Sharing images from recent performances at the venue, Rama noted that “visitors experience the magic of Albanian history through music, dance, and traditional cuisine.”

The Albanian Night Cultural Center offers a dedicated space of over 2,500 square meters to showcase the rich cultural heritage from across all Albanian-speaking regions. The venue provides artists and artisans with a platform to exhibit and celebrate Albanian traditions in a vibrant urban setting.

The center is supported by the Albanian Government through the Ministry of Economy, Culture and Innovation, the Ministry of Entrepreneurship, and Start-Up Albania. It is also co-funded by the European Union Delegation through the EU4Innovation project, implemented by GIZ.

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The EU Ambassador underlined that the new centre in the Albanian capital was launched through the support from EU4Innovation programme.

The new cultural hub showcases authentic artisanal products, unique folklore, and the best traditions to Albanian and foreign visitors.

“Where cultural heritage and business meet and where the past is revived to nourish the future – this is ‘Albanian Night’, a new space opened in Tirana. Proud that the EU4Innovation programme with supported the successful launching of this new cultural hub that showcases authentic artisanal products, unique folklore, and the best traditions to Albanian and foreign visitors. While preserving the local identity, ‘Albanian Night’ revitalises and presents to a European market the wealth of Albanian creativity,” Gonzato said.

The EU diplomat underlined that Albania’s EU accession was a win-win process, saying that the country will bring a lot to the bloc once it joins, including its unique culture.

“Albanian Night contributes is not only to preserving Albanian heritage and art, but to promoting a thriving cultural sector and providing the basis for a more diverse and inclusive society,” EU Ambassador Silvio Gonzato concluded.

Albanian Night is Tirana’s first-ever cultural center preserving, revitalizing and promoting Albania’s intangible cultural heritage for tourists and Albanians alike.

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In a post on the social media on Monday, the Minister of Economy, Culture and Innovation Blendi Gonxhja invited everyone to join a series of events to celebrate Albanian culture through interactive experiences and cultural traditions.

“Explore Albanian rites and customs through music, songs, dances and traditional culinary experiences. Explore the rich Albanian cultural heritage through the hands of more than 500 Albanian artisans, their unique works with completely artisanal methods,” Gonxhja wrote, adding that the Albanian Night Cultural Center is supported by the Albanian government through the Ministry of Economy, Culture and Innovation, the Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Start-Up Albania, as well as the EU Delegation through the EU4Innovation programme, implemented by GIZ.

Through a focus on traditional dance, costume making, culinary traditions and music, Albanian Night educates visitors all about Albanian culture.

The center’s interactive and experiential offerings immerse participants in the heart of Albanian culture by taking them back into the past; participants will don traditional Albanian costumes and headgear as they take on the role of an Albanian villager in the center’s nightly Albanian Night Dinner Show.

Day visitors to Albanian Night will learn all about Albanian gastronomy by trying their hand at creating and enjoying Albanian cuisine, as well as listening to a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage music form, the Iso Polyphonia.

And the center’s Albanian Bazaar will be the largest artisanal hall and souvenir shop in the Balkans, providing a home for 500 artisans specializing in 28 different disciplines, uplifting the artisanal economy by providing local artists with a platform to market their wares and teach visitors all about Albanian craftsmanship.

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