The Minister Margariti said that “the earthquake and the pandemic have led to a significant shrinkage of the budget of this ministry in recent years.”

Touching on some of the projects implemented in 2021, Minister Margariti singled out the reopening of Opera and Ballet Theater, as one of the largest investment of the Albanian government in the field of art and culture.

Margariti assured that, “during 2022 major projects will continue to be implemented; such as the establishment of the National Cultural Center for Children, the reconstruction of the National Art Gallery, the establishment of the Art Park, the reconstruction of the concert hall at the University of Arts, the re-evaluation of the Tirana Mosaic, the establishment of the new Theater and many others.”

Minister Margariti emphasized that, over 3 billion ALL have been allocated in the budget, marking an increase of 52.6%, to support art and culture.

Meanwhile, a fund of 715 million ALL, an increase of 34.2% have been allocated in the budget to support cultural heritage and museums.

“Dedicated budget of 100 million ALL will be made available for the Weeks of Foreign Cultures in Albania, which will bring not only revitalization of the artistic life in the country, but this initiative is taken within the framework of integration policies,” she said.

Margariti also stressed that,” in 2022 investment worth 1.2 billion ALL will continue in revitalization of the Pyramid, while the budget for 2022 is 452 million ALL.” //a.i/