Prime Minister Edi Rama visited the Archaeological Museum near the Center for Albanological Studies in Tirana today, home to a collection of 100,000 exhibits.

Describing the collection as an irreplaceable testament to Albania’s millennia-long history, Prime Minister Rama highlighted its significance.

“From the treasure of ancient coins to the national ethnographic collection, the linguistic archives of the Albanian language, and the written and electronic national history archive—these are living proofs of who we were centuries ago,” stated Prime Minister Rama.

During the visit, the Prime Minister was accompanied by museum directors, who explained the arrangement of the archaeological collection across its various pavilions.

Rama also visited the Restoration Laboratory at the museum, alongside the head of the Academy of Sciences, Skënder Gjinushi, where they were briefed on recent discoveries.

“One of the latest discoveries was made in Babunjë, Lushnja, and it is expected to be exhibited soon. It is a depiction of a horseman and horse, dating back to 520 BC—400 years before Christ—significant in its type. Another horseman, currently housed in the Olympia Museum, depicts an athlete from Epidamn [Durrës] who won the 66th Olympic Games in 566 BC. Today, there is a memorial in Olympia dedicated to this athlete from Durrës,” shared a restorer.

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