The National Historical Museum is the largest museum in Albania and one of the most important. The National Historical Museum was inaugurated on October 28, 1981. It is the most important museum institution in Albania. The National Historical Museum aims to promote the understanding and appreciation of the history of Albania to the local, national and international public. The building of the National Historical Museum occupies a total area of 27,000 m2. It has a dominant facade, thanks to the giant mosaic called “Albania” with dimensions of 10 x 40 m, a work of art where the Albanian heroes of different historical stages are presented, with the emphasis on the working class.
There are about 6200 objects in the museum premises, which belong to a relatively long period of time, starting from the 4th century BC and up to the second half of the 20th century. There are about 3100 exposed artifacts and the rest of them are in the funds of the museum. Currently, the National History Museum has seven pavilions: Antiquity, Middle Ages, Iconography, National Renaissance, Independence, Communist Persecution Pavilion and Mother Teresa Pavilion.
The indisputable masterpiece of the halls of this pavilion is the mosaic “The Beauty of Durrës”, which dates back to the century. IV BC, and it was made with tiles of different shapes. “Dea of Butrint” is also one of the most popular objects discovered in Albania, where classical art comes through in all its glory.
