Museums in Albania

Berat

National Museum “Onufri”

National Museum “Onufri” is located in Berat medieval castle. This museum is organized in Virgin Mary cathedral, built in 1797 on the foundations of an older church with the same name. It contains a rich iconographic collection and some religious service items. It bears the name of the most remarkable Albanian painter, Onufri, who left a very rich fund of iconographic creation. This museum consists of the main nave, the altar area, and a series of auxiliary one-store rooms in the north and two-stores ones in the west. The construction is distinguished for its high altitude, it represents an important version of the cult architecture in the period from the 13th to the 19th century. There are three main halls, where the best works of the above-mentioned and others authors are displayed. Apart from the icons exhibited in the museum, the icons placed in the golden church iconostasis, made by the painter Joan Çetiri. Some textile and metal objects are displayed in glass cases, which witnesses of a very high-level handicraft tradition of Berat region.

Visiting Hours: 9:00 – 13:00 and 15:00 – 18:00
In May, June, July, August and September the visiting hours: 08:00-13:00 and 16:00-19:00
Holiday: Monday
Address: Lagjja Kala, Berat

The Ethnographic Museum

Organized in the year 1979, in a old building with Berat country architecture of the type; residence with a lobby. This type of residence is built essentially from the class of owners, who lived in the city in feudal times.
It’s a two-storied residence, with a lobby on one side. The basement is uninhabited.
The connection with the second floor is made with a staircase, made of store on one side, built over the lintel in store arch. As far as the time is concerned it’s dated back to the XVIII Century.
It’s part of the country creation over all idealized and built from the country masters.
The main attraction of this residence is the open volumes of the lobby and the porch.
This residence is equipped with non-moveable furniture that serve for the preservation of the household objects, wooden-case, wall-closets, chimneys, wells, etc.
This residence has some rooms that serve only for, living, eating, sleeping, cooking and so on. The outside environment of this museum is known for combining nature with massive museum objects. Parallel to the well is placed the olive-press, and the wool-press which presses the olives and gets their oil.
There are also many massive ceramic dishes that were used to contain liquids.

Address: L.13 shtatori, Berat