Marubi’s photos on display at National Museum

TIRANA, April 27 – The National Museum of History is hosting a special exhibition with photos taken by famous Pjeter Marubi and his student Kole Idromeno, Albania’s first professional photographers in the 19th century. The exhibition features 26 black and white pictures taken from 1888 to 1913. The “Portrait of a People” exhibition brings pictures of northern Albania, portraits of men and women, landscapes of northern areas of Dukagjin and Zadrima as well as moments from the country’s declaration of independence in 1912.
The photos are part of the Folk Culture Institute in Tirana collection. The exhibition has been organized in three sections called “Groups and family,” “Women” and “Men” giving a clear picture of life in Albania at the end of the 19th century and early 1900s.
Photographer Pjeter Marubi is the founder of the Marubi Photo Collection (Fototeka Marubi) in the northern city of Shkodra comprising over 150,000 photos, many of which are of great historical, artistic and cultural significance. The collection was compiled by three generations of photographers. The “Portrait of a People” exhibition will be open until May 9.