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National History Museum (Albania)

Coordinates: 41°19′45″N 19°49′1″E / 41.32917°N 19.81694°E / 41.32917; 19.81694
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41°19′45″N 19°49′1″E / 41.32917°N 19.81694°E / 41.32917; 19.81694

The National Historical Museum of Albania
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Established1981
LocationSkanderbeg Square, Tirana, Albania
WebsiteOfficial website
The Museum in 1988

The National Historical Museum (Albanian: Muzeu Historik Kombëtar) in Tirana, Albania, is the country's largest museum. It was founded in 28th October 1981 and is 27.000 m2 big, while 18.000 m2 is availeble for expositions. The building of the museum required the demolition of the former Tirana Municipal Building. The gigantic mosaic appearing at the main entrance is entitled The Albanians.

The National Historical Museum includes the following pavilions: Antiquity, Medieval, Rilindja Kombetare, Iconography, Culture of Albania, Albanian Resistance of World War II, and Communist genocide.

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