Introducing: The Ethnological Museum
Manifesta 14 Prishtina continues to present the spaces where participants artists will present their art works, installations, exhibitions and so much more. Next in line is the Ethnological Museum, an important cultural institution Kosovo.
As one of the last remaining buildings in the Old Bazaar of Prishtina, the Ethnological Museum is a building rich in history and culture. It is an Ottoman style building of stone and wood and was home to the Gjinolli family for many years before it became a museum.Before 1990, this building served as a nature museum, but after 2003 it was filled with everyday objects from the Ottoman period in Kosovo. Now, the museum also presents the historic,traditional costumes in Kosovo. Situated in the Emin Gjiku complex, it has been a protected monument by the state of Kosovo since 2016.
The Ethnological Museum presents not only broad cultural values, but also detailed representation on how families lived, the clothing they wore, weaponry and artifacts which enrich the vision on how Kosovars lived in the past centuries. Everyone can visit the museum for free and can discover how daily life looked like in the past.
Each of the rooms in this house tell the routine, prosaic story of a normal family. Styled with traditional carpeting and rudimentary objects, the exhibitions reflect on the resourcefulness of this society.
During the 100-day biennial of Manifesta 14 Prishtina, this museum will be avenue for participants to lend their artistic vision on how to tell stories otherwise.
21.02.2022
Introducing Kino Rinia
Over the coming months, we are giving voice to the architecture and spaces of Prishtina, reclaiming public space through the simple act of memory and storytelling. The first venue we want to introduce is Kino Rinia, a former cinema and cultural landmark in Prishtina, that has influenced many generations of Kosovars.
17.03.2022
Introducing: Grand Hotel Prishtina
Everyone in Prishtina has a story from the Grand Hotel. This iconic building has witnessed the celebrations, troubles and memories of Prishtina since 1978. Currently used as a hotel, travel agency, nightclub and gym, this space will become a central venue of Manifesta 14 Prishtina and will present artistic interventions, events and exhibitions.
08.04.2022
Introducing: Rilindja
Rilindja Press Palace is known to all as the place where culture and press developed in Prishtina. This was the ground space for emerging artists, writers and cultural practitioners and they brought to cultural history of Kosovo many periods of success and literary waves, crucial to understand the history of this country.