The ethnographic Museum of Kruja is located in a traditional house in the middle of the 18th century (1764), by Ismail Pashë Toptani. The architecture of the building includes a closed corridor, a tower type, and two stored high. There are frescoes of the Baroque style, which decorate most of its main rooms. In this building, there are many traditional elements of the area. The artefacts displayed in this museum have less historical and ethnographic value compared to the Museum itself, which is unique in the Balkans.
The building is a cultural monument of the 1st category. In the internal spaces as well as the objects displayed in the external spaces, you will see a complete picture of the crafts practiced in Kruja and in all of Albania as well as the way of life from three centuries ago. Ceramic, wooden, stone, iron, cotton, silk, wool, and embroidery artefacts are exhibited in the museum. Other traces in this museum prove that Kruja in its beginnings was a farming and agricultural city and later it started as a commercial and artisan place.
Other objects are evidence that shows that Kruja is well known for its masters in stone working, house building, and ornament production for cemeteries, fireplaces, etc. The wood used to decorate ceilings, doors, and windows has been widely used and is highly regarded.
