Institut of the Monde Arabe
Paris
Exhibition
Byblos, Eternal City - Institut du Monde Arabe
At the Institut du Monde Arabe, Byblos, Eternal City retraces the exceptional history of a city whose name spans nearly nine millennia. Presented from March 24 to August 23, 2026, the exhibition is organized by the IMA and Lebanon’s Directorate General of Antiquities, in collaboration with the Musée du Louvre. It brin...
Paris
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24 March 2026 to 23 August 2026
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At the Institut du Monde Arabe, Byblos, Eternal City retraces the exceptional history of a city whose name spans nearly nine millennia. Presented from March 24 to August 23, 2026, the exhibition is organized by the IMA and Lebanon’s Directorate General of Antiquities, in collaboration with the Musée du Louvre. It brin...
At the Institut du Monde Arabe, 400 pieces tell the story of Byblos, a major ancient Lebanese port and a city more than 8,900 years old, between kings, pharaohs and the Mediterranean.
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To embrace a very long history without reducing it to an abstract chronology. The 400 pieces give concrete access to Byblos, from its maritime role to its links with kings and pharaohs. The key objects make it possible to grasp the symbolic force of a city li...
["400 pieces brought together by the IMA and Lebanon’s Directorate General of Antiquities","A Lebanese city more than 8,900 years old, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site","Byblos’s role as the first great maritime p...
["400 pieces brought together by the IMA and Lebanon’s Directorate General of Antiquities","A Lebanese city more than 8,900 years old, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site","Byblos’s role as the first great maritime port","The obelisk of...
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Visit description
At the Institut du Monde Arabe, Byblos, Eternal City retraces the exceptional history of a city whose name spans nearly nine millennia. Presented from March 24 to August 23, 2026, the exhibition is organized by the IMA and Lebanon’s Directorate General of Antiquities, in collaboration with the Musée du Louvre. It brin.
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To embrace a very long history without reducing it to an abstract chronology. The 400 pieces give concrete access to Byblos, from its maritime role to its links with kings and pharaohs. The key objects make it possible to grasp the symbolic force of a city li.
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On Expo Paris, Byblos, Eternal City - Institut du Monde Arabe is most useful when it is read not only as a single event but as part of a broader route through Institut of the Monde Arabe, where exhibitions, artists and editorial themes can be compared quickly in English. This page becomes easier to place when it is connected to the strongest editorial routes already available on the site.
How it connects
For an English reader, the point of this page is also practical: it clarifies the venue, dates and booking context, then opens clear paths toward related exhibitions, artists and subjects so that the visit does not remain isolated. 3 related exhibition pages are already close enough to help compare tone, period or venue.
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