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The museum entrance at Jeita, framed by the open jaws of a great white shark sculpture

Come curious. Leave changed.

  • Open daily, 08:00–18:00
  • On the Jeita Grotto road, Keserwan
  • Live reptile zoo, gift shop and restaurant on site
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Open now — until 18:00Jeita Grotto Road, Jeita, Keserwan, Mount Lebanon, Lebanon+961 9 222 054WhatsApp

The gift shop

Take a little of it home

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The exhibits

Seven worlds under one roof

All exhibits

Walk from the mountain forests to the deep sea, hall by hall — nearly every specimen collected in Lebanon or its waters.

Wildlife of Lebanon

The first national archive of Lebanon’s wildlife

Every species in the collection, photographed and documented — the first record of its kind for Lebanon, and it grows every month.

2,000
species in the collection
5,000
specimens on display
Documented online so far206 species — and growing every month

Browse the archive by group

Don’t miss these

The specimens people come back for — all on permanent display.

More than a museum

Make a day of it

The museum building seen from above in the Jeita valley

Our story

One collector’s life’s work, opened to everyone

Founded in Tyre in 2001 by Dr Jamal Younes and moved to the Jeita valley, the museum holds thousands of specimens — nearly all of them collected in Lebanon or its waters.

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Plan your visit

Open every day on the Jeita Grotto road

Twenty minutes from Jounieh, forty from Beirut. Pair it with the grotto and make a day of it.

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