Onufri Iconographic Museum
| Muzeu Ikonografik "Onufri" | |
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Logo of National Iconographic Museum "Onufri"
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| Established | 27 February 1986 |
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| Location | Berat, Albania |
| Type | Art museum |
| Key holdings | Medieval Period |
| Collections | Byzantine art |
| Collection size | 173 objects[1] |
| Website | muzeumet-berat.al/en/onufri-iconographic-museum/ |
The Onufri Iconographic Museum (Albanian: Muzeu Ikonografik "Onufri") is an Albanian national museum dedicated to Byzantine art and iconography in Berat, Albania. The museum is located inside the Church of the Dormition of St Mary in the castle quarter Berat.[2] The museum was named to honor Onufri, a painting Headmaster of the 16th century.
The museum features on display 173 objects chosen among 1500 objects belonging to the found of Albanian Churches and Monasteries as well as to Berat.
Collection
The collection of the museum consists of 173 objects, 106 of which are icons and 67 are liturgical objects, and belong to the iconographic Albanian painters who created in the 14th - 20th centuries:
- Onufri
- Nikola (Onufri’s son)
- Onouphrios Cypriotes
- David Selenica
- Kostandin Shpataraku
- Çetiri’s (or Katro) tribe (Gjergj, Nikolla, Johani, Naumi, Gjergji junior)
- Many other anonymous painters.[3][4]
References
- Back to citation "Qendra Muzeore Berat – Faqja zyrtare".
- Back to citation Nomination file Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastra, UNESCO
- Back to citation Eno Koço (27 February 2015). A Journey of the Vocal Iso(n). Cambridge Scholars Publishing. pp. 45–6. ISBN 978-1-4438-7578-3.
- Back to citation Gillian Gloyer (7 January 2015). Albania. Bradt Travel Guides. pp. 123–4. ISBN 978-1-84162-855-4.
External links
- National Museum "Onufri", Muzeumet Berat