TIRANA, November 11/ATA/- The Onufri National Iconographic Museum and Ethnographic Museum in Berat during October 2019 has attracted a large number of foreign and domestic visitors.
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 October alone, the Museums of Berat have welcomed a total of 7082 visitors
While, in January-October 2019, Museums of Berat welcomed 61894 visitors, or 5738 more than the same period last year.
Also, in January-October 2019 the Ethnographic Museum welcomed 2432 more visitors than in the same period of 2018.
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/
