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TIRANA, July 17/ATA/-An exhibition of maps dating back from the XV up to the XVIIIth century opened at the venues of the Centre for Openness and Dialogue, COD. There is put on display a collection of Afrim Ethemi, entitled “European cartography and Albanian-speaking territories”.
At the “Meet the Artist” hall are put on display 36 maps and 5 atlases. The maps date back to the years 1500 and on and mainly show Europe, South-east Europe and especially the Balkans, something that adds a special character to this exhibition and collection.
Prime Minister Edi Rama wished a good morning to his followers on the Facebook with a view of these rare maps exhibited at the COD venues.
“Good morning! And here’s an invitation to visit the rare exhibition of the old maps at the COD. I wish a good day to everyone”, writes PM Rama.
The visitors will have the opportunity of noticing the frequent change of borders, the perceptions from different historical viewpoints and geographic and topological details that these maps show.
The exhibition “European cartography and Albanian-speaking territories” draws the attention to the time and geographic changes.
Afrim Ethemi has opened several personal exhibitions of painting, graphics and drawings.
Besides the collection of the old maps, Ethemi also possesses some other collections of antiquities.
The collection of old maps has already been displayed at the National Museum in Pristina and the National Gallery in Skopje.
The exhibition at COD will stay open for the public until September 2, 2018. /a.g/p.s./
