National History Museum Claimed

Name: National History Museum
Address: Muzeu Historik Kombëtar, Sheshi Skënderbej 7, Tiranë 1001, Shqipëri, Tirana
Telephone: +355 4222 3977

Major museum in a Communist-era building featuring themed exhibitions about the history of Albania.

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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.

Above the entrance of the museum is a large mural mosaic titled The Albanians that depicts purported ancient to modern figures from Albania’s history. The museum includes the following pavilions: the Pavilion of Antiquity, Middle Ages, Renaissance, Independence, Iconography, National Liberation Antifascist War, Communist Terror, and Mother Teresa.