National History Museum (Albania)

National History Museum
Muzeu Historik Kombëtar
The official logo of the museum
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Established28 October 1981; 42 years ago (1981-10-28)
LocationSkanderbeg Square 7, 1001 Tirana, Albania
Coordinates41°19′45″N 19°49′1″E / 41.32917°N 19.81694°E / 41.32917; 19.81694
TypeNational Historical Museum
Collections5000[1]
Websitewww.mhk.gov.al

The National History Museum (Albanian: Muzeu Historik Kombëtar) is a historical museum in Tirana, Albania. It was opened on 28 October 1981 and is 27,000 square metres in size, while 18,000 square metres are available for expositions.

The museum includes the following pavilions: the Pavilion of Antiquity, Middle Ages, Renaissance, Independence, Iconography, National Liberation Antifascist War, Communist Terror, and Mother Teresa.

The museum is closed for renovation until 2028.[2]

  1. ^ "Historiku | MUZEU HISTORIK KOMBETAR". www.mhk.gov.al. Archived from the original on 2019-03-01. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  2. ^ "National Historical Museum to be closed for 4 years". euronews.al. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.