Students of the school "Eqerem Çabej" in Tirana, became part of the educational program "Remember for not forgetting." which is a program launched by the Ministry of Culture.The project aims to acquaint the younger generations with the dark Albanian communist past and raise their awareness about the consequences of communism.Through this program, the participating students had the opportunity not only to visit the museum but also to talk to Mr. Uran Kostreci, a poet and writer sentenced to 20 years in prison and five years of internment under the communist regime.We invite school principals and teachers to contact us to [...]

Students of the school: "Xhezmi Delli" in Tirana, became part of the educational program "Remember for not forgetting," which is a program launched by the Ministry of Culture.The project aims to acquaint the younger generations with the dark Albanian communist past and raise their awareness about the consequences of communism.Through this program, the participating students had the opportunity not only to visit the museum but also to talk to Mr. Uran Kostreci, a poet and writer sentenced to 20 years in prison and five years of internment under the communist regime.We invite school principals and teachers to contact us to [...]

As part of the National Day of Cultural Heritage and European Days of Cultural Heritage, the with the participation of students of the Faculty of History and Philology. Dr. Juliana Marko, lecturer at the Faculty of History and Philology, delivered a paper on "Eastern -European approaches in face with totalitarian past." The director of the museum, Mrs. Etleva Demollari delivered a statement: "The difficult legacy in Albania and the eastern countries". She raised the issue whether the material remains of a dictatorship should be regarded as inheritance, as belonging to a nation, part of its identity.    

As part of World Tourism Day and European Heritage Days, the National Museum of Secret Surveillance "House of Leaves" organized a meeting with teachers and students of the Vocational Training Center in Tirana, Tourism Branch, who will be future tour guides and operators. , to familiarize them with the contents and services of the museum. During the meeting, the director of the museum, Mrs. Etleva Demollari spoke to the audience about the concept of the museum, the place he occupies in dealing with the communist past in Albania, the interest of visitors and asked them to help promote it.   [...]

http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/News/News-View-EN.asp?newsid=7721&lang=2&cat=21&fbclid=IwAR3vOyuF1p8pxtmQas4vhs0kKluQEXZmPSYH8CmcaoAYxXrrXRTg_WTiXbU Strasbourg, 06.12.2019 – The 2020 Council of Europe Museum Prize has been awarded to The National Museum of Secret Surveillance “House of Leaves” (Tirana, Albania). The museum was selected by the Culture Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) at a meeting in Paris today. The National Museum of Secret Surveillance “House of Leaves” commemorates the psychological violence and total control of citizens during the communist regime in Albania (1944-1991) during which 18,000 people were prosecuted and charged and 5,000 executed. It is situated in the former State Security house in the centre of Tirana, [...]