This museum is the main cultural institution in Beirut, as it displays an impressive collection of artifacts that summarize for visitors to the museum the history of Lebanon and the civilizations that influenced it culturally. Among the highlights that you will find in this museum: the gilded Phoenician bronze statues, whose craftsmanship perfectly blurs the line between reality and fantasy, were found buried near the Temple of Obelisk in the Byblos region. The museum also contains a series of Phoenician coffins and Roman tombs, and other pieces through which you will be able to trace the ancient history of Lebanon.