The National Museum of Beirut's underground floor has finally risen from the dead after being closed for over 40 years. Rehabilitating the 700 square meters basement was kicked off in 2014 by Lebanon's Culture Minister Rony Arayji with the help and financial support of the Italian government. The official opening, which took place last Friday, was broadcasted live on LBC in the presence of Prime Minister Tammam Salam, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Paolo Gentiloni,…

An exhibition on "The Daily life in Ancient Lebanon", supported by by the British Museum, the American University in Beirut and the National Museum of Beirut, was hosted by Durham University’s Oriental Museum from June till September 25 2016. The exhibition provided "an introduction to the culture and society of Lebanon in the ancient world and explored issues of faith, conflict, government, culture and trade in the ancient Levant". It also emphasized on the fundamental…