Nabu Museum

The Nabu Museum is a museum in El-Heri, in Ras Al Shaqa’, Lebanon.[1][2][3]

It opened in 2018, having been built in just eight months by businessman Jawad Adra to house his collection of about 2,000 items including both contemporary works of art and antiquities.[4][5] Critical questions came up about the unclear provenance of the finds displayed in the museum, as many of them come from regions where looting was going on in recent decades [6]

The building was designed by Iraqi sculptor Dia Azzawi and Iraqi-Canadian artist Mahmoud Obaidi.[5][2]

References
  1. "Exploring Nabu Museum". Lebanon Traveller. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  2. "About us". Nabu Museum. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  3. Makarem, May (15 October 2018). "Le Musée Nabu: 300 battements de Coeur sur 1500m2". L’Orient Le Jour. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  4. Porter, Lizzie (14 October 2018). "Lebanon celebrates 2,000 years of creativity with new Nabu Museum". The National. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  5. Cornwell, Tim (24 October 2018). "Iraqi artist Dia Azzawi designs new Lebanese private museum". The Art Newspaper. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  6. تحقيق استقصائي في الآثار: المتاحف والتجارة والنهب. (Investigation on antiquities, museum, trade and looting). almodonline (27.4.2019).

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