Skanderbeg’s true face? The “Scander Beco” portrait attributed to Gentile Bellini: between discovery, clues and missing evidence The painting that resurfaced at a New York auction in 2020 has been presented as a portrait of Gjergj Kastrioti painted from life in Ve…

Noah’s Ark on the Balkan Horizon From Moikom Zeqo to Carlo Ranzo: an investigation into an impossible sighting of 1575 Elton Varfi

VILLA 31 Inside Enver Hoxha's Forbidden House An underground swimming pool, an escape tunnel, thousands of books and a neighbourhood forbidden to the rest of the city. Today the dictator's former residence has become an art space. Yet its roaoms continue to …

Durrës Before Durrës Were Epidamnos and Dyrrachion Really the Same City? Ancient sources tell a more complex story than a simple change of name Elton Varfi  For centuries the history of Durrës has been told through two names: Epidamnos and Dyrrachion. But when the…

Albanian Chronicles: now available in English Today I am pleased to announce an important step in the editorial journey of Albanian Chronicles : the first two volumes of the series are now available in English. This is not simply a lingui…