 Maurice Chehab initiated in 1936 the museum's first publication, the "Bulletin du Musée de Beyrouth" ("Beirut Museum Bulletin"), which reached 36 volumes before publication was stopped in 1986 by the civil war.The journal covered archaeological finds, sites and ancient civilizations.In 1995 the Museum and the Lebanese British Friends of the National Museum foundation resumed publication of a bi-annual journal entitled "Archaeology and History in Lebanon" ().