Final sector – Imperfect Past
“The past is never dead. It’s not even a past”. William Faulkner “To the extent that the past can indeed be overcome, this can be achieved only by telling what happened”. Hannah Arendt
Visit of US Ambassador Mr. Donald Lu
"It's hard to confess this story, and you're doing this part of the story for the next generations." Donald Lu 06/04/2017
Visit of the German Ambassador
The German Ambassador to Albania, Susanne Schütz visited today the "House of Leaves" Seminar Museum.
Visit of the Italian Ambassador
"Remembering the mistakes of the past is the right way to not repeat them".Alberto Cutillo, Ambassador of Italy
History of the Museum
Museum of Secret Surveillance: “House of Leaves” The building known as the "House of Leaves" (so called because of the clambering plant covering its facade) has now returned to the Museum of Secret Surveillance. Opened on 23rd of May, it is the newest museum in Albania and certainly the most intriguing one that tries to narrate to young people and to foreigners, one of the darkest periods of the country's history. Located in [...]
Associates
The Ministry of Culture successfully completed the muzealization of the building, collaborating with Studio Terragni Architetti Como - New York, Studio XY comm, Milano, State Information Service, Archive of the Ministry of Interior, Albanian Telegraphic Agency, Albanian Institute for Persecuted People, Institute for the Studies of Communist Crimes and Consequences in Albania, The Albanian Rehabilitation Centre for Trauma and Torture, Albanian Human Right Project, Foundation Culture Europe, National Library of Albania, Central State [...]