Ethnological Museum, Pristina

[1] In 2002, the Ethnological Museum opened its exhibition of a permanent nature, in which ancient clothing, tools, containers furniture, old weapons, etc., were presented.

The above-mentioned collection is sheltered in the two central buildings of the complex (the house and the guest house) situated at the inner court, while at the entrance court, the relocated building is rented under a special contract by the museum to the Contemporary Art Centre 'Stacion' in Prishtina and the stable, the object of the study, is left unused to date, despite the constant promises by the director of the museum to turn it into a traditional food restaurant.

This type of craftsmanship has been taught for generations because the baked clay was used for producing a series of objects for the preservation and cultivation of foods.

In this aspect, it may be asserted that wood-made products are mainly outlined from the complexity of working tools, furniture, decorations, and household equipment for daily use.

It is important to mention that a considerable contingent of products of tools of wood contain in themselves a great ornamental wealth which undoubtedly expresses peoples beliefs, which deeply originate from history.

Since paganism, such expressions have lasted centuries and the elements of such, although in minimal figures nowadays, are still encountered today and coexist in one form or another with Albanian people.

Traditionally Albanian people have had the fixed idea of wearing beautiful, orderly, and tasteful clothing, and they preserve it as a very precious treasure even nowadays.

In linen and in textile as well, it is not only encountered as brilliant techniques of physical production but also as the art that is expressed through ornamental and artistic figures.

Body jewellery as a specific type of our ethno-culture, in a particular manner, depicts the folk arts of this nature and they have been extended broadly as artistic productions amongst Albanian people.

Since the existence of mankind, the beauty of artistic creation as well, where except the basic life needs, the human being also feels the need for amusement.

The human spirit loves dancing, songs, and melodies of folk instruments which were inherited through generations for centuries, in order to find this delight, joy, and relaxation from the daily life matters.

It was at the same time a preserver and developer of the cultural heritage of the people for centuries, it has been an archive of folk memories of the history of the past generations.

Although, not a highly educated people, it had its poets, prose, writers, humor artists, orators, and its bright actors, although a part of them remained anonymous; it had generous composers and dancers.

The folklore art of the word, sounds of rhythms and dancing and musical instruments has been a powerful force of cohesion, amongst some other essential occurrences, which held this collectiveness as united, preserving it not to disintegrated and absorbed by cultures of other cultures or invading peoples The folk genius not only has he created and interpreted musical works, but he has also produced and still continues to produce them.

Çerep, an ancient pottery art, made by housewives for baking bread, it was used until the 20th century.
Albanian wooded ashtray.
Traditional bridal clothes of the 20th century in the province of Rugova .
Albanian gun during 1878 called "Karanfile" (Gillyflower).
Albanian filigree from the 19th and 20th centuries.
Lahuta , a chordophone instrument, 20th century