A year on from the devastating Beirut blast, the city s national museum slowly reopens theartnewspaper.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theartnewspaper.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Culture Ministry’s latest cultural collaboration with the Italian Embassy Wednesday saw the launch of a comprehensive new guide to Beirut’s National Museum. With text prepared by National Museum director Anne Marie Afeiche, and published in Arabic, Italian, English and French, the 256-page “Guide to the National Museum of Beirut” offers a chronological exploration of 75 artifacts and collections on show at the museum. Italy helps launch Beirut National Museum .
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Top 5 Archaeological Sites in Lebanon
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Home to some of the Middle East’s most majestic ancient ruins, Lebanon has a rich and varied heritage with over 5,000 years of recorded history. Over the millennia, different conquering empires have left their footprints on the architecture and culture of the country. Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, and various Arab dynasties have all populated its shores, leaving a stunning archaeological history to explore. With impressive archaeological sites at Baalbek, Byblos, Tyre, and Anjar - all given World Heritage Site status by UNESCO in 1984 CE - Lebanon promises visitors a journey through the annals of some of the world’s greatest civilisations.