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National Museum of Medieval Art

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One of the Best Places To Visits in Korce


Address

Bulevardi Fan Noli 59, Korçë, Albania

Website

muzeumesjetar.gov.al

Contact

+355 82 500 207

Rating on Google Maps

4.70 (255 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Tuesday: 9 am to 4 pm
  • Wednesday: 9 am to 4 pm
  • Thursday: 9 am to 4 pm
  • Friday: 9 am to 4 pm
  • Saturday: 9 am to 4 pm
  • Sunday: 10 am to 3 pm
  • Monday: Closed

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  • 4/5 Anxhi �. 3 years ago on Google
    Very beautiful and organised but the ticket price its expensive. 700 All. A bit expensive for albanians. In general everything its very beautiful and amazing icons from Onufri and others. Very friendly service.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ermest S. 1 year ago on Google
    An interesting museum! A lot of old icons from different artists,most of them renovated recently. Not a religious person,but it was nice! Also you can use the audio guide from the app,a great tool for the tourists mostly. Staff was welcoming and courteous!
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 ERINDA T. 1 year ago on Google
    A special place for those who are attracted to the old icons and religion. Many beautiful pieces of art! Friendly staff!
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 D 1 year ago on Google
    Impressive, well restored collection that is beautifully displayed in several rooms with different themes/colors. Very friendly and helpful staff. Will visit again.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Era G. 2 years ago on Google
    The medieval art collection by Zografi Brothers, David Selenica, Shpataraku, Onufri and other unknown ones is amazingly organized throughout the museum. The divine, mistery, art and history blend together to bring byzantine times once again to life as you wander around.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jorge S. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Wonderful Museum, where the visit is not only visual but also sensory. Each room contains jewels of the masters of the Middle Ages of the country, and the architect adds a sensorial point to unite the rooms with mastery through stairs and changes of color that contrast with the exposed work. (Original) Maravilloso Museo, donde la visita no es solo visual sino también sensorial. Cada sala contiene joyas de los maestros del medievo del país, y el arquitecto le añade un punto sensorial al unir las salas con maestría a través de escaleras y cambios de color que contrastan con la obra expuesta.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Esli K. 2 years ago on Google
    Great exposition of icons from different Albanian regions. I loved the layout of the museum with the different colors for every period/artist. The cherry on top was our guide (one of the men who worked in the museum) who took the time to walk us through the exposition and explain in detail the icons and the history behind each one. He was very knowledgeable and passionate about the art he was explaining.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Gáspár A. 1 year ago on Google
    The museum is well organized, and English guide is also provided! The museum is entirely about icons, and although all of them are old, only a fraction of the collection is of medieval age.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Klaus W. 4 years ago on Google
    The best museum in Albania featuring qorks from the 15th to the 18th century from all over the country, a testament to the religious tradition of Albania so brutally snuffed under Communism. Curator did a solendid job in organizing the works chronologically but with a modern twist: there are three main rooms in black, red and white and each of them is intended to add something to the exhibits. For instance the red room is meant to emphasize Onufri's use of the color red in his icons. Overall, a brilliant mix of old and new that will leave you gasping for air. Entrance is 700 leke, steep but worth every dime!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Oltion R. 6 years ago on Google
    Outstanding museum! Great piece of architecture with hundreds of iconostases of the greatest painters of Medieval Arberia/Albania
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Anton W. 1 year ago on Google
    Simply stunning, almost too impressive to believe, and the staff is really helpful and friendly! You are recorded audio on mobile phones that you can borrow from the reception, it works as a great guide (in English and some other languages). Highly recommended!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Arban S. 5 years ago on Google
    Great place
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Martin W. 11 months ago on Google
    Yes, worthy of five stars from me. This collection of icons spanning centuries is wonderful to behold. The presentation of these magnificent works is equally appropriate. Modern and well laid out, this museum is a shining example of how to do art and history well. I took many photos but not added them all here. You really need to come and experience this place.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Mike 4 years ago on Google
    This is a world class collection of Byzantine / Orthodox ikons which would not look out of place in a museum in New York, and far better than anything London could offer. Presentation of exhibits is breathtaking. If there is only one thing you need to come to Albania for, this is it.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 klodjan s. 10 months ago on Google
    it is a complete museum, anyone who goes to Korce should visit it without any other well-preserved icons of the past centuries
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jonela D. 9 months ago on Google
    Breathtaking icons. Very happy to see with my own eyes Icons painted by Onufri.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Philipp S. 6 months ago on Google
    Really impressive museum. One of the highlights so far. Loved the themed rooms with the colors
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Miki �. 5 years ago on Google
    A must visit museum if you come to Albania! A great selection of icons form Onufri, his son, and a lot more other painters... The museum is build recently under a modern architecture.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Elio K. 5 years ago on Google
    A must see place in Korça, there are masterpieces from Albanian orthodoxy

  • 5/5 Dorina T. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) And something unique (Original) E qualcosa di unico

  • 5/5 Walking V. 2 years ago on Google
    Amazing experience; wonderful staff and unique art &history. You should definitely visit when in Korca. 5/5 ⭐️

  • 4/5 Erjon K. 5 years ago on Google
    A very interesting experience. A modern museum with quite old original icons. 4 star just because the staff wanted to close 30 minutes earlier when I was visiting.

  • 4/5 Tinie L. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Nice Ikonen museum. (Original) Mooi Ikonen museum.

  • 5/5 Pavli L. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) You will find very early paintings from the 15th century (Original) Do te gjeni piktura shum te hereshme qe nga shekulli i 15

  • 5/5 Neritan B. 5 years ago on Google
    Best art museum

  • 5/5 Jeff M. 2 years ago on Google
    This is a fantastic Museum if you are interested in me before church art period just be aware when you go to the door if it's locked ring the bell

  • 5/5 Petrit G. 4 years ago on Google
    The best destination

  • 5/5 Jorja 1 year ago on Google
    Amazing museum. Beautifully curated. Iconography from local churches dating back to 1300s.

  • 5/5 Fredi 1 year ago on Google
    Best museum in Albania worth thousand work of art on wood from all churches around and great names. We have a great great time today thanks to amazing tour we have thoroughly entire museum from a special professional tour guy name Kostika. We wil never have such a great time in any Albanian museum even we been everywhere….. Highly recommend for people who loves medieval work of art❤️

  • 5/5 Αλίκη �. 6 months ago on Google
    A positive surprise to visit a museum only exhibiting icons .

  • 5/5 mers l. 4 months ago on Google
    Great experience, worth the visit and the staff were really helpful and professional. Would recommend to anyone who is visiting Korca

  • 5/5 Toni S. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Sensational. Absolutely worth a visit! (Original) Sensationell. Einen Besuch absolut wert !

  • 5/5 Gligor S. 3 years ago on Google
    Marvelous place, exhibiting an extensive number of icons from the churches in the south of Albania. A must see during a visit to Korca as it shows the rich heritage of the region.

  • 5/5 Doris K. 3 years ago on Google
    The best museum in Korca. It's definitely a must see if you are visiting this city.

  • 5/5 Sokol S. 3 years ago on Google
    Bigest museum in the world for numbers of iconography 6500 👍😁🇦🇱

  • 5/5 Gipo 4 years ago on Google
    O good place to visit if you know something about orthodoxy. The girls cant explain much, she just memorized something but a unique place where most of southeast albanian icons examples are shown.

  • 5/5 Andrii R. 3 years ago on Google
    Great place to visit!

  • 5/5 Gjergji K. 4 years ago on Google
    The best museum in Balkans. Not only history of churches, but also of Art and paint.

  • 5/5 juliana a. 4 years ago on Google
    Beautiful

  • 5/5 Armela V. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very interesting as history and buildings. The architect has done a fantastic job. The only photo I took was this because we were not allowed photos. But to advise you there are very significant paintings. (Original) Shume interesant si histori dhe godine. Arkitekti ka kryer nje pune fantastike. E vetmja foto qe kam kapur ishte kjo sepse nuk lejoheshim fotot😂. Por qe jua keshilloj ka piktura shume domethenese.

  • 5/5 Ramon F. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Spectacular (Original) Espectacular

  • 3/5 Mallaury C. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The works are beautiful, the museography is original but pleasant. However, the reception and the few explanations provided are brief and quickly executed. The visit is short, the price is high (Original) Les œuvres sont magnifiques, la muséographie est originale mais agréable. Cependant l’accueil et les quelques explications fournies sont sommaires et vite exécutés. La visite est courte, le prix est élevé

  • 5/5 Pierrette O. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Museum to see absolutely, magnificent icons from the fourteenth to the tenth century. (Original) Musée à voir absolument, icônes magnifiques du XIVe au dixième siècle.

  • 5/5 Corien S. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very large collection. In a modern building. To enter you must ring the bell. (Original) Hele grote collectie. In een modern gebouw. Om binnen te komen moet je aanbellen.

  • 5/5 TheTouparris 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A spectacular museum !! It is a must if you like sacred art. They have a wonderful collection from churches throughout Albania. Icons of Onufri and his school and even an altar inside. It also has a very particular staging. When you just saw it you want to start over. Unforgettable. (Original) Un museo espectacular!! Es de visita obligada si te gusta el arte sacro. Tienen una colección maravillosa proveniente de iglesias se toda Albania. Iconos de Onufri y de su escuela y hasta un altar dentro. Además cuenta con una puesta en escena muy particular. Cuando acabas de verlo tienes ganas de volver a empezar. Inolvidable.

  • 5/5 EXTREMEILLYRICUM A. 4 years ago on Google
    Stongly sugest for every turist, to dont leave korca without visit it

  • 1/5 Enrico l. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) If you are Italian (or at least NON-Albanian, even if you are a student) you will pay more than three times more than an Albanian citizen. 2000 leke for the Albanians and 7000, SETTEMILA, for all the others. A form of outrageous racism, calculating their candidacy for an EU country, and above all a disproportionate price for a medieval museum that has nothing to do with medieval life: it is an exhibition of about 400 icons of the 17th and 16th century (mostly). The works are devoid of descriptions so you are there to observe something of which nothing can be known except the title and year. Personal opinion: AVOID THIS MUSEUM LIKE THE PESTE. (Original) Se siete italiani (o comunque NON albanesi, anche se studenti) pagherete oltre il triplo rispetto ad un cittadino albanese. 2000 leke per gli albanesi e 7000, SETTEMILA, per tutti gli altri. Una forma di razzismo oltraggiosa, calcolando la loro candidatura a paese UE, e soprattutto un prezzo spropositato per un museo medievale che di medievale non ha nulla: si tratta di un'esposizione di circa 400 icone del XVII E XVI secolo (in prevalenza). Le opere sono sprovviste di descrizioni quindi si sta lì ad osservare qualcosa di cui non si potrà conoscere nulla se non titolo e anno. Parere personale: EVITATE QUESTO MUSEO COME LA PESTE.

  • 4/5 Pawel W. 4 years ago on Google
    Great examples of icons from Albania. Well displayed but the arrangement is a bit confusing. No photos allowed.

  • 5/5 Free F. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very interesting museum, we were greeted by the director who very enthusiastically introduced us to the works preserved in the museum. He speaks excellent Italian. The museum preserves works from 1500 onwards from all over Albania, all well kept. I recommend visiting. Admission 7000leke / adult and 2000leke / baby (Original) Museo molto interessante, siamo stati accolti dal direttore che con molto entusiasmo ci ha introdotto le opere conservate nel museo. Parla un ottimo italiano. Il museo conserva opere dal 1500 in poi provenienti da tutta l’Albania, tutte ben tenute. Consiglio di visitare. Ingresso 7000leke/adulto e 2000leke/baby

  • 5/5 Pedro de la M. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A magnificent collection of religious icons. One of the most important in the world. Its presentation is a little motley, with the walls of some room literally lined with them. (Original) Una magnífica colección de iconos religiosos. Una de las más importantes del mundo. Su presentación es un poco abigarrada, con las paredes de alguna sala literalmente forradas de ellos.

  • 5/5 Stef J. 4 years ago on Google
    Bloody brilliant museum. Don't miss it

  • 5/5 Charlotte C. 4 years ago on Google
    Beautiful pieces of work depicting Virgin and a child. Very interesting museum staging with 5 or 6 different rooms with a particular thematic. Beautiful icons painted by Zografi, Onufri, Konstantinos of Shpat... Unfortunately comments attached to the pictures are basic. Hopefully the staff gives you a 5-minute introduction before you start the visit. It's also a pity that photos are not allowed as they are no quality postcards of the museum (only low-quality postcards of other locations). Time of visit 1h to 1h30.

  • 5/5 M K. 4 years ago on Google
    Great collection of medieval art.

  • 5/5 theodore d. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) For those who love medial orthodox painting, you will find your happiness. Do not hesitate to ring or knock on the door of the museum to be opened. (Original) Pour ceux qui aiment la peinture médivale orthodoxe, vous trouverez votre bonheur. Ne pas hésitez a sonner ou frapper a la porte du musée pour qu'on vous ouvre.

  • 5/5 Chris 4 years ago on Google
    Great architechture and design of museum. Each room is wonderfully presented. Knowledgeable staff explain the exhibition.

  • 5/5 Alma J. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) It's one of the prettiest of Korca, the most unique museum! (Original) Eshte nje nga krenarite e Korces,muzeu me i vecante !

  • 5/5 Francesko M. 4 years ago on Google
    👏🏻👏🏻👍🏽

  • 5/5 Jan B. 4 years ago on Google
    Nice historical paintings

  • 5/5 Koçi A. 4 years ago on Google
    Interesting museum


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