Housing memories of one of the most prolific poets, the Gibran Museum treasures the memories and literary depths of Khalil Gibran behind its walls.
The Gibran Museum, formerly the Monastery of Mar Sarkis, is a biographical museum in Bsharri, Lebanon, 120 kilometres from Beirut. The museum is located in the Mar Sarkis (Saint Sergius) hermitage, a grotto where monks took shelter in the 7th century. Gibran later purchased it and took it up as his residence.
It is dedicated to the Lebanese writer, philosopher and artist Kahlil Gibran. The Gibran Museum is a biographical museum in Bsharri, Lebanon, 120 kilometres from Beirut. It is dedicated to the Lebanese artist, writer and philosopher Khalil Gibran.
Founded in 1935, the Gibran Museum possesses 440 original paintings and drawings of Gibran and his tomb. It also includes his furniture and belongings from his studio when he lived in New York and his private manuscripts. The museum also hosts a book shop that sells Gibran’s works.