Museum of Medieval Art (Muzeu Kombetar i Artit Mesjetar) description and photos - Albania: Korca (Topic)

Museum of Medieval Art (Muzeu Kombetar i Artit Mesjetar) description and photos - Albania: Korca. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Muzeu Kombetar i Artit Mesjetar.

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A medieval art museum was opened in 1980 in the town of Korca. The collection of the museum includes historical, cultural, artistic objects of the medieval period, primarily related to the Christian heritage of the Byzantine and post-Byzantine era. Icons, stone products, a collection of items made of precious metals, carved wood, textiles, paper, etc., are the central exhibits of the museum. In particular, the museum's iconographic collection includes 6500 images and is one of the largest in the world.

The museum has a permanent exhibition hall, where about 200 objects of art are displayed, several expert laboratories for the preservation and revival of heritage, as well as special storage facilities with a special microclimate. Icons of the 13th-14th centuries stand out in the permanent exhibition. work & nbsp; artists Nikola Onufri, Simon Ardenits, Constantine Hieromonk, David Selyanisi, the Katro brothers, the Zografos brothers and their children, other works of authors who lived and worked in different regions of Albania and beyond.

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