National Museum of Medieval Art (Albania)

National Museum of Medieval Art
Muzeu Kombëtar i Artit Mesjetar
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View of National Museum of Medieval Art
Established 14 May 1979 (1979-05-14)
Location Korçë,  Albania
Type Art museum
Key holdings Medieval Period
Collections Medieval art
Collection size over 6.500 icons[1]
Director Lorenc Glozheni, Director
Website Official website

The National Museum of Medieval Art (Albanian: Muzeu Kombëtar i Artit Mesjetar) is an Albanian national museum dedicated to medieval art and history in Korçë, Albania. The museum is located on Fan Noli Boulevard in the south-east of the city of Korça. It was established on April 24, 1980 and the building was reconstructed on October 04, 2016 with the cooperation of the city municipality and the Greek Government found.[2]

The museum has over 7,000 art and cultural items, mainly icons, stone, wooden, metal and textile works representing various moments in Albania's iconography development. In the principal hall there are many works from anonymous artists of the 13th-14th century and well-known ones including Onufri, Onufër Qiprioti, Teacher Kostandini, Jeromak Shpataraku, David Selenica, and the Zografi Brothers.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.kultura.gov.al/files/news_files/Info__Muzeu_Korce.pdf
  2. ↑ http://www.kultura.gov.al/al/newsroom/lajme/perurohet-muzeu-i-artit-mesjetar-ne-korce-qasje-e-re-ne-trashegimi-rilindja-e-nje-thesari
  3. ↑ "National Museum of Medieval Art". Agjencia Kombetare e Turizmit. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
  4. ↑ http://www.kultura.gov.al/files/news_files/Muzeu_i_Artit_Mesjetar_info_Prof_Pirro_Thomo.pdf
  5. ↑ http://www.kultura.gov.al/files/news_files/Info__Muzeu_Korce.pdf

Coordinates: 40°36′57″N 20°47′01″E / 40.6158°N 20.7837°E / 40.6158; 20.7837

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