Ethnographic Museum of Berat

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Ethnographic Museum of Berat
Muzeu Etnografik i Beratit
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Ethnographic Museum of Berat
Established1979;46 years ago (1979)
Location Berat, Flag of Albania.svg Albania
Coordinates 40°42′27″N19°57′01″E / 40.7076°N 19.9504°E / 40.7076; 19.9504
Type Ethnographic Museum
Website muzeumet-berat.al

The Ethnographic Museum of Berat (Albanian : Muzeu Etnografik i Beratit) is an ethnographic museum in Berat, Albania. It opened in 1979 and contains a range of everyday objects from throughout Berat's history. [1] The museum contains original furniture and a number of household objects, wooden cases, wall-closets, as well as chimneys and a well. Near the well is an olive press, wool press and many large ceramic dishes, from the historical domestic culture of Berat's citizens. [1] The ground floor has a hall with a model of a medieval street with traditional shops on both sides and on the second floor has an archive, loom, village sitting room, kitchen and sitting room.

References

  1. 1 2 "Ethnographic Museum". Berat Museum. Archived from the original on April 5, 2010. Retrieved September 5, 2010.