TIRANA, Oct 6 /ATA/ – A new museum dedicated to Albania’s documentary heritage opened at the premises of the General Directorate of Archives in Tirana on Tuesday, offering the public a collection of historical documents, photographs, maps, publications and manuscripts.
Unlike a traditional museum, the Archive Museum is centred on documents as historical evidence, tracing aspects of Albania’s social, cultural and institutional life through written records and other archival material.
Visitors can view rare documents and other materials spanning different periods, from early records to more recent evidence of the country’s social and institutional development.
“This is an archive museum, not a museum of the archives. It is not like other museums, a museum of an institution or a particular field of activity. It is a museum of documents,” General Director of Archives Auron Rrokaj said in remarks at the opening ceremony.
The exhibits include historical documents, photographs, books, magazines, administrative records, manuscripts and other material relating to Albania’s public and social life.
The museum also incorporates digital displays, holograms, quizzes and other interactive features designed to engage visitors, particularly younger audiences.
“That is why the museum is not only based on written records, but is also digital, with holograms, quizzes and interactive features. Young people will like it very much,” Rrokaj said, urging young people to visit the museum and “rediscover their love for paper”.
The museum’s opening comes as Albania’s National Archives undergoes changes aimed at improving the preservation, management and digitisation of its collections.
Through its exhibitions and use of technology, the museum aims to present archives not simply as repositories of documents but as spaces where history can be explored through original records.
The Archive Museum is the latest museum space to open in Tirana, presenting aspects of Albania’s history through original documents, photographs, maps and other archival records rather than conventional museum objects.
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