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.
 Tyre, Sarcophagus with a Fighting Scene
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 Sidon, Bustan esh-Sheikh, Tribune, Relief with Muses
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 Byblos, Royal Tomb V, Sarcophagus of Ahirom
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 Beirut, Tyche
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 Sidon, Bronze Age bottle
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 Beirut, Inscription mentioning Queen Berenice and King Agrippa II
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 Byblos, Temple with the obelisks, Axe
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 Sidon, Bustan esh-Sheikh, Statue of a baby
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 Cleobulus
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 Byblos, Royal Tomb II (Ip-Chemou-Abi), Pectoral
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 Sidon-Dakerman, Middle Bronze jar
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 Sidon, Bustan esh-Sheikh, Temple of Eshmun, foundation inscription
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 Bias
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 Sidon, Statue of a man
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 Niha, Roman altar, dedicated to a female deity (Fortuna), with two lions
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 Tyre, Wall painting of a carrier
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 Beirut, Figurine of the Dioscuri
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 Byblos, Chalcolithic amulets
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 Byblos, Statuette of Hathor
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 Solon
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 Tyre, Stele of Ramesses II and Ra-Horakhty
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 Thales
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 Byblos, Royal Tomb II (Ip-Chemou-Abi), Pectoral
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 Byblos, Roman Nymphaeum, Statue of Hygeia
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 Byblos, Statuette of Bes
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 Sidon, Sarcophagus relief of a boat
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 Byblos, Inlay with Egyptian lotus flowers
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 Coin from Byblos: Phoenician ship
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 Beirut, Theater mask
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 Byblos, Bull's head
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 Byblos, Temple with the obelisks, Sword
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 Byblos, Chalcolithic burial
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 Byblos, Temple with the obelisks, Obelisk of Abi Chemou
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 Byblos, mosaic with Silenus
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 Tyre, Statue of a female deity
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 Sidon, Bustan esh-Sheikh, Relief of a horseman
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 Pittacus
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 Baalbek, Funerary wreath
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 Beirut, Torso of a colossus
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 Beirut, Hellenistic wall painting (First Pompeian Style)
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 A murex shell
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 Tyre, Sarcophagus of the Drunken Cupids, front
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 Byblos, Royal Tomb II (Ip-Chemou-Abi), Pectoral (1)
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 Suweydie, Mosaic of the Seven Sages, Summer and Mother Earth
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 Sidon, Coin with a triere
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 Socrates
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 Periander
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 Tyre, Phoenician statue
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 Tyre, Sarcophagus of the Drunken Cupids, back
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 Beirut, Statue of a Roman lady
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 Tyre, Sarcophagus of Achilles: the Corpse of Hector.
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 Byblos, Temple with the obelisks, Sword, grip
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 Kamed el-Loz, Incense burner
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 Sidon, Figurine of Aphrodite
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 Chilon
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 Sidon, Base of a Persian column
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 Byblos, Royal Tomb I (Abi Chemou), Pot
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 Beirut, Relief of an eagle and a wreath
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 Byblos, mosaic with the abduction of Europa
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 Byblos, Statuettes of baboons
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 Coin from Byblos: Heracles-Melqart with the features of Alexander the Great
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 Tyre, Sarcophagus of Achilles: lions
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 Tyre, Head of Dionysus
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 Sidon, Phoenician statue
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 Byblos, Royal Tomb II (Ip-Chemou-Abi), Box with the name of pharaoh Amunemhet I
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 Calliope
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 Byblos, Royal Tombs, Pectoral
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 Byblos, Temple with the obelisks, Statuette of a deity
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 Baalbek, Gold mask
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 Byblos, Statue of pharaoh Osorkon II
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 Baalbek, Theater, Model
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 A big lump, containing some inhomogenuous pieces of ancient glass
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 Tyre, Hellenistic throne of Astarte
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 Tyre, Portrait of Septimius Severus
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 Niha, Large temple, Builders' model
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 Beirut, Mercury or Hermes
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 Byblos, Royal Tomb V (Ahirom), Relief of a bull and griffin
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 Tyre, Sarcophagus of Achilles: killing of a Trojan Captive
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 Byblos, Royal Tomb V (Ahirom), Relief of king Ahirom on his throne
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 Beirut, Roman colonnade (originally near the Place d'Etoile)
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 Byblos, Relief with a hieroglyphic text
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 Byblos, Royal Tomb I (Abi Chemou), Scimitar
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 Beirut, Envy Mosaic
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 Tyre, Sarcophagus of Achilles: Washing the Body of Patroclus
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 Beirut, Medal of St. Catharine
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 Sidon, Capital of a Persian column
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 Byblos, Temple with the obelisks, Gold disk
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 Byblos, Statuette of a hippopotamus
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 Sidon, Sarcophagus relief of Psyche
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 Byblos, Hellenistic colossus
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 Sidon, Bustan esh-Sheikh, Throne of Astarte
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 Byblos, Phoenician funerary inscription
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 Sidon, Roman doll
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 Suweydie, Mosaic of the Seven Sages
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