Archaeological Museum of the American University of Beirut
The Archaeology Museum of the American University of Beirut in Beirut, Lebanon is the third oldest museum in the Near East after Cairo and Constantinople.Photo: BlingBling10, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: Monday—Friday 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: Lebanese-American museum
- Also known as: “American University of Beirut Museum of Archaeology”, “AUB Archaeological Museum”, “AUB Museum”, and “Museum of Archaeology of the American University of Beirut”
- Address: بيروت
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Corniche Beirut and ESA Business School.
Corniche Beirut
The Corniche Beirut is a seaside promenade in the Central District of Beirut, Lebanon. Lined with palm trees, the waterfront esplanade has views of the Mediterranean Sea and the summits of Mount Lebanon to the east. Corniche Beirut is situated 280 metres west of Archaeological Museum of the American University of Beirut.
ESA Business School
University
École supérieure des affaires is a business school located in the district of Clemenceau, Beirut, for executives and managers from Lebanon and the Middle East. ESA Business School is situated 510 metres east of Archaeological Museum of the American University of Beirut.
Daouk Mosque
Mosque
Photo: باسم, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Daouk Mosque is situated 530 metres west of Archaeological Museum of the American University of Beirut.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hamra and Ain El Mraiseh.
Hamra
Hamra is a district in Beirut. Prior to 1975, Hamra Street was referred to as Beirut's "Champs Elysées" as it was frequented by tourists all year round.Ain El Mraiseh
Ain El Mraisseh is in Beirut, along Beirut's coastal Corniche, which stretches for several kilometers. It is only a few minutes away from the renovated city center.Ras Beirut
Ras Beirut is an upscale residential neighborhood in Beirut, Lebanon. It has a mixed population of Christians, Muslims and Druze, and is associated with nonsectarian relations between members of thee groupings.
Archaeological Museum of the American University of Beirut
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Beirut, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.89949° or 33° 53′ 58″ northLongitude
35.48363° or 35° 29′ 1″ eastOpen location code
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Archaeological Museum of the American University of Beirut” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المتحف الأثري في الجامعة الأمريكية في بيروت”
- French: “Archaeological museum of the American university of Beirut”
- French: “AUB Archaeological Museum”
- French: “AUB Museum”
- French: “Musée archéologique de l’Université américaine de Beyrouth”
- French: “Musée Archéologique de l’Université Américaine de Beyrouth”
- German: “American University of Beirut Museum of Archeology”
- German: “Museum of Archeology (Beirut)”
- Hebrew: “המוזיאון לארכאולוגיה של האוניברסיטה האמריקאית בביירות”
- Italian: “American University of Beirut Archaeological museum”
- Spanish: “Museo Arqueológico de la Universidad Americana de Beirut”
- Turkish: “Beyrut Amerikan Üniversitesi Arkeoloji Müzesi”
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Highlights include First Bible Evangelical Church and Cimetière Notre-Dame de la Dormition.
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