National History Museum

The National History Museum is a historical museum in , . It was opened on 28 October 1981 and is 27,000 square metres in size, while 18,000 square metres are available for expositions.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: national historical museum in Tirana, Albania
  • Also known as: “National Historical Museum” and “National Museum of History”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Et’hem Bey Mosque and Palace of Culture of Tirana.

Mosque
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The Et'hem Bey Mosque, officially the Haji Et'hem Bey Mosque, is a Sunni located in , . The mosque is well known for its frescoes outside and inside the portico which depict trees, waterfalls and bridges. is situated 240 metres southeast of National History Museum.

Public building
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The houses the National Library of Albania as well as the National Theatre of Opera and Ballet. Situated in Skanderbeg Square, it was originally built on the Pazari i Vjetër area of at the behest of Enver Hoxha. is situated 200 metres east of National History Museum.

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The is a monument in the Skanderbeg Square in , . It commemorates Skanderbeg, the national hero in Albania for resisting the Ottomans. is situated 210 metres southeast of National History Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tirana and Ish-Blloku.

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is the bustling and relatively modernised capital of . It is the most important economic, financial, political and trade centre in the country.

Quarter
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, commonly Blloku, is an upmarket area in , . It widely known as an entertainment destination with its boutiques, shops, restaurants, trendy bars, pubs, and cafes.

Quarter
is one of the oldest neighborhoods in , Albania. It is named after , a World War II hero. The street of the same name is a primary artery of both the neighborhood and Tirana.

National History Museum

Latitude
41.32944° or 41° 19′ 46″ north
Longitude
19.8174° or 19° 49′ 3″ east
Elevation
110 metres (361 feet)
Open location code
8FHX8RH8+QX
Geo­Names ID
11612485
Wiki­data ID
Q1581154
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Ukrainian—“National History Museum” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Muzeu Historik Kombëtar”
  • Albanian: “Muzeu i Historisë Kombëtare”
  • Armenian: “Ալբանիայի ազգային պատմական թանգարան”
  • Bulgarian: “Национален исторически музей (Албания)”
  • Bulgarian: “Национален исторически музей”
  • Catalan: “Museu Històric Nacional d’Albània”
  • Catalan: “Museu Històric Nacional”
  • Chinese: “國立歷史博物館”
  • Chinese: “阿爾巴尼亞國家歷史博物館”
  • Czech: “Národní historické muzeum”
  • Dutch: “Nationaal Historisch Museum van Albanië”
  • Dutch: “National Historical Museum”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “المتحف التاريخى الوطنى”
  • French: “musée national historique”
  • French: “Musée national historique”
  • German: “Historisches Nationalmuseum”
  • German: “Nationales Geschichtsmuseum Albaniens”
  • Greek: “Εθνικό Ιστορικό Μουσείο της Αλβανίας”
  • Hausa: “Gidan Tarihi na Kasa (Albania)”
  • Hausa: “Gidan Tarihi na Kasa”
  • Hungarian: “Nemzeti Történeti Múzeum”
  • Italian: “Museo storico nazionale albanese”
  • Italian: “Museo storico nazionale”
  • Italian: “Muzeu Historik Kombëtar”
  • Japanese: “アルバニア国家歴史博物館”
  • Korean: “국립역사박물관”
  • Macedonian: “Национален историски музеј”
  • Polish: “Narodowe Muzeum Historyczne”
  • Romanian: “Muzeul Național de Istorie al Albaniei”
  • Russian: “Национальный исторический музей (Албания)”
  • Russian: “Национальный исторический музей”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Nacionalni historijski muzej”
  • Slovenian: “Narodni zgodovinski muzej (Albanija)”
  • Slovenian: “Narodni zgodovinski muzej”
  • Spanish: “Museo histórico nacional”
  • Spanish: “Museo Histórico Nacional”
  • Swedish: “Muzeu Historik Kombëtar”
  • Turkish: “Ulusal Tarih Müzesi (Arnavutluk)”
  • Turkish: “Ulusal Tarih Müzesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Національний історичний музей (Тирана)”
  • Ukrainian: “Національний історичний музей”

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