American University of Beirut Archaeological Museum — Attraction in Dar Mreisse

A fascinating museum inside the American University of Beirut; one of the oldest academic institutes in the region.

The museum is inside the university premises, and so one has to enter the university from the main gate, show a physical ID and keep it with the security folks, and then enter the premises to head to the museum. It is a quick process.

The museum spans over 2 floors showing different parts of the history of this land. Entrance is free.

Taking pictures inside the museum is prohibited.

The picture in this post is at the entrance of the museum, and I was allowed to take it. It is a trunk of a cedar tree.

Expect to spend 30 minutes onwards inside the museum. It is well organized and easy to...

We tried to visit the archeological museum, which is inside AUB's campus. When we got to the entrance, the security man told us we were supposed to email the museum ahead of time to ask if we could come, and we had to enter through the main entrance, not the one we were at. He even had the museum staff on the phone but we were still not permitted without sending an email. On the museum's website, it says to send an email prior to your visit IF you want a guided tour, not if you want to visit in general. Thus, we were unable to visit and overall it was a very disappointing experience. The website needs to be updated if this is really how they're doing museum...

Very nice archeological museum, with over four different rooms each room containing see through protection glass and each glass represents a certain era in the period of humanity dating from the first found plates all the way to stone age tools and ceramic items. All giving an aesthetically pleasing feels knowing that American University of Beirut has one of the best archaeological museums internationally, proving as a pride to the Lebanese and their dedication. More over there exists a geological museum on the top floors containing very rare sitings of all the different geostones one can find in very...