Women’s Museum of Albania

Ms. Elsa Ballauri

Info Telefon: +355 68 202 3950
Besucher-Email: ballaurielsa@yahoo.com

Monday– Friday 10:00 – 17:00,

Saturday 10:00 – 16:00,

Sunday clossed

Archaeological Museum

Info Telefon: (+355-4) 22 65 41

Institute of Archaeology. Tirana

10:30-14:30 h
Sat: Closed
Sun: Closed !

Archeology buffs who aren't satisfied by the finds on display at the National History Museum will find even more fragments of various finds here, from pottery and animal statuettes to arrowheads and jewellery.

It was founded on 1948 and presents the main results of the Archaeological research and finds of the Albanian territory from Prehistory until Middle Ages. There are over 2.000 objects exhibited and a reserve fund of over 20.000 objects.

 

Black Cave

Is located near the village of Pellumbas which is in the district of Tirana. It is situated 650 meters above sea level on the gorge of Skorana (Erzeni river). To reach the cave you should walk 2 km in a pedestrian path. The cave has unique values . Here bones of cave bear (ursus spelaeus) have been found. This kind of bear has lived from 10.000 to 400.000 years ago. All over Europe, there are only five caves of this kind. The black cave is full with stalactites and stalagmites. The entrance of the cave has a beautiful position, because the visitor can enjoy the open view of the gorge of Erzeni river.
 

Fine Arts Gallery

Info Telefon: 23 39 75

9:00 - 12:00, 16:00 - 19:00. Closed Mon.

Thoroughly looted in 1997, this gallery has seen a comeback since mayor Edi Rama's election, and now hosts a varied collection that's worth browsing through for an hour. Apart from an impressive selection of medieval icons, there's a good hall devoted to realist socialist art, with busts, paintings and a very sexy statue of a factory worker (more Commie-era statues can be found near the café in the garden).
 

Fortress of Justinian

Mount Dajti National Park

Situated at the eastern part of the capital it covers an area of about 3.300 hectares.
The fauna here is abundant in varieties and impressive features. The park is the most important zone for such big mammals as wild pig, wolf, fox, rabbit, brown bear, wild cat etc.
One-day visitors in particular frequent the Park. However, it offers a number of possible accommodation for the visitors. The types of activities to experience here are excursions, skiing, air sports, mountain climbing etc.

 

Museum of Natural Sciences

Info Telefon: (+355-4) 22 90 28

8:00-14:00 h
Sat: Closed
Sun: Closed !

This small collection includes lots of stuffed animals (not the cuddly ones but the taxidermic kind), birds and various strange sea creatures, including the biggest sea turtle ever found in Albania.
 

National Arts Gallery Tirana

Info Telefon: 0 (4)226033

Tues-Sun 9.00-19.00 h,
From May to September: 8.00-13.00; 16.00-19.00 h.

"The National Arts Gallery was founded in 1954 and was transfered to the Boulevard’Deshmoret e Kombit’ in 1974. National Arts Gallery is the most important institution of visual arts in our country.

National collection of visual arts is preserved here starting from the second half of 19th century till present.
This collection consists of works from National Renaissance and Indipendence period (1883-1944), a collection of icons belonging to the 13th-19 century, the biggest paintings and sculptures collection of socialist realism period (1944-1990), foreign artists pavilion and a collection of contemporary national and international art.
Temporary exhibitions are organised in the ground floor, mainly for the contemporary art. Some of the most important annual exhibitions organised are “Marubi“ International Artistic Photography Contest and Onufri’ International Visual Arts Contest. Tirana Biennale, one of the biggest manifestations of contemporary art in an international level is organised every other year.
The promoting of artists, associations and various artistic groups from the country and abroad takes place in the National Arts Gallery.
Works from national fund are displayed in the first and second floor, separated according to historical periods or on the basis of artistic concepts, which intend to revaluate in time the values that this institution has, so as to present to the public qualitatively.
National arts Gallery preserves around 4000 works." (Picture and text: Albanian Tourism)
 

The Mosque of Ethem Bey

Info Telefon: (+355-4) 22 37 01

situated just at the center of Tirana, it was constructed in 1789.
 

The Museum of National History

Info Telefon: (+355-42) 22 83 89

9:00 - 12:00, 17:00 - 19:00 h.

You can't miss the gargantuan mosaic on the facade - it represents the development of Albania's history with everyone from Illirians to partisans represented. Inside, each hall of this vast building covers one of the stages in the development of the Albanian nation. Repeated looting has robbed the museum of many artefacts, but nevertheless it remains the best place in Albania to tank up on history and to view beautiful finds from the many archeological sites across the country. A new hall focuses on the years around the Second World War and the resistance movements, while the museum ends with a harrowing exhibition about Albania's gruesome labour camp system and the thousands of men and women who were swallowed by it. There are some English texts in the museum, but certainly not enough, so bring an Albanian for a better understanding of what's on show. The museum shop is an excellent place to shop for traditional crafts.