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  • La Nuit des Musées 2025 in Lebanon

    After a six-year break, La Nuit des Musées is officially back in Lebanon this summer! Today, July 29, 2025, museums across Beirut and several other cities will open their doors to the public free of charge from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM.

    This initiative is organized by the Lebanese Ministry of Culture in collaboration with the Directorate General of Antiquities, and it’s a fantastic opportunity for residents and tourists alike to rediscover the country’s rich heritage.

    List of Participating Museums:

    📍 Beirut Museums

    • National Museum of Beirut
    • Nicolas Ibrahim Sursock Museum
    • MIM Museum (Mineral Museum)
    • AUB Archaeological Museum
    • AUB Geology Museum
    • Museum of Lebanese Prehistory
    • BDL Bank Museum
    • Villa Audi – Mosaic Museum
    • Nuhad Es-Said Private Museum (Pavillon Nuhad Es-Said)
    • USJ Oriental Library
    • French Institute Gallery – Beirut

    📍 Jounieh

    • USEK Archaeological Museum

    📍 Byblos (Jbeil)

    • Aram Bezikian Museum
    • Byblos Site Museum (Byblos Castle)
    • MACAM – Modern and Contemporary Art Museum
    • Memoire du Temps – Fossil Museum
    • Fondation Louis Cardahi – LAU Byblos

    📍 Tripoli

    • Citadel of Saint Gilles Museum (Tripoli Castle)

    📍 Saida

    • Debbane Palace
    • Khan el Franj
    • The Soap Museum
    • Hammam Al Jadeed
    • Khan Sacy

    Whether you’re into archaeology, fine art, science, or contemporary installations, this is your chance to explore Lebanon’s cultural treasures in a whole new way at night and totally for free.

    This night is also a great opportunity to bring the kids, go on a fun educational outing with friends, or enjoy a different kind of date night. La Nuit des Musées isn’t just about exhibits, it’s a celebration of our shared culture, creativity, and resilience.

  • La Nuit des Musées 2019 is Taking Place This Saturday April 6th

    The Ministry of Culture is organizing the 6th edition of La Nuit des Musées this Saturday April 6th. And this year, 14 museums around Lebanon will be open for free to the public starting 5:00PM until late at night.

    Free shuttles will be available at LibanPark parking in the Mathaf area in Beirut for people wish to visit the museums in the north and south, but reservations are mandatory through Virgin Ticketing box office to secure your place.

    I highly recommend you use public transportation to visit the participating museums in Beirut by the way because it tends to get very crowded around them on this day.

    Here’s the list of the participating museums:

    MUSÉE NATIONAL DE BEYROUTH
    de 17h00 à 23h00
    “Mathaf”, rue de Damas

    MIM, MUSÉE DES MINÉRAUX
    de 17h00 à 23h00
    Campus de l’innovation et du sport, Université Saint-Joseph

    MUSÉE DE PRÉHISTOIRE LIBANAISE DE L’UNIVERSITÉ SAINT-JOSEPH
    de 17h00 à 23h00
    Rue de l’Université Saint-Joseph, quartier Monot

    VILLA AUDI
    de 17h00 à 23h00
    Rue Georges Choueri, Achrafieh

    MUSÉE NICOLAS IBRAHIM SURSOCK
    de 17h00 à 23h00
    Rue St Nicolas, Achrafieh

    MUSÉE ARCHÉOLOGIQUE DE L’AUB
    de 17h00 à 22h00
    Université américaine de Beyrouth, Ras Beyrouth

    MUSÉE DE LA BANQUE DU LIBAN
    de 17h00 à 23h00
    Locaux de la Banque du Liban, Sanayeh

    MUSÉE DU CATHOLICOSSAT DE CILICIE
    de 17h00 à 23h00
    Antélias

    SENTIER CULTUREL À SAÏDA
    MUSÉE DU SAVON
    PALAIS DEBANNÉ
    KHAN SACY
    KHAN EL-IFRANJ
    MADRASAT AÏSHA
    de 17h00 à 22h00

    MUSÉE DES ORPHÉLINS DU GÉNOCIDE ARMÉMIEN “ARAM BEZIKIAN”
    de 17h00 à 23h00
    Jbeil

    MACAM – MUSÉE D’ART MODERNE ET CONTEMPORAIN
    de 17h00 à 23h00
    Alita, Jbeil

    MUSÉE ETHNOGRAPHIQUE DE L’UNIVERSITÉ DE BALAMAND
    de 17h00 à 22h00
    Koura

    MUSÉE NABU
    de 17h00 à 23h00
    El Heri, Batroun

  • Prime Minister Saad Hariri Greeted With Animals Painted in Blue!

    I’m not sure where these photos were exactly taken, but they clearly show people painting camels and sheep in blue to greet Prime Minister Saad Hariri in their hometowns as he campaigns for his party ahead of the elections this weekend.

    I totally understand people get over excited in some remote areas where politicians barely set a foot, but needless to say this is just too much…! I doubt people who come up with such ideas are mentally mature enough to choose their representatives in the parliament.

  • La Nuit des Musées 2018 is Taking Place This Saturday

    The Ministry of Culture is organizing the 5th edition of La Nuit des Musées which will take place this Saturday April 14th. This year, 13 museums around Lebanon will be open for free to the public starting 5:00PM until late at night.

    Free shuttles will be available at LibanPark parking in Mathaf area for people from Beirut who wish to visit the museums in the north and south, but reservations are mandatory through Virgin Ticketing box office to secure your place.

    I highly recommend you use public transportation to visit the participating museums in Beirut by the way because it tends to get very crowded around them on this day.

    Here’s the list of the participating museums:

    MUSÉE NATIONAL DE BEYROUTH
    de 17h00 à 23h00
    “Mathaf”, rue de Damas

    MIM, MUSÉE DES MINÉRAUX
    de 17h00 à 23h00
    Campus de l’innovation et du sport, Université Saint-Joseph

    MUSÉE DE PRÉHISTOIRE LIBANAISE DE L’UNIVERSITÉ SAINT-JOSEPH
    de 17h00 à 23h00
    Rue de l’Université Saint-Joseph, quartier Monnot

    VILLA AUDI
    de 17h00 à 23h00
    Rue St Nicolas, Achrafieh

    MUSÉE NICOLAS IBRAHIM SURSOCK
    de 17h00 à 00h00
    Rue St Nicolas, Achrafieh

    MUSÉE ARCHÉOLOGIQUE DE L’AUB
    de 17h00 à 22h00
    Université américaine de Beyrouth, Ras Beyrouth

    MUSÉE DE LA BANQUE DU LIBAN
    de 17h00 à 23h00
    Locaux de la Banque du Liban, Sanayeh

    SENTIER CULTUREL À SAÏDA
    MUSÉE DU SAVON
    PALAIS DEBANNÉ
    KHAN SACY
    KHAN EL-IFRANJ
    KASR OLA
    de 17h00 à 23h00

    MUSÉE DU CATHOLICOSSAT DE CILICIE
    de 17h00 à 23h00
    Antélias

    MUSÉE DES ORPHÉLINS DU GÉNOCIDE ARMÉMIEN “ARAM BEZIKIAN”
    de 17h00 à 23h00
    Jbeil

    MACAM – MUSÉE D’ART MODERNE ET CONTEMPORAIN
    de 17h00 à 23h00
    Alita, Jbeil

    MUSÉE ETHNOGRAPHIQUE DE L’UNIVERSITÉ DE BALAMAND
    de 17h00 à 22h00
    Koura

  • That Was a Close Call!

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    This woman from Saida must be very lucky! She almost got killed because of these two crashing cars.

  • Fadel Shaker takes pride in killing two Lebanese soldiers

    This guy is disgusting! I hope the news about him and Al-Assir fleeing to Syria are false and that the Lebanese army capture them as soon as possible.

  • Photos from the clashes in Saida

    The clashes between Ahmad Al-Assir gunmen and the Lebanese army have been going for around 24 hours now and it seems like the army is determined on either arresting Ahmad Al-Assir or getting him out of his complex in a body bag.

    According to The Daily Star, the clashes have so far claimed the lives of at least 17 soldiers and more than 25 gunmen.

    Below are some photos I managed to collect through twitter as well as a video showing some bodies of the gunmen. I hope it all end soon for the good people of Saida.

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    Photos via @jeanassy, @AlJadeedNews, @IbrahimDsouki and The Daily Star.

  • Zein El Omor attacks Ahmad El Asseer on TV

    Check what Zein El Omor had to say on Ahmad Al-Asseer after six Lebanese soldiers were killed by his supporters in Abra today.

    May all the fallen heroes of our army rest in peace.

  • Hit-and-run woman driver kills a municipal police in Saida

  • New drift park in Saida

    The below video was shot at a new drift park in Saida started by a couple of guys welcoming racers who want to bring it to the track (for a certain fee I suppose) instead of the street.

    We definitely need more of these parks around the country to hopefully reduce reckless driving on the streets, but I wish the organizers take safety more seriously since the video shows a very thin barrier between the crowds and the cars.