Concert halls Albania

Opened in 1995, this cinema is located on the Murat-Toptani pedestrian street, near Tirana Castle. The well-equipped 260-seat cinema screens mainly English-language films with Albanian subtitles. A few silly French comedies are also occasionally programmed. And since the complex also includes a pleasant garden restaurant (Millennium Gardens), you don't have to eat popcorn exclusively. Otherwise, there are three other cinemas in town, but no real arthouse cinemas.

This university, founded in 1966 (Universiteti i Arteve), occupies the former palace built in 1941 for the Fascist Free Time Organization. During the academic year, the music, theater and fine arts departments regularly organize shows and exhibitions. Almost every week, a concert takes place in the large hall named in honor of Çesk Zadeja, considered the father of Albanian classical music. Behind the building, the Fab Art gallery showcases the work of fine arts students.

Located in the Palazzo della Cultura, this cultural center (Italian Institute of Culture) organizes numerous events throughout the year: opera, dance and classical music in the Palazzo dei Congressi, as well as pop, rock and rap concerts by Italian artists in the Piazza d'Italia (in front of the national stadium). The institute also offers film screenings in various cinemas and art exhibitions at the ArTurbina center. Program in Italian on the website.

Created in 2018, this art center currently houses the troupe of the National Theater of Albania, whose historic 1940 building was demolished in 2020 to make way for a tower, near the Et'hem Bey mosque. There is also an exhibition space and two performance halls with 400 and 150 seats (theater, concerts, ballets). For the record, the name "ArTurbina" combines the words "art" and "turbine": the center is housed in a former factory where turbines for the country's hydroelectric power stations were tested.

This cultural center (Tulla Culture Center) is located in the "Commune de Paris" (Komuna e Parisit) district, 750 m west of Wilson Square (Blloku) on Sulejman-Delvina Street, then left on Medar-Shtylla Street. It organizes concerts (rock, electro...), exhibitions and workshops (cooking, photography, gardening for children, meetings with artists...). Program on the Facebook page (facebook.com/tullacenter) and on Instagram (tullarecordstore). Also on site: record shop, bookshop and café.

This open-air cinema is located in the northern part of the Grand Parc, slightly below the Teatri Veror (summer theater). All summer long, films are shown at dusk, mostly foreign productions (sometimes in French) with Albanian subtitles. There's a great atmosphere: you can sit on big cushions, buy ice cream, popcorn, hot dogs or beer, and sometimes there's a little party after the film. Tip: arrive at least 30 minutes before the film starts.

The National Opera and Ballet Theatre or TKOB (Teatri Kombëtar i Operas dhe Baletit) groups together several troupes within the Palace of Culture. They give performances here - generally of very high quality - every month except August. You can attend operas, classical and traditional dance performances, or classical music concerts. For the full program, visit our website. Tickets on sale on site the day before performances. English-speaking box office staff.

Housed in a former apparatchik's villa, this Blloku bar doubles as a concert venue. Although it can accommodate up to 500 people, it's often full on Friday and Saturday nights. Since 2003, Albanian and Kosovar rock, pop and electro bands have been performing here. There are also romantic singers, jazz, gypsy music, foreign guests (Deep Purple's drummer even jammed here in 2009) and, on Wednesday evenings, Latin dancing. Garden, cocktails and a small food menu.