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Albanian medieval icons to be exhibited in France’s Chambéry Fine Arts Museum
More than 45 iconographic masterpieces from Albania’s National Museum of Medieval Art in Korçë will be showcased in France in a landmark international exhibition. The exhibition will open at the...

Toptani Serail to become Tirana’s Ethnographic Museum, Veliaj says
Tirana Mayor Erion Veliaj announced that the historic Toptani Serail (Sarajet e Toptanëve) will soon reopen as the Ethnographic Museum of Tirana, marking a major step in the city’s efforts...

National Theatre marks 80 years: Minister Gonxhja highlights its cultural legacy
On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the National Theatre of Albania, Minister of Economy, Culture and Innovation Blendi Gonxhja paid tribute to the institution, calling it one of...

Celebrating Ibrahim Kodra: Albania’s most celebrated international painter, born April 22, 1918
Ibrahim Kodra, Albania’s most internationally recognized painter, was born on April 22, 1918, in the small coastal village of Ishëm. His life and career took him far beyond Albania’s borders,...

Albania mourns Pope Francis, recalls his historic 2014 visit and message of religious unity
The death of Pope Francis has been met with deep sorrow in Albania, a country that held special significance for the late pontiff. Albania was the first European country he...

New cultural and recreational center opens in the birthplace of Father Gjergj Fishta in Lezhë
A new cultural and recreational center has been inaugurated in Fishtë, Lezhë, dedicated to the memory and vibrant creative spirit of Father Gjergj Fishta, the renowned Albanian poet and priest....