National Museum of Medieval Art (Albania)

The National Museum of Medieval Art (Albanian: Muzeu Kombëtar i Artit Mesjetar) is a 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 Korçë. It was established on April 24, 1980, and the building was reconstructed on October 4, 2016, with the cooperation of the city municipality and the Greek Government fund.[2]

National Museum of Medieval Art
Muzeu Kombëtar i Artit Mesjetar
Logo of National Museum of Medieval Art
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Established14 May 1979 (1979-05-14)
LocationKorçë,  Albania
TypeArt museum
Key holdingsMedieval period
CollectionsMedieval art
Collection sizeover 6.500 icons[1]
DirectorLorenc Glozheni
Websitemuzeumesjetar.gov.al

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 centuries and well-known ones including Onufri, Onufër Qiprioti, Teacher Kostandini, Jeromak Shpataraku, David Selenica, and the Zografi Brothers.[3][4][5]

Due to the COVID-19 lockdown in Albania, the Ministry of Culture offers 3D tours of the museum.[6]

  • "The Resurrection of Lazarus." Byzantine icon painted by Onufri (Onouphrios). 16th century.
  • Icon of Saint Jovan Vladimir painted by Kostandin Shpataraku, from the Ardenica Monastery in Albania. The saint is depicted as sitting on a throne in the central rectangle, surrounded by scenes of his life and miracles, according to his Greek hagiography.

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
  6. "Muzeu Kombëtar i Artit Mesjetar, Korcë". Virtual Tour 3D (in Albanian). 2019-09-05. Retrieved 2020-04-09.


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