BANK OF ALBANIA

PRESS RELEASE
The Museum of the Bank of Albania joins the initiative ''International Museum Day'', 18 May 2022

Publication date: 17.05.2022

 

On the International Museum Day, like every other 18th of May, the Museum of the Bank of Albania will be open for the public beyond its official hours, from 9:00 to 18:00.

During this day, in addition to the rich numismatic collection of the BoA’s Museum, and the premises dedicated to the history of banking and finance, value and the role of money, the public will be able to visit two temporary exhibitions, opened especially for this day and co-organized  jointly with the General Directorate of Archives.

  • “Efforts to establish an Albanian national bank, during 1913-1925"

Through the exhibition of original documents, this exhibition aims to acquaint the public with the key moments, efforts, work and history for the foundation of the first national bank in Albania and the issuance of the first Albanian currency.

  • Dr. Pas / Mitrush Kuteli,  his prominent personality as an economist and banker ". 

Dr. Dhimitri P. Pasko (1907-1967) - known by his pen name Mitrush Kuteli, - in addition to being a colossus of Albanian papers- in the field of economics and finance also as Dr. Pas is also one of the most renown economists and bankers in Albania for the XX century, whose activity in the banking sector is still little known by the general public.

This exhibition aims to inform the public on some crucial moments of his work during the years 1943-1946, as the Director of the National Bank of Albania which was later on named “State Bank of Albania”.

In the Conference Hall of the Bank of Albania, at18:00-20:00, an open lecture will be held for the interested public on: "The Power of Museums'’, as well as the international theme of 2022 for the International Museum Day.

This lecture will be delivered by Dr. Dorian Koçi, Director of National Historical Museum of Albania. The lecture addresses  the power and impact of museums in today's societies; how they, through their collections, tell about our past and influence modelling of new ideas, thus constituting two essential features in designing a better future.

* International Museum Day is held annually on or about 18 May in almost 37,000 museums around the world and is coordinated by the International Council of Museums (ICOM). Each year ICOM sets a joint theme for museums around the world which reflects a specific theme or issue related to the work of museums.