Albanian museot ja perintökohteet

Museums & Heritage

Albania’s history spans from antiquity to the 20th century. This collection features the UNESCO-listed ruins of Buthrotum and the Greek trade colony of Apollonia. In Tirana, the National Historical Museum and Bunk’Art 2 document the country's transition from Ottoman influence to the Cold War era. Religious heritage is represented by the Shkodër Cathedral and the Orthodox St. Nicholas Monastery Church in Mesopotam. Notable landmarks include the Roman Amphitheatre of Durrës and the Skanderbeg Museum in Krujë, dedicated to Albania’s national hero.

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Buthrotum

Butrint was an ancient Greek polis and later Roman city and the seat of an early Christian bishopric in Epirus.

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National Historical Museum

The National History Museum is a historical museum in Tirana, Albania.

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Apollonia

Apollonia was an Ancient Greek trade colony which developed into an independent polis, and later a Roman city, in southern Illyria.

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Roman Amphitheatre of Durrës

The Amphitheatre of Durrës is a Roman amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Durrës, Albania.

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Bunk'Art 2

Located in a former nuclear bunker in central Tirana, this museum documents the history of the Albanian Ministry of Internal Affairs and the political persecution carried out by the Sigurimi secret police during the communist era.