National Historical Museum (Albania)

The National Historical Museum (Muzeu Historik Kombetar) in Tirana is Albania's largest museum. It was founded in 28th october 1981. The building of the museum required the demolition of the former Tirana Municipal Building. The gigantic mosaic appearing at the main entrance is entitled The Albanians.

The National Historical Museum includes the following pavillions: Antiquity, Medieval, Rilindja Kombetare, Iconography, Culture of Albania, Albanian Resistance of World War II, and Communist genocide.

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Amra Kožo
22 August 2013
A must see museum in Tirana. Exhibits dates back from 1oo.ooo -6.ooo BC till the very modern period of Albania and Balkan in general.
Carl Griffin
6 December 2015
Wonderful exhibits showing the history of nature in the region.
cori B
29 August 2013
Great museum but it seems to be missing a large amount of history from the 20th century. Great place to spend a rainy day.
Hat.Emr .
24 February 2015
Illyrian, roman, ottoman periods, the emerging of the national consciousness and the main goverments in the last century
Hat.Emr .
24 February 2015
Illyrian, roman, ottoman periods, the emerging of the national consciousness and the main governances in the last century (kingdom, WW, communism, democracy)
Fırat .
19 December 2016
Ulusal müze.binlerce yıllık eserler sergileniyor ilgi çekici.
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0.1km from Sheshi Skënderbej, Tirana, Albania Get directions
Tue-Sat 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Sun 9:00 AM–2:00 PM

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