Archaeological Museum, Korça, Korce County, Albania

3.5 (6 reviews) Spent 1-2 hours Ranking #16 in Korce Speciality Museums • History Museums

You need to be lucky to find it open

This very centrally located archaeology museum is housed in a traditional house. Note, that even when the museum is open, the door is closed, just the lock is removed. But some perseverance is necessary to find it open! The courtyard probably houses the most visible enticing objects, however inside there is an archaic helmet, as well as Illyrian and Roman finds on display. Note that all the nicer items will be on display in Tirana, so most objects are shards, or rather small. There are some good pictures of archaeological sites with models nearby to display how the first inhabitants in this region lived. The display seemingly has never changed since the museum was formed. So, any information is only in Albanian, but the custodian will do its best to indicate what is in the rooms in limited English. However, if you are lucky enough to be there when the curator is there, he will allow you to handle some of the objects.
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Address

Rruga Mihal Grameno 19, Korce 7001 Albania

Mobile

+355 67 207 6748

Current local date and time now

Monday, May 13, 2024, 9:30

User Ratings

3.5 based on (6 reviews)

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Reviews

  • 3Ashley888 5:00 PM Jan 1, 2020
    Interesting but needs renovation
    My family arrived as they were closing at noon for midday break. We returned later as it didn’t reopen until 4:00. It was dark, so we had to use flashlights to see. The building had creaking floors which looked as if you could fall through to the next floor. The items were impressive but it would be better in a nicer lit building.
  • 3Freddy Joseph H 5:00 PM Aug 3, 2019
    A jewel to be renovated
    Apparently the museum is not open all the time. So we made an appointment. We had a guided tour offered by a student.very knowledgeable. The house were the museum is located is nice, but the museum itself should be part of the city’s next renovation project. Presentation is outdated

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