Ethnographic Museum of Berat | |
Native Name: | Muzeu Etnografik i Beratit |
Coordinates: | 40.7076°N 19.9504°W |
Established: | 1979 |
Location: | Berat, Albania |
Type: | Ethnographic Museum |
The Ethnographic Museum of Berat (Albanian: Muzeu Etnografik i Beratit) is an ethnographic museum located in Berat, Albania. It opened in 1979 and contains a diversity of everyday objects from throughout Berat's history.[1] The museum contains original furniture and a number of household objects, wooden case, wall-closets, as well as chimneys and a well. Near the well is an olive press, wool press and many large ceramic dishes, revealing a glimpse of 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 is an archive, loom, village sitting room, kitchen and sitting room.