Ministry of Culture organizes Museums Night across Lebanon

8 April 2017 English

 

NNA – The Ministry of Culture organized on Friday Museums Night across Lebanon, with the participation of Minister Ghattas Khoury.The Minister and the accompanying delegation started their tour at Banque du Liban Museum, before heading to AUB Museum.

They later visited Audi Villa Museum and the National Museum in Badaro.

The tour ended at Monot Church and MIM Museum.

“Today, the Ministry of Culture opened the doors of museums to all the Lebanese to give them a chance to learn their history,” Khoury told the National News Agency upon the conclusion of the tour.

“The doors are open for free, as per a decision we have earlier issued at the Ministry of Culture,” he said.

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