The “Stone City” is rightfully considered the pearl of our cultural heritage. It is in this city that one of the most important museums of local and customary tradition is located. The museum facility is located in the “Palorto” neighborhood and dates back to the 19th century. Built three centuries ago, the tower-type dwelling, which represents a typical model of the life of a patriarchal citizen family of the time, is still continuing to play the role of the museum in...
The museum is located in the center of Peshkopia, about 30 meters from the main boulevard. It has been located in different buildings, but currently the building in which this museum is located was the building of the House of Culture “Haki Stërmilli”, a two-story building, old in terms of the years of construction, but beautifully well maintained. In this two-story building, you can visit three pavilions with 2,000 very important relics from different time periods. You need about an...
In the center of the city of Elbasan, very close to Rrap of Bezistan, there is a characteristic house, which in 1986 was turned into a museum. This museum, which represents the traditions and way of life in Elbasan, is located in one of the old houses of the city. The building is 200 years old and represents typical Albanian post-medieval style houses. In terms of type, culture and originality, the building is one of the rarest in the country. In compositional terms...
The Ethnographic Museum, also known as the “House of Llave,” is located along the main road leading to the Berat Castle. After the building was restored in 1979, it was transformed into the Ethnographic Museum of Berat. This characteristic house is currently one of the few examples of homes with a balcony. It has maintained its original features with minimal changes, preserving both its external and internal decorative values. On the upper floor, visitors are introduced to several examples of rooms...
A building where you will find inspiration more than anywhere else. The city of independence is one of the most visited places in all of Albania. Along the coast of this city, you will also find the residence of the Vlorë Government of 1912. Initially serving as a quarantine building, after the declaration of independence on November 28, 1912, it became the seat of the Provisional Government of Ismail Qemali for 14 months, until January 22, 1914. From 1936 to 1939,...
Lifelong learning as a strategy to ensure social integration and continuous personal development On October 3-4, 2020, the International Conference on “Lifelong Learning in the Digital Age” was held in Vlora, which aimed to encourage lifelong learning and use the potential of digital technologies. The participants came from various scientific fields and disciplines, research-scientific institutions, state and private, education providers, institutions of Islamic religious communities, community leaders, teachers and preachers from Albania, Kosovo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, USA, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Presheva. This conference...
IETT participated in the 2nd International Conference on Translation organized by the National Library and Archives of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates with the theme: “Translation of the book Zayed, the man who built a state” in the Albanian language and its role in improving the image of the United Arab Emirates and its cultural heritage in the Balkans”. The conference was organized virtually and a number of academicians and researchers from leading universities and institutions from around the...
On May 18 2022, the National Historical Museum of Albania organized the international scientific conference on the theme “The power of museums”, with the participation of represantives of cultural institutions and various researchers. The director of the National Historical Museum of Albania, Dorian Koçi, during the opening speech of the conference, emphasized that today should serve to increase awareness of the fact that today should serve to increase aeareness of the fact that museums are an important means of cultural exchange,...
The history of photography in Albania begins with the Italian photographer Pietro Marubbi, who settled in the city of Shkodra during the second half of the nineteenth century and opened the first photography studio there in 1858. The Marubi, the National Photography Museum and Albania’s first photography museum, opened in May 2016. The core of its collection is comprised of what was formerly the contents of the Marubi Photothèque. Having no children of his own, Pietro Marubbi’s first assistants and...
