Following the request by Ibrahim Kodra foundation, the Ministry of Culture has postponed the ceremony of relocating the remains of well-known painter Ibrahim Kodra. “Testamentary executors want to find the right time to proceed with Kodra’s legacy to rest in Tirana or Durres,” the Ministry of Culture explained in a press release.
A few days ago, the Ibrahim Kodra Foundation, the Ministry of Culture, and the Municipality of Tirana decided to fulfill the painter’s last will by relocating his remains in the Lake Hills, Tirana, on February 12 in honor of the 10-year death anniversary of Kodra.
The Ministry of Culture’s decision, which came after a request by Behgjet Pacolli and Fatos Faslliu, directors of Ibrahim Kodra foundation in Lugano and Durres, was not received well by Kodra’s fellow citizens who have been organizing several protests in Ishmi in the past few weeks. “I am convinced that Ishmi citizens are not well-informed about Kodra’s last wish. I really feel sorry about that, because this way, Ishmi citizens are destroying not only Kodra’s image, but the image of Ishmi as well,” said in an interview Fatos Faslliu, one of the directors of Ibrahim Kodra foundation.
“The Ministry of Culture, supporting the last wish of internationally recognized painter Ibrahim Kodra by burying his remains alongside great Albanian figures such as Faik Konica, and Frasheri brothers, will honor the great figure of Kodra and the state of Albania. This Memorial in his honor is paying respect to the name, contribution, and love for the precious figures of Albanian culture, who have exalted the nation’s name at an international level,” according to an announcement by the Ministry of Culture.
The date for the ceremony of Kodra’s remains relocation is not announced yet.
