The Silk Museum, Beirut, Lebanon
4.5 (27 reviews) Monday: Spent 1-2 hours Ranking #30 in Beirut Speciality Museums
Very cultural
The museum is located among beautiful olive groves and surrounded by many terraces and stairs for agriculture because the region is a foothill of Mount Lebanon. This represents the look of the traditional lebanese villages. The museum represents by itself a old lebanese house with its old stone terraces and gardens. Inside, we can discover the secrets of the silk, how it was made and how we used to live of. Furthermore, there is always an exposition about an ancient era where the silk was required or introduced. Very cultural.
Address
Bsous - Haret Salem - Caza of Aley, Beirut 961 Lebanon
Mobile
Website
http://www.thesilkmuseum.com
Working hours
Monday :
Tuesday : 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday : 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday : 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday : 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday : 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday : 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Monday, May 13, 2024, 14:28
User Ratings
4.5 based on (27 reviews)
Reviews
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5Artem 5:00 PM Sep 10, 2019
GREAT! GREAT!!
Very interesting place, very quite, cosy. The museum is located in the olive woods on the mountain, not far from Beirut. Unfortunately our days the silk production in Lebanon is stopped. But luckily one person decided to construct such a place and to attract guests and tourists to this place. I was lucky to meet this person, his name is George. Very nice looking, intelligent gentleman, who ownes this place. If you have a chance try to talk to him, very knowledgeable and knows very well the history of silk and his country. One part of the museum is dedicated to exhibitions, different types, Syrian, Turkish, Lebanese soap production, food and spices production, etc. The place is definitely worth visiting!
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4dmittleman 5:00 PM Jan 4, 2020
Great Museum, Difficult Location
This wonderful museum has both a permanent exhibition and temporary exhibitions. Housed in an old silk factory, it brings to life as best as possible what an old silk factory would have been like. The special exhibits are well curated. The museum, however, is outside downtown Beirut and can be a challenge to find and get to.
