Antigonea was an ancient city built in the 3rd century BC. Its ruins are located in Albania, 14 kilometers from the city of Gjirokaster. To make this ancient city more tangible, the Collection Management Sector (National Historical Museum) organized: “Antigonea- Objects found in this ancient city at the National Historical Museum”. This event was attended by students from “Protagonists” non-public secondary school in Tirana.
“One day with the curator!” aims to strengthen the museum’s cooperation with the audience, to increase the sensitivity of younger generations to museum facilities, to highlight the curator’s role in museums, and to encourage dialogues with citizens on history and culture. Through a projector, the participants were introduced with expanded data about civilization in Antigones, structures and lifestyle. Antigonea is known as a city that was born of love and destroyed from hatred. It was founded by Pyrrhus of Epirus, who named the city after the name of his wife and was completely destroyed by the Roman army, lead by Paul Emili.
The city was abandoned for several centuries, and only in the 6th century BC a Paleokrisian church was built inside it. After the open lecture the students, accompanied by their teachers, visited some facilities of the Museum as well as the Ancient Pavilion, where there were objects taken from the ancient city of Antigonea. Objects found in the ruins of this city proves its wealth and its early history.
