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.
![](/site/assets/files/18896/thumbnail_byblus_mosaic_abduction_europa_siii_nmb.jpg) Byblos, mosaic with the abduction of Europa
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![](/site/assets/files/51043/thumbnail_byblus_chalcolithic_jar_tomb_2_nmb_ab.jpg) Byblos, Chalcolithic burial
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![](/site/assets/files/19142/thumbnail_tyre_statue_lady_roman_nmb.jpg) Tyre, Statue of a female deity
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![](/site/assets/files/18874/thumbnail_baalbek_model_theater_1_nmb.jpg) Baalbek, Theater, Model
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![](/site/assets/files/19076/thumbnail_tyre_sarcophagus_drunken_cupids_si_nmb1.jpg) Tyre, Sarcophagus of the Drunken Cupids, front
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![](/site/assets/files/19074/thumbnail_tyre_sarcophagus_achilles_siice_nmb4.jpg) Tyre, Sarcophagus of Achilles: lions
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![](/site/assets/files/51091/thumbnail_byblos_hierglyphic_inscr_hathor_nmb.jpg) Byblos, Relief with a hieroglyphic text
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![](/site/assets/files/51095/thumbnail_byblus_t_obelisks_disk_ab.jpg) Byblos, Temple with the obelisks, Gold disk
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![](/site/assets/files/51087/thumbnail_byblus_t_baalat_statue_osorkon_ii_nmb_ab.jpg) Byblos, Statue of pharaoh Osorkon II
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![](/site/assets/files/51063/thumbnail_byblus_funerary_stele_sv_b_nmb.jpg) Byblos, Phoenician funerary inscription
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![](/site/assets/files/58016/thumbnail_coin_sidon_siv_nmb.jpg) Sidon, Coin with a triere
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![](/site/assets/files/51086/thumbnail_byblus_bes_mb_nmb.jpg) Byblos, Statuette of Bes
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![](/site/assets/files/36419/thumbnail_beirut_fresco_siibce_nmb.jpg) Beirut, Hellenistic wall painting (First Pompeian Style)
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![](/site/assets/files/62421/thumbnail_sidon_pottery_nmb_2_ab.jpg) Sidon, Bronze Age bottle
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![](/site/assets/files/19145/thumbnail_tyre_throne_astarte_hellenistic_nmb.jpg) Tyre, Hellenistic throne of Astarte
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![](/site/assets/files/51105/thumbnail_byblus_royal_tombs_pectoral_nmb_ab.jpg) Byblos, Royal Tombs, Pectoral
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![](/site/assets/files/51100/thumbnail_byblus_t_obelisks_obelisk_abi-shemou_nmb2.jpg) Byblos, Temple with the obelisks, Obelisk of Abi Chemou
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![](/site/assets/files/51096/thumbnail_byblus_t_obelisks_lamb_axe_ab.jpg) Byblos, Temple with the obelisks, Axe
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![](/site/assets/files/19105/thumbnail_tyre_vitruous_mass_undated_nmb.jpg) A big lump, containing some inhomogenuous pieces of ancient glass
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![](/site/assets/files/51106/thumbnail_byblos_royal_tomb_ii_pectoral_1_nmb.jpg) Byblos, Royal Tomb II (Ip-Chemou-Abi), Pectoral
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![](/site/assets/files/18774/thumbnail_suweydie_mosaic_seven_sages_02_nmb.jpg) Suweydie, Mosaic of the Seven Sages
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![](/site/assets/files/51099/thumbnail_byblus_t_obelisks_mb_dagger_nmb2.jpg) Byblos, Temple with the obelisks, Sword, grip
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![](/site/assets/files/18881/thumbnail_beirut_envy_mosaic_2_nmb.jpg) Beirut, Envy Mosaic
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![](/site/assets/files/51101/thumbnail_byblos_bullshead_lb_nmb.jpg) Byblos, Bull's head
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![](/site/assets/files/58010/thumbnail_bustan_esh-sheikh_t_eshmun_tribune_siv_3_nmb.jpg) Sidon, Bustan esh-Sheikh, Tribune, Relief with Muses
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![](/site/assets/files/58011/thumbnail_bustan_esh-sheikh_t_eshmun_child_09_sv_nmb.jpg) Sidon, Bustan esh-Sheikh, Statue of a baby
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![](/site/assets/files/19138/thumbnail_tyre_fresco_carrier_sii_nmb.jpg) Tyre, Wall painting of a carrier
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![](/site/assets/files/18761/thumbnail_baalbek_gold_mask_roman_nmb.jpg) Baalbek, Gold mask
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![](/site/assets/files/18886/thumbnail_beirut_mercury_nmb.jpg) Beirut, Mercury or Hermes
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![](/site/assets/files/58034/thumbnail_sidon_venus_nmb.jpg) Sidon, Figurine of Aphrodite
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![](/site/assets/files/18760/thumbnail_baalbek_funerary_wreath_nmb.jpg) Baalbek, Funerary wreath
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![](/site/assets/files/19072/thumbnail_tyre_sarcophagus_achilles_siice_nmb1.jpg) Tyre, Sarcophagus of Achilles: the Corpse of Hector.
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![](/site/assets/files/51083/thumbnail_byblus_hippo_mb_2_nmb.jpg) Byblos, Statuette of a hippopotamus
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![](/site/assets/files/19007/thumbnail_niha_temple_a_model_nmb1.jpg) Niha, Large temple, Builders' model
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![](/site/assets/files/19143/thumbnail_tyre_statue_sviii_nmb.jpg) Tyre, Phoenician statue
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![](/site/assets/files/18779/thumbnail_suweydie_mosaic_seven_sages_08_periander_nmb.jpg) Periander
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![](/site/assets/files/58037/thumbnail_sidon_roman_relief_psyche_nmb_2_ab.jpg) Sidon, Sarcophagus relief of Psyche
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![](/site/assets/files/51084/thumbnail_byblus_baboons_mb_nmb_ab.jpg) Byblos, Statuettes of baboons
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![](/site/assets/files/19078/thumbnail_tyre_sarcophagus_siice_nmb.jpg) Tyre, Sarcophagus with a Fighting Scene
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![](/site/assets/files/40200/thumbnail_coin_byblus_heracles_alexander_2_nmb.jpg) Coin from Byblos: Heracles-Melqart with the features of Alexander the Great
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![](/site/assets/files/18773/thumbnail_suweydie_mosaic_seven_sages_01_gaia_nmb.jpg) Suweydie, Mosaic of the Seven Sages, Summer and Mother Earth
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![](/site/assets/files/62282/thumbnail_byblos_royal_tomb_v_sarcophagus_ahirom_21_nmb.jpg) Byblos, Royal Tomb V (Ahirom), Relief of king Ahirom on his throne
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![](/site/assets/files/51044/thumbnail_byblus_chalcolithic_amulets_1_nmb_ab.jpg) Byblos, Chalcolithic amulets
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![](/site/assets/files/18781/thumbnail_suweydie_mosaic_seven_sages_10_bias_nmb.jpg) Bias
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![](/site/assets/files/19075/thumbnail_tyre_sarcophagus_achilles_siice_nmb5.jpg) Tyre, Sarcophagus of Achilles: Washing the Body of Patroclus
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![](/site/assets/files/36417/thumbnail_beirut_dioscuri_nmb.jpg) Beirut, Figurine of the Dioscuri
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![](/site/assets/files/40198/thumbnail_coin_byblos_siv_ship_nmb.jpg) Coin from Byblos: Phoenician ship
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![](/site/assets/files/58026/thumbnail_sidon_statue_sviibce_nmb1.jpg) Sidon, Phoenician statue
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![](/site/assets/files/62415/thumbnail_sidon_throne_astarte_hellenistic_1_nmb1.jpg) Sidon, Bustan esh-Sheikh, Throne of Astarte
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![](/site/assets/files/18782/thumbnail_suweydie_mosaic_seven_sages_13_socrates_nmb.jpg) Socrates
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![](/site/assets/files/1360/thumbnail_suweydie_mosaic_seven_sages_12_solon_nmb.jpg) Solon
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![](/site/assets/files/58036/thumbnail_sidon_roman_sarcophagus_boat_nmb_05_ab.jpg) Sidon, Sarcophagus relief of a boat
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![](/site/assets/files/18777/thumbnail_suweydie_mosaic_seven_sages_06_chilon_nmb.jpg) Chilon
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![](/site/assets/files/51103/thumbnail_byblos_royal_tomb_i_scimitar_1_nmb.jpg) Byblos, Royal Tomb I (Abi Chemou), Scimitar
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![](/site/assets/files/58012/thumbnail_bustan_esh-sheikh_t_eshmun_sarcophagus_roman_nmb3.jpg) Sidon, Bustan esh-Sheikh, Relief of a horseman
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![](/site/assets/files/51107/thumbnail_byblos_royal_tomb_ii_pectoral_2_nmb.jpg) Byblos, Royal Tomb II (Ip-Chemou-Abi), Pectoral
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![](/site/assets/files/62416/thumbnail_sidon_doll_terracotta_roman_nmb.jpg) Sidon, Roman doll
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![](/site/assets/files/51052/thumbnail_byblos_hygeia_sii_1_nmb.jpg) Byblos, Roman Nymphaeum, Statue of Hygeia
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![](/site/assets/files/51104/thumbnail_byblus_royal_tomb_ii_egyptian_pectoral_2_ip-chemou-abi_nmb_ab.jpg) Byblos, Royal Tomb II (Ip-Chemou-Abi), Pectoral (1)
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![](/site/assets/files/1354/thumbnail_suweydie_mosaic_seven_sages_11_thales_nmb.jpg) Thales
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![](/site/assets/files/51019/thumbnail_kamed_el-loz_mb_incense_burner_2_nmb_ab.jpg) Kamed el-Loz, Incense burner
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![](/site/assets/files/46917/thumbnail_bustan_esh-sheikh_t_eshmun_inscr_bodashtart.jpg) Sidon, Bustan esh-Sheikh, Temple of Eshmun, foundation inscription
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![](/site/assets/files/18892/thumbnail_beirut_tyche_nmb.jpg) Beirut, Tyche
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![](/site/assets/files/19073/thumbnail_tyre_sarcophagus_achilles_siice_nmb3.jpg) Tyre, Sarcophagus of Achilles: killing of a Trojan Captive
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![](/site/assets/files/51098/thumbnail_byblus_t_obelisks_mb_dagger_nmb1.jpg) Byblos, Temple with the obelisks, Sword
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![](/site/assets/files/51097/thumbnail_byblus_t_obelisks_statuette_2_nmb.jpg) Byblos, Temple with the obelisks, Statuette of a deity
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![](/site/assets/files/51102/thumbnail_byblos_royal_tomb_i_abi_chemou_pot_nmb1.jpg) Byblos, Royal Tomb I (Abi Chemou), Pot
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![](/site/assets/files/19144/thumbnail_tyre_stele_ramesses_ii_1_nmb.jpg) Tyre, Stele of Ramesses II and Ra-Horakhty
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![](/site/assets/files/58035/thumbnail_sidon_statue_man_nmb.jpg) Sidon, Statue of a man
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![](/site/assets/files/19010/thumbnail_niha_altar_roman_nmb.jpg) Niha, Roman altar, dedicated to a female deity (Fortuna), with two lions
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![](/site/assets/files/58015/thumbnail_sidon_persian_column_05_nmb.jpg) Sidon, Base of a Persian column
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![](/site/assets/files/51053/thumbnail_byblos_silenus_siii_1_nmb.jpg) Byblos, mosaic with Silenus
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![](/site/assets/files/13424/thumbnail_murex_nmb.jpg) A murex shell
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![](/site/assets/files/46920/thumbnail_sidon_persian_column_06_nmb.jpg) Sidon, Capital of a Persian column
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![](/site/assets/files/19137/thumbnail_tyre_dionysus_roman_nmb.jpg) Tyre, Head of Dionysus
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![](/site/assets/files/18889/thumbnail_beirut_roman_lady_nmb2.jpg) Beirut, Statue of a Roman lady
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![](/site/assets/files/36411/thumbnail_beirut_agrippa_inscr_nmb.jpg) Beirut, Inscription mentioning Queen Berenice and King Agrippa II
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![](/site/assets/files/18879/thumbnail_beirut_colossus_torso_nmb.jpg) Beirut, Torso of a colossus
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![](/site/assets/files/18776/thumbnail_suweydie_mosaic_seven_sages_05_calliope_nmb.jpg) Calliope
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![](/site/assets/files/51085/thumbnail_byblos_hathor_mb_nmb.jpg) Byblos, Statuette of Hathor
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![](/site/assets/files/36418/thumbnail_beirut_eagle_1_nmb.jpg) Beirut, Relief of an eagle and a wreath
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![](/site/assets/files/51108/thumbnail_byblos_royal_tomb_v_sarcophagus_ahirom_ivory_01_nmb.jpg) Byblos, Royal Tomb V (Ahirom), Relief of a bull and griffin
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![](/site/assets/files/18780/thumbnail_suweydie_mosaic_seven_sages_09_cleobulus_nmb.jpg) Cleobulus
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![](/site/assets/files/19077/thumbnail_tyre_sarcophagus_drunken_cupids_si_nmb2.jpg) Tyre, Sarcophagus of the Drunken Cupids, back
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![](/site/assets/files/18880/thumbnail_beirut_columns_nmb.jpg) Beirut, Roman colonnade (originally near the Place d'Etoile)
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![](/site/assets/files/58027/thumbnail_sidon_lb_jar_nmb.jpg) Sidon-Dakerman, Middle Bronze jar
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![](/site/assets/files/62283/thumbnail_byblus_lb-ei_lotus_inlays_nmb_ab.jpg) Byblos, Inlay with Egyptian lotus flowers
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![](/site/assets/files/51048/thumbnail_byblus_colossus_3_nmb.jpg) Byblos, Hellenistic colossus
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![](/site/assets/files/19141/thumbnail_tyre_septimius_severus_nmb.jpg) Tyre, Portrait of Septimius Severus
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![](/site/assets/files/18778/thumbnail_suweydie_mosaic_seven_sages_07_pittacus_nmb.jpg) Pittacus
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![](/site/assets/files/46930/thumbnail_byblos_royal_tomb_v_sarcophagus_ahirom_01_nmb.jpg) Byblos, Royal Tomb V, Sarcophagus of Ahirom
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![](/site/assets/files/36420/thumbnail_beirut_theater_mask_2_nmb.jpg) Beirut, Theater mask
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![](/site/assets/files/18891/thumbnail_beirut_st_catharine_byzantine_nmb.jpg) Beirut, Medal of St. Catharine
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![](/site/assets/files/51109/thumbnail_byblos_royal_tomb_ii_box_amenemhat_iv_nmb.jpg) Byblos, Royal Tomb II (Ip-Chemou-Abi), Box with the name of pharaoh Amunemhet I
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