Sights & Landmarks In Tirana

As one of the country’s cultural centers, Tirana is home to a number of museums devoted to a variety of art forms. The National Museum of History is the most prominent museum in Tirana and is situated on Skanderbeg Square. The mosaic over the door is the most prominent element of the museum depicting the history of the Albanian people’s resistance against invasion and occupation.

The National Museum of Archaeology in Mother Teresa Square was established in 1948 and has an extensive collection of archaeological research and discoveries from Albania. The displays cover prehistory, antiquity, the middle ages, and the twentieth century, providing an overview of the historical richness of the nation.

The National Art Gallery is the most prestigious gallery in Albania, having one of the most extensive collections of artworks in the area. It is located on Dshmort e Kombit Boulevard and has over 4,500 pieces of art, including the most significant collection of nineteenth- and twentieth-century Albanian art.

The Bunk’art Museum in Tirana comprises of two subterranean bunkers constructed under the communist government under the leadership of Enver Hoxha. The bunkers, located on Fadil Deliu Street and Abdi Toptani Street, have been converted into a history museum and modern art gallery containing Second World War and Cold War artifacts.

The Museum of Secret Surveillance was established in 2017 and is located in a palace from the twentieth century, the House of Leaves, near the Dshmort e Kombit Boulevard. It recalls and honors the victims of communist terrorism and brutality in Albania during the communist era. The Natural Sciences Museum, which comprises divisions in zoology, botany, and geology, the old Enver Hoxha Museum, and the Bunk’art Museum are further museums.

On September 7, 2015, the Bektashi Museum was inaugurated in the World Headquarters of the Bektashi. The museum has displays on Bektashi history and leadership.