National Museum “George Kastriot Scandebeg” was inaugurated on 1 November 1982. It is built
in the famous fortress of Kruja, capital of Arber state and personification of Turkish armies defeat
for three successive times in the 14th – 15th century.
Many objects, original documents and bibliographies, authentic reproductions that depict clearly
Albanian people history in the 15th and beyond are displayed in this museum.
The museum counts such pavilions as Antiquity and Early Middle Age Pavilion, Albanian Princedom
Pavilion, Pavilion of Ottoman Invasion and resistance to this invasion, medieval fortresses
pavilion, Albanian resistance, Scanderbeg’s office equipment and library, princes’ hall and pinaco
theque and the last one is the heritage and echo pavilion.
Objects of ceramic, bronze, iron, copper, several facsimiles, original icons, writings, a bell of 1462,
original swords of the 15th century, etc. are displayed in these pavilions.
Its interior displays documents, replicas of weapons, historical maps, paintings, and symbolic reconstructions portraying key moments of Skanderbeg’s battles and leadership. Exhibitions are arranged in thematic halls, giving visitors a clear representation of Albania’s medieval history and identity.
Combined with sweeping views over the plain of Kruja and the Adriatic Sea, this museum is one of Albania’s most visited attractions.
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