Ameen Rihani Museum

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Ameen Rihani Museum
متحف أمين الريحاني
Ameen Rihani Museum
Established1953;71 years ago (1953)
Location Lebanon
Coordinates 33°56′11″N35°39′19″E / 33.9364°N 35.6552°E / 33.9364; 35.6552
Website http://www.ameenrihani.org/

The Ameen Rihani Museum is a museum in Freike, Lebanon dedicated to the Lebanese-American writer and thinker Ameen Rihani. [1] The museum was established in 1953 by his brother Albert Rihani. It occupies the lower level of the Rihani home. [2]

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References

  1. Suheil B. Bushrui. (1998). The Thought and Works of Ameen Rihani Al Hewar Center. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  2. Rihani Museum Ameen Rihani Organization. Retrieved 20 December 2013.