National Museum of Beirut
The National Museum of Beirut is the principal museum of archaeology in Lebanon. The collection begun after World War I, and the museum was officially opened in 1942.
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- Opening hours: Tuesday–Sunday 9:30 AM–5:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Lebanon
- Also known as: “Beirut National Museum”, “National Museum”, “The Beirut National Museum”, “المتحف الوطني اللبناني”, and “موزهٔ ملی بیروت”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Beirut Hippodrome and USJ Humanities Campus.
Beirut Hippodrome
Athletics track
USJ Humanities Campus
University
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jnah and Ashrafieh.
National Museum of Beirut
- Categories: national museum, archaeological museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Beirut, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.87824° or 33° 52′ 42″ north
Longitude
35.5149° or 35° 30′ 54″ east
Elevation
51 metres (167 feet)
Open location code
8G5QVGH7+7X
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Wu Chinese—“National Museum of Beirut” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المتحف الوطني”
- Arabic: “متحف بيروت الوطني”
- Arabic: “متحف بيروت الوطنيّ”
- Catalan: “Museu Nacional de Beirut”
- Chinese: “国立贝鲁特博物馆”
- Chinese: “國立貝魯特博物館”
- Chinese: “貝魯特國家博物館”
- Chinese: “贝鲁特国家博物馆”
- Czech: “Národní muzeum v Bejrútu”
- Egyptian Arabic: “متحف بيروت الوطنى”
- Esperanto: “Nacia Muzeo de Bejruto”
- French: “musée national de Beyrouth”
- French: “Musée national de Beyrouth”
- French: “Musée National”
- Georgian: “ბეირუთის ეროვნული მუზეუმი”
- German: “Nationalmuseum Beirut”
- Greek: “Εθνικό Μουσείο της Βηρυτού”
- Hebrew: “המוזיאון הלאומי של ביירות”
- Indonesian: “Museum Nasional Beirut”
- Irish: “Músaem Náisiúnta Bhéiriút”
- Italian: “Museo nazionale di Beirut”
- Japanese: “ベイルート国立博物館”
- Korean: “베이루트 국립박물관”
- Persian: “موزه ملی بیروت”
- Portuguese: “Museu Nacional de Beirute”
- Russian: “Национальный музей Бейрута”
- Slovenian: “Narodni muzej, Bejrut”
- Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Beirut”
- Swedish: “Nationalmuseet i Beirut”
- Thai: “พิพิธภัณฑสถานแห่งชาติเบรุต”
- Turkish: “Beyrut Ulusal Müzesi”
- Ukrainian: “Національний музей Бейрута”
- Wu Chinese: “国立贝鲁特博物院”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Museum Square and Badaro.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Musée National and B1-A16.
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