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