Najat from Beirut

About me I am a graphic designer and freelancer, passionate about art in general. I grew up drawing and painting and it always has been my way of expression. I love music - you'll never catch me without earphones in my ears. I also love reading and writing: basically, anything that can inspire me and help me escape into my creative head and thoughts is what I look for. Why Beiru...

Aug 8, 2025

The MIM museum Beirut

A mesmerizing stare

"Located under USJ's grounds on Damascus street, this Museum is a must-go especially if you're a huge fan of stones and geology like myself!"

This Museum is a must-go especially if you're a huge fan of stones and geology like myself! Located under USJ's grounds on Damascus street showing the beautiful world of geology, this museum is mesmerizing. You'll find yourself in shock mouthing the word "wow" every minute of the tour, and will happily learn in detail about minerals, crystals, and various species, and get a deeper understanding of how everything you see around the Museum was influenced by mineral’s geological environment of formation (temperature, earthquakes...) to evolve into minerals, plus how every single piece you see comes from a different origin collected from all around the world by Mr. Salim Eddé and is ranked as the 2nd largest collection of minerals in the world.

The final room, which was my favorite, was created to highlight the structure of the most priceless minerals, as a magnificent finish. Among other precious stones like diamond, topaz, emerald, sapphire, and tanzanite, as well as quartz, tourmaline, and amethyst, to name a few, these jewels represent the best examples of rough, uncut, and unpolished gold and silver specimens.

When you're done with the tour, you absolutely can not leave without passing by The MIM boutique for souvenirs and stone shopping as the boutique is definitely the cherry on top of the whole experience, to say the least.

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MIM Mineral Museum

Entrance fee:

LBP

20000

Website

1421672

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