National Museum “Onufri” is located in the center of the inhabited quar
ter in Berat medieval castle. This museum contains a rich iconographic
collection and some religious service items. It is organized in Virgin
Mary cathedral, built in 1797 on the foundations of an older church with
the same name.
It bears the name of the most remarkable Albanian painter, Onufri, who
left a very rich fund of iconographic creation.
This museum complex is composed of the main nave, the altar area,
and a series of auxiliary one-storey rooms in the north and two-storey
ones in the west. The construction is distinguished for its high altitude,
representing an important version of the cult architecture in the period
from the 13th to the 19th century.
The museum has three main halls, where the best works of the above
mentioned and others authors are displayed.
Apart from the icons exhibited in the museum, the icons placed in the
golden church iconostasis, made by the painter Joan Çetiri, comprise
a particular series.
Some textile and metal objects are displayed in glass cases, which give
evidence of a very high-level handicraft tradition of Berat region.
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