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Inside the Bunk’Art 2 museum in central Tirana

Itinerary · Tirana, Albania

Tirana’s 20th century: bunkers and memory

The story of Albania’s isolated decades, told by its museums: a factual, moving day.

A full day

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  1. 9:30

    1Bunk’Art 2

    Centre·Museum in a bunker

    Police and secret police.

  2. 11:00

    2House of Leaves (Museum of Secret Surveillance)

    Centre·Museum

    Surveillance.

  3. 12:30

    3Postbllok – Checkpoint

    Blloku·Memorial

    Bunker, Berlin Wall and Spaç.

  4. 13:00

    4Blloku after dark

    Blloku·Nightlife district

    Lunch in Blloku, once closed.

  5. 15:00

    5Bunk’Art 1

    Dajti·Museum in a bunker

    The leadership’s bunker.

  6. 17:30

    6Dajti Ekspres cable car

    Dajti·Cable car

    Up the mountain.

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