National Historical Museum (Albania)

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The National Historical Museum ( Albanian  Muzeu Historik Kombëtar ) in the Albanian capital Tirana is the country's largest museum. In 2012, 1,037,589 domestic and 9668 foreign visitors were counted.

The museum opened on October 28, 1981. It required the demolition of the town hall, built in 1930. The building completes the central Skanderbeg Square in the northwest. The main facade is characterized by a large mosaic . In 2007 the building was declared a cultural monument.

collection

Exhibited finds from the 4th millennium BC Chr.

The museum houses 4,750 collected objects from the following epochs and themes:

Exhibition of the artifacts of Skanderbeg 2012/13

Between November 19, 2012 and January 13, 2013, some artifacts from Skanderbeg were exhibited in the museum , which the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna lent to the National Historical Museum on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Albania's independence. Among other things, the presumed helmet of the Skanderbeg could be viewed. About 1.7 million people visited the museum during the two-month exhibition. On November 28, 2012 alone, the 100th national holiday, there were around 400,000 visitors.

mosaic

The mosaic above the entrance is called Shqipëria ( German  Albania ). It is around eleven meters high and 40 meters long, with a total area of ​​440 square meters. It was created by the five artists Aleksandër Filipi, Agim Nebiu, Josif Droboniku, Anastas Kostandini and Vilson Kilica. The individual stones embedded in concrete have an edge length of around two to three centimeters.

The mosaic shows people who represent different phases in the history of the Albanian people. The 13 people are arranged side by side, with the three central figures being significantly larger and the outer people standing slightly offset behind those in front of them. The following figures are shown from the left:

The mosaic interprets the history of the Albanians as an ongoing struggle against everything, with particular importance given to the "national liberation struggle" during the Second World War. The mosaic is also controversial because it follows a communist ideology of historiography.

A large red star used to be emblazoned above the head of the central figure. It was removed in the early 1990s.

and display information about the image
The Shqiptarët (The Albanians) mosaic above the main entrance

Web links

Commons : National Historical Museum  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Edlira Shehu: Sa kemi fituar nga turizmi culture? (How much did we get from cultural tourism?). Dita, May 18, 2013, accessed May 22, 2013 (Albanian).
  2. ^ Artan Shkreli: 25 years of urban planning in Tirana from 1916–1941 . In: Adolph Stiller (Ed.): Tirana . Architecture in the Ringturm XXII. Müry Salzmann Verlag, Salzburg / Vienna 2010, ISBN 978-3-99014-030-7 , p. 20-37 .
  3. ^ Lista e Monumenteve - Rrethi i Tiranës. (PDF) No. 116. Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Albania, p. 9 , accessed on July 2, 2016 (Albanian).
  4. ↑ Armet e Skënderbeut, muzeu Numeron 1 milion e 700 vizitorë (Weapons of Skanderbeg, the museum has 1.7 million visitors). Mapo, January 15, 2013, accessed April 17, 2019 (Albanian).
  5. ↑ a b Fatmira Nikolli: Nis restaurimi i Mozaikut "Shqipëria" të Muzeut Historik. (No longer available online.) In: Gazeta Shqiptare online. May 21, 2010, archived from the original on October 29, 2014 ; Retrieved October 18, 2014 (Albanian): "Mozaiku i muzeut, që është 440 metra katrorë, është një ndër më të mëdhenjtë në Ballkan."
  6. ↑ a b c Alma Mile: Të hiqet mozaiku ideologjik nga Muzeut Historik Kombëtar. In: shqiperia.com. Gazeta Shekulli, accessed October 18, 2014 (Albanian).
  7. ↑ Julia Vrapi: Moikom Zeqo: Restaurimi i Mozaikut, lojë e ndyrë mes MTKRS dhe Vodafon, mashtruan publikun. In: Sot News. January 31, 2013, accessed October 18, 2014 (Albanian).

Coordinates: 41 ° 19 ′ 45 ″  N , 19 ° 49 ′ 1 ″  E