TIRANA, September 25/ATA/- The Ethnographic Museum in Berat during the weekend has attracted a large number of visitors mainly from Germany and Poland.
The Onufri National Iconographic Museum and the National Ethnographic Museum under the care of museum staff has continued to welcome the local and foreign visitors after a powerful earthquake hit the city on Saturday.
On Saturday only, the Museums of Berat have welcomed a total of 734 visitors of whom 562 foreigners at the National Iconographic Museum and 172 at the National Ethnographic Museum.
These museums remain popular with tourists as they provide them with a very unique information itinerary through the objects they have.
The Ethnographic Museum was created in 1979 at a typical building of Berati architecture. The construction dates back to the 18th century. This museum is home to a rich fund of about 1200 artefacts.
The museum is named after Onufri, one of the masters of Albanian painting in the 16th century. The church was rebuilt in 1797 in “Kala” neighborhood, it was the city’s cathedral which is the epitome of Byzantine architecture in the city of Berat.
The museum’s collection numbers 173 objects selected from a fund of more than 1500 objects belonging to different churches and monasteries of Albania.//a.i/
