After a two-year closure to repair damage from the Beirut port blast, the museum reopens its doors. (Courtesy of the Museum of Lebanese Prehistory)
The Museum of Lebanese Prehistory is “back on its feet,” says the museum's director, archaeologist Maya Haidar Boustani.Located on Saint Joseph University Street in Monot, the museum houses a collection of artifacts that testify to life during the Stone Age.After a two-year closure for rehabilitation following the Aug. 4 Beirut port explosion, the museum will reopen its doors on Friday, Feb. 10.Collected by Jesuit fathers on Lebanese soil, the collection consists of over 500 items and preserves nearly 1 million years of human history. Thankfully, the artifacts survived the port explosion. The museum building, however, was damaged.Rehabilitation efforts tended to the museum's broken and damaged walls, doors, windows and ceilings, and revamped the building's deteriorated electrical system. Read also: A sizable slice of Byblos’ past...
The Museum of Lebanese Prehistory is “back on its feet,” says the museum's director, archaeologist Maya Haidar Boustani.Located on Saint Joseph University Street in Monot, the museum houses a collection of artifacts that testify to life during the Stone Age.After a two-year closure for rehabilitation following the Aug. 4 Beirut port explosion, the museum will reopen its doors on Friday, Feb. 10.Collected by Jesuit fathers on Lebanese soil, the collection consists of over 500 items and preserves nearly 1 million years of human history. Thankfully, the artifacts survived the port explosion. The museum building, however, was damaged.Rehabilitation efforts tended to the museum's broken and damaged walls, doors, windows and ceilings, and revamped the building's deteriorated electrical system. Read also: A sizable slice of Byblos’...
