TIRANA, August 17/ATA/ The General Directorate of Archives has launched a mobile tour of one of its most successful exhibitions, “Back to tradition, the folk wear of Albanians”.
Durrës was the routine stop, where the Archives took its exhibition in fulfillment of the commitment to promote the documentary heritage of the nation. In cooperation with the Municipality of Durrës, the Archives put on display the exhibition in one of the city’s squares. The exhibition tells us through photographs the gallery of folk costumes of all Albanian regions.
Among the exhibited materials, there were images of: Important historical figures wearing traditional costumes (tribal leaders, men of letters, defenders of the native land); Folk costumes of the tribes in northern Albania; Folk costumes of the three regions in central Albania; Folk costumes of the three regions in southern Albania; Folk costumes of the Albanians abroad; Folk costumes for the children.
The exhibition aroused the curiosity of many local residents and tourists of the coastal city.
To learn more about the activity and initiatives of the Archives, you can visit the institution’s official website at www.arkiva.gov.al./p.s./
