Ethnographic Museum of Berat
The Ethnographic Museum of Berat is an ethnographic museum in Berat, Albania. It opened in 1979 and contains a range of everyday objects from throughout Berat's history.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Tori Oseku, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: ethnographic Museum in Berat, Albania
- Also known as: “Berat National Ethnographic Museum” and “Ethnographic Museum”
- Address: Lagjia 13 Shtatori, Berat
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Solomon Museum and Berat Castle.
Solomon Museum
Museum
Photo: Braveheart, CC BY 4.0.
The Solomon Museum is a museum in the Albanian city of Berat devoted to the history of the Jewish community in Albania. Solomon Museum is situated 120 metres south of Ethnographic Museum of Berat.
Berat Castle
Photo: Terfili, Public domain.
Berat Castle, also referred to as the Citadel of Berat and castle quarter, is a fortress overlooking the town of Berat, Albania. It dates mainly from the 13th century and contains many Byzantine-era Albanian Orthodox churches in the area and Ottoman-era mosques. Berat Castle is situated 400 metres west of Ethnographic Museum of Berat.
King’s Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The King Mosque, also known as the Sultan's Mosque or Sultan Bayezid Mosque, is a mosque located in Berat City, Berat County, Albania. Completed in 1492 CE, the mosque was designated as a Cultural Monument of Albania in 1948. King’s Mosque is situated 260 metres southeast of Ethnographic Museum of Berat.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dushnik and Orizaj.
Dushnik
Village
Dushnik is a village in the former municipality of Otllak in Berat County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Berat. Dushnik is situated 3 km north of Ethnographic Museum of Berat.
Orizaj
Village
Orizaj is a village in the former municipality of Otllak in Berat County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Berat. Orizaj is situated 4 km northwest of Ethnographic Museum of Berat.
Ullinjas
Village
Ullinjas is a village in the former municipality of Otllak in Berat County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Berat. It was formerly known as Virjon, or Virion from where the Vrioni family derived its name. Ullinjas is situated 4½ km northeast of Ethnographic Museum of Berat.
Ethnographic Museum of Berat
- Categories: ethnographic museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Berat, Berat County, Southeastern Albania, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.70767° or 40° 42′ 28″ northLongitude
19.95039° or 19° 57′ 1″ eastElevation
102 metres (335 feet)Open location code
8FGXPX52+35OpenStreetMap ID
way 1018606967OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumGeoNames ID
11204032Wikidata ID
Q3304897
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Spanish—“Ethnographic Museum of Berat” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Muzeu Kombëtar Etnografik Berat”
- Bulgarian: “Национален етнографски музей в Берат”
- Central Kurdish: “مۆزەخانەی نەتەوەییی ئیتنۆگرافی”
- Chinese: “人种学博物馆”
- Hausa: “Gidan Tarihi na Ethnographic na Berat”
- Korean: “베라트 국립민속박물관”
- Polish: “Muzeum Etnograficzne w Beracie”
- Spanish: “Museo etnográfico nacional de Berat”
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