📖 Khalil Gibran Museum
Lebanon
About This Sacred Site
The Khalil Gibran Museum in Bsharri, at the head of the Qadisha Valley, is housed in a former 7th-century monastery that serves as both the tomb and the museum of the renowned Lebanese-American poet and spiritual writer. Gibran's masterwork 'The Prophet' has been translated into over 100 languages and remains one of the most widely read spiritual texts of the modern era. The museum houses 440 of his paintings and drawings, personal belongings, and manuscripts, set within the carved rock of the former hermitage.
Key Facts
- •Housed in a former 7th-century monastery carved into rock
- •Contains 440 of Gibran's paintings and drawings
- •'The Prophet' has been translated into over 100 languages
- •Gibran's body was brought here from New York after his death in 1931
- •Located at the edge of the Qadisha Valley, a UNESCO site
Location
Coordinates: 34.2467, 36.0100
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