Description of the attraction
The Museum of Art dedicated to the Middle Ages was opened in the town of Korca in 1980. The collection of the museum includes historical, cultural, artistic objects of the medieval period, primarily related to the Christian heritage of the Byzantine and post-Byzantine era. Icons, stone products, a collection of items made of precious metals, carved wood, textiles, paper, etc., are the central exhibits of the museum. In particular, the museum's iconographic collection includes 6500 images and is one of the largest in the world.
The museum has a permanent exhibition hall, where about 200 art objects are exhibited, several expert laboratories for the preservation and revival of heritage, as well as special storage facilities with a special microclimate. In the permanent exhibition, icons of the 13th-14th centuries stand out. works of masters Nikola Onufri, Simon Ardenits, Konstantin Hieromonk, David Selyanisi, Katro brothers, Zografos brothers and their children, other works of authors who lived and worked in different regions of Albania and beyond.
