National Historical Museum (Albania)

National Historical Museum (Albania)

Coordinates: 41°19′45″N 19°49′1″E / 41.32917°N 19.81694°E / 41.32917; 19.81694

The National Historical Museum of Albania
Established 1981
Location Skanderbeg Square, Tirana, Albania
Website Official website
The Museum in 1988

The National Historical Museum (Albanian: Muzeu Historik Kombëtar) in Tirana, Albania, is the country's largest museum. It was opened on 28 October 1981 and is 27,000 square metres in size, while 18,000 square metres are available for expositions. The museum was designed by Albanian architect, Enver Faja.[1]

The construction of the museum required the demolition of the former Tirana Municipal Building. The gigantic mosaic appearing at the main entrance is entitled The Albanians.

The National Historical Museum includes the following pavilions: Antiquity, Medieval, Rilindja Kombetare, Iconography, Culture of Albania, Albanian Resistance of World War II, and Communist genocide.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Architect Enver Faja passes away". Top Channel. 2011-10-06. http://69.65.47.46/english/artikull.php?id=3061. Retrieved 2011-11-02. 

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