Former Cinema

The former cinema, in Gjirokastër

The former cinema, the Kinema Gjirokastra, is a fine building that recounts a part of the recent history of Gjirokastër. The Gjirokastër audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this witness of the cultural and social life of the town in the twentieth century.

The Kinema Gjirokastra, witness of the twentieth century

The fine building known locally as the Kinema Gjirokastra is a former cinema that recounts on its own a part of the recent history of the town. At the time when cinema was a popular leisure and a powerful means of diffusion, notably under the communist regime that made it a tool of propaganda and entertainment, this hall welcomed the inhabitants who came to see films. A witness of the cultural and social life of Gjirokastër in the twentieth century, the building recalls an era when the picture houses set the rhythm of daily life. With its architecture characteristic of its time, the former cinema is part of the twentieth-century heritage of the town, to be discovered during the walk.

What to see

You admire the fine building of the former cinema, the Kinema Gjirokastra, with architecture characteristic of its time, a witness of the cultural and social life of the town in the twentieth century, notably under the communist regime. The former cinema is part of the recent heritage of Gjirokastër. It is a stop for those curious about history, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The former cinema lies in the old town of Gjirokastër, reachable on foot. You mainly admire its façade from the street; it is a building whose access follows its own uses. You discover it during a walk in the historic centre.

What is the Kinema Gjirokastra?

A former cinema of Gjirokastër, a fine building witness of the cultural and social life of the town in the twentieth century, at a time when cinema was a popular leisure, notably under the communist regime.

Where is the former cinema of Gjirokastër?

In the old town of Gjirokastër, in Albania.