Mim Museum - Mineral Museum, Beirut, Lebanon
5.0 (323 reviews) Monday: Spent 1-2 hours Ranking #1 in Beirut Speciality Museums
Surprisingly beautyful
mim is a private mineral museum in Beirut, Lebanon. It exhibits more than 1800 minerals, representing some 400 different species from over 70 countries. Created by nature itself, those works of art with their breathtaking aesthetics were formed in earth’s crust millions of years ago. Mr. Salim Edde has built up this collection starting 1997. You can discover pieces originating from a number of renowned collections --both old and more recent-- as well as from the major mining discoveries of our era. The mim collection is now considered to be one of the world's paramount private collections for the variety and quality of its minerals. A didactic circuit, accompanied by screens displaying films and scientific applications of mineralogy, will reveal a world of unsuspected marvels--priceless both from an aesthetic and scientific point of view. Mimodactylus libanensis “mimo”, the fossil of a pterodactyl is featured in a special wing. This one-of-a-kind complete specimen in the Middle-East was found in Lebanon. It is promoted by means of state-of-the-art modern techniques: a hologram, an auto-stereoscopic movie, a full-scale reconstitution and a game “fly with mimo” – an entertainment that delights children and adults. Moreover, mim hosts a thematic exhibition of 200 marine fossils. “Fish’n’Stone” was organized with the collaboration of Mémoire du Temps. Known throughout the world, those fossils were quarried in the Lebanese mountains. The history of the fossil formation is shown through an animation that submerses you in the marine life – a time capsule that takes you in a journey to some 100 million of years ago.
Address
Damascus Street Saint Joseph University Campus of Innovation and Sport, Beirut, Lebanon.
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Website
http://www.facebook.com/mim.museum
Working hours
Monday :
Tuesday : 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday : 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Thursday : 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Friday : 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Saturday : 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Sunday : 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Monday, May 13, 2024, 14:25
User Ratings
5.0 based on (323 reviews)
Reviews
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5Sarahwang 5:00 PM Jan 17, 2020
nice
A must visit. You see minerals from all over the world. You are amazed by nature's creation. The entrance is minimal 6000 l.l for adults, 2000l.l for kids between 12 and 18 and free for kids under 12. I recommend it for all ages. It has also interactive screens that are very interesting and helpful to understand more about chemical elements of the minerals. If you are lucky you ll get a tour with Salim and then you ll be amazed more by the story of each piece. The display is also very well designed to capture you each time from a different point of view either by type or region or rarity. And there is another section about the fossils of Lebanon. The whole experience is very interesting. Parking is available and the museum is wheelchair accessible.
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5Vincent N 5:00 PM Jun 25, 2022
A gem in Beirut
I had the privilege to join a private guided tour by the founder of this beautiful museum, Mr Salim Eddé. I cannot decide which was the most astonishing : the exhaustive collection of minerals or his extensive knowledge on the subject of minerals and geology. I have visited several natural science museums, but none of their mineral departments can compete with the Mim Museum. The smaller section dedicated to lebanese fossiles is worth visiting too. If you are only interested in seeing beautiful minerals, 2 hours should be enough. If you want to read the information or use the informative panels (and their very user-friendly interface), add an extra hour.
