh-Sheikh, Throne of Astarte
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Sidon, Coin with a triere
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Beirut, Medal of St. Catharine
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Periander
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Baalbek, Theater, Model
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Beirut, Theater mask
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Byblos, Phoenician funerary inscription
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Tyre, Hellenistic throne of Astarte
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Tyre, Sarcophagus of Achilles: lions
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Byblos, Temple with the obelisks, Statuette of a deity
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Bias
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Kamed el-Loz, Incense burner
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Sidon, Statue of a man
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Byblos, Royal Tomb V, Sarcophagus of Ahirom
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Socrates
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Sidon-Dakerman, Middle Bronze jar
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Sidon, Roman doll
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A murex shell
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Byblos, Temple with the obelisks, Obelisk of Abi Chemou
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Suweydie, Mosaic of the Seven Sages, Summer and Mother Earth
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Chilon
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Byblos, Hellenistic colossus
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Byblos, Royal Tomb II (Ip-Chemou-Abi), Pectoral
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Coin from Byblos: Phoenician ship
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Beirut, Hellenistic wall painting (First Pompeian Style)
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Solon
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Tyre, Sarcophagus of Achilles: killing of a Trojan Captive
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Suweydie, Mosaic of the Seven Sages
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Tyre, Sarcophagus of Achilles: Washing the Body of Patroclus
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Calliope
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Tyre, Sarcophagus of the Drunken Cupids, back
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Byblos, Temple with the obelisks, Sword
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Cleobulus
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Niha, Roman altar, dedicated to a female deity (Fortuna), with two lions
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Sidon, Sarcophagus relief of Psyche
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Byblos, Temple with the obelisks, Gold disk
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A big lump, containing some inhomogenuous pieces of ancient glass
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Sidon, Capital of a Persian column
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Byblos, Royal Tomb I (Abi Chemou), Pot
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Sidon, Bustan esh-Sheikh, Relief of a horseman
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