Beirut - NNA
The Ministry of Culture announced in a statement that it is organizing "the night of museums in all of Lebanon, as part of encouraging citizens to visit these places that store our history and civilization, to be a special day for the various segments of the Lebanese society."
The Night of Museums takes place upcoming Friday, April 7, from 5.00 p.m. till 11.00 p.m, statement said.
The public will be entitled to visit about 13 museums and archaeological palaces distributed between Beirut, Sidon and Tripoli, noting that transportation is available for all with the starting point in front of the museum area.
Culture Minister Dr Ghattas Khoury will be partaking in this special night in a tour which kicks off from the National Museum area to the Jesuit University's Mim Mineral Museum, the Prehistoric Museum in Mono, Villa Audeh, Nicola Sursock Museum, Banque du Liban Currency Museum and the American University of Beirut's (AUB) Museum.
source: NNA