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Article: Lebanon's National Museum being restored after years of destruction
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- Arab American News
- Article date:
- June 30, 1995
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Barbara Nimri Aziz
Arab American News
06-30-1995
Lebanon's National Museum being restored after years of destruction and. decay
Amid the bustle of reconstruction in Beirut, workers are repairing Lebanon's war-battered National Museum that was among the most important archaeological museums in the Middle East.
Workmen are fitting new stone blocks to repair shell holes in the honey-colored facade, filling in thousands of bullet holes and securing doors and windows that have been open to the elements for years.
The museum has not exhibited its treasures since closing at the outbreak of the 1975-90 civil war. For 15 years it was a frontline firing post for rival militias and gave its name to the ...
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