Prishtina - Ethnographic Museum - Muzeu Etnologjik
Kosovo's cultural heritage museum
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Museum

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Culture

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Martina & Günther

In the northern centre of the old town, on Rruga Iljaz Agushi, near the hamam and the Great Mosque, is the Ethnographic Museum or Emin Gjiku Ethnological Park. The residential complex is an external part of the Kosovo Museum. The exhibition is housed in a beautiful, traditional 18th-century building. This and the adjacent buildings once belonged to the very wealthy Emin Gjinolli (Gjiku) family and are probably the best example of regional Ottoman urban architecture.

It consists of three main buildings surrounding two large courtyards surrounded by high walls. The residential buildings were restored in 2003 and the site was opened as a museum in 2006. Everything has been preserved in its original state, displaying clothing, household items, furniture and handicrafts, and vividly documenting the traditional life of the Albanians (not the Turks!) in the 18th and 19th centuries. Knowledgeable English-speaking guides accompany visitors through the exhibition. Mon - Sat, 10 a.m. - 4.30 p.m., small donation requested.

There is a paid car park next to the site.

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