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Troubled Albanian Museum Sunk by Hoxha Row
Donors spent hundreds of thousands of euro building a new museum in Gjirokastra - but the results were questionable and it ultimately closed over an ideological dispute.
Albania Plans Gold Coins To Honor Mother Teresa
Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha announced on Wednesday that the government will mint a series of gold and silvers coins with Mother Teresa’s portrait in honor of the 100th anniversary of her birth.
Joksimovic Sweeps Balkan Music Awards
Albania Maps Strategy for the Arts
Talking about culture in Albania seems to be a difficult topic. Gaps in the law of copyright, the law of scenic art and other forms of arts, as well as the lack of new spaces for cultural activities, have been present for years now.
Author Orhan Pamuk to Visit Albania
The winner of the 2006 Nobel Prize for literature will arrive in Tirana on May 17 to promote the translation of his memoir "Istanbul -Memories and the City", local publisher Skenderbeg book announced.
Regional Conference on Culture Held in Skopje
Regional Culture Conference Kicks off Next Week
A regional conference on media and culture in the Balkans will be held next week in Skopje as part of a three-year project called “Balkan Initiative for Cultural Cooperation, Exchange and Development" - BICCED.
Kadare's The Palace of Dreams to Become Film
Iranian born and New York-based acclaimed artist and filmmaker Shirin Neshat told IndieWire in a recent interview that she is working to transform the novel of Albanian writer Ismail Kadare into a movie.
Suspected Antique Smugglers Arrested in Albania
Albania's Guinness Man Nets New Record
Albanian mosaic artist Saimir Strati received his fourth Guinness World Record on Friday for a depiction of the late Michael Jackson composed of 230,000 paintbrushes.
Ismail Kadare To Receive Prince of Asturias Prize
Albanian writer Ismail Kadare will receive Spain's highest literary honour, the Asturias prize, at a Friday ceremony in Oviedo.
Tomb Raiders Try to Plunder Albania Ancient City
Albanian Writer Awarded Prince of Asturias Prize
World renowned Albanian writer Ismail Kadare was awarded on Wednesday the Prince of Asturias prize, Spain’s highest literary recognition.
Pot Party 'listed' in Albania's Election
Balkan Singers Ready for Eurovision Action
Albania Shuts Down Film School In Property Row
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Troubled Albanian Museum Sunk by Hoxha Row
Donors spent hundreds of thousands of euro building a new museum in Gjirokastra - but the results were questionable and it ultimately closed over an ideological dispute.
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Dutch Airline to Fly Tourists to Albania
ArkeFly, the Dutch leisure airline, has introduced a new service to Albania with a direct flight between Amsterdam and Tirana International Airport, TIA.
CEZ Files Lawsuit Against Albania
