April 2012
Roma Culture Days
In the framework of the International Roma Day 8 April 2012, the Ministry of Tourism, Culture, Youth and Sports organized, in cooperation with Albania's 11 Roma Associations the Conference "Roma Culture Days". more >
February 2012
Technical assistance for strengthening the capacities of the Albanian Office for Copyright
Minister of Tourism, Culture, Youth and Sports Mr. Aldo attended the closing activity organized by the Albanian Office for Copyright (ACO) and Human Dynamics Consortium, the EU funded project "Technical Assistance to strengthen the capacities of the Albanian Office for Copyright." more >
"Territories" in an ethnographic catalog, presented in the Ministry of Tourism and Culture
Minister in his address said, among other things that "Today's presentation of ethnographic collections should serve as an incentive for collectors all over the country for all inventoried cultural heritage potential." more >
November 2011
Awareness-raising, communication and outreach strategies: fighting the illicit traffic of cultural property in South-East Europe
On 23 November, the UNESCO Venice Office will organize in Tirana, Albania, in cooperation with the Albanian Ministry of Tourism, Culture, Youth and Sports, and with the support of the ONE UN Coherence Fund in Albania, an international expert meeting on "Awareness-raising, communication and outreash strategies: fighting the illicit traffic of cultural property in South-East Europe". more >
March 2009
Albania minister sacked over sex scandal
Albania’s Minister of Culture Ylli Pango was fired on Wednesday, after a video showing him allegedly asking sexual favours from young women applying for a job in his ministry was broadcast on TV. more >
February 2009
Albania shuts down film school in property row
Police closing the AcademyAlbanian police shut down the country’s only film school, the Marubi Academy, on Tuesday arresting its dean and several students over a property dispute with the Ministry of Culture. more >
July 2008
500 researchers at Albanian culture seminar
The International Seminar on the Albanian Language, Literature and Culture, in Prishtina from August 18 to 19, will gather 500 people from over 90 countries to present research work on albanology. more >
The international who's who in cultural policy, planning and research >