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Ethnographic Museum of Gjirokastër

Coordinates: 40°4′32″N 20°8′5″E / 40.07556°N 20.13472°E / 40.07556; 20.13472
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Ethnographic Museum of Gjirokastër
Ethnographic Museum of Gjirokastër is located in Albania
Ethnographic Museum of Gjirokastër
Location within Albania
Established1966; 58 years ago (1966)
LocationGjirokastër, Albania
Coordinates40°4′32″N 20°8′5″E / 40.07556°N 20.13472°E / 40.07556; 20.13472

Gjirokastër Ethnographic Museum (Albanian: Muzeu Etnografik i Gjirokastrës) is a museum in western Gjirokastër, Albania. The museum, constructed in 1966, is built on the site of communist leader Enver Hoxha's birth home and offers an insight into the traditional lifestyle of the town. From 1966 to 1991, the building served as the Anti-Fascist Museum, but after the fall of socialism in Albania it was converted to house cultural artefacts and traditional homewares. The museum is open year-round to visitors.[1]

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  1. ^ "Ethnographic museum". www.gjirokastra.org. Retrieved 2020-07-04.