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MIM Museum
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<p>The MIM is a private museum in <a href="/facts/Beirut/0sxJRAqW">Beirut</a>, Lebanon. The name is an abbreviation of "Mineral Museum." The museum displays more than 2,000 <a href="/facts/Mineral/LkUFbNmv">minerals</a>, representing 450 different species from 70 countries, and is considered one of the most significant private collections of minerals in the world. It opened in 2013. The museum also hosts an exhibition of marine and flying <a href="/facts/Fossil/by7NzIA1">fossils</a> from Lebanon. </p>