BunkArt 2
Military MuseumsHistory Museums
9:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday
9:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
9:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
9:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
9:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
9:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Saturday
9:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Sunday
9:30 AM - 6:00 PM
About
Bunk'art 2 reconstructs the history of the Albanian Ministry of Internal Affairs from 1912 to 1991 and reveals the secrets of “Sigurimi”, the political police that was the harsh persecution weapon used by the regime of Enver Hoxha. Bunk'art 2 is the first major video museum exhibition dedicated to the victims of communist terror.
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  • LaurentCL2
    Alassio, Italy2,209 contributions
    Bunk'Art 1 is way better!
    If you have been to Bunk'Art 1 with the Porcelan bus, you will be disappointed as it is much smaller and less interesting.
The main entrance is actually the nicest part and you don't need to pay before the ticket booth.
If you can't go to Bunk'Art 1, then maybe it's interesting for you to see it but I highly recommend Bunk'Art 1 instead.
Besides, there are more explanations in Bunk'Art 1.
    Visited December 2022
    Written 9 December 2022
  • Mitch G
    3 contributions
    Pretty poor
    Very disjointed museum. The English translation on the information boards is very poorly done- it makes the sentences really hard to read and understand. There’s even one bit where they’ve translated “human flesh” into “meat” when describing torture methods- it makes it quite confusing. Also there’s no timeline here at all, it’s all very jumbled. You’ll be reading stuff about the 1930s, then the 1990s, then WW2, then WW1 and it’s hard to pick up the story. This could be a really good museum if more thought was put into it!
    Visited March 2023
    Travelled solo
    Written 5 March 2023
  • Alessio M
    Verona, Italy423 contributions
    Very interesting
    Is an old bunker build in Tirana . The payment of the ticket is possibile only cash. A combo ticket with the bunk'art 1 is also available. The space is little , because is a bunker. Very interesting the life for the people that stay several times underground
    Hello dear, Thank you for your kind review and for your giving useful information to our potential visitors. We are glad you enjoyed your visit also at our museum. Kind Regards, Kristiana
    Written 12 July 2023
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
    Visited May 2023
    Written 24 June 2023
  • Tom K
    7 contributions
    very good place and recommended.
    very good place and recommended. But they have big peoblems with the staff there, they are rude and arrogant. we drove, we had to pay 10 euros to a man standing by the tunnel when we drove out. no receipt or sign / information on how much the parking cost.
    Visited July 2023
    Travelled with family
    Written 5 August 2023
  • Janice T
    London, United Kingdom122 contributions
    Fabulous exhibition, poor organisation
    Such a poor beginning due to lack of organisation. Arrived at 6.15pm still waiting to get in at 6.40, not because of big queue but the one and only cashier had disappeared leaving a sign saying ‘ be back soon’. Very poor , standing on a steep staircase with no air con ! The exhibition itself is thought provoking and disturbing. Seeing what the Albanian people dealt with up until very recently, at least 1990s. A must visit when coming to Tirana. Expect crowds and cramped conditions
    Visited August 2023
    Travelled with friends
    Written 10 August 2023
  • Jason S
    Melbourne, Australia1,680 contributions
    Unique experience
    Such a great thing to see and experience, smaller than BunkArt 1 but still very good to see. Being closer to city centre is much busier so see it early in the day if possible. Make sure you have cash as they didn’t accept card (hard to believe being a museum). Great insight in the history of the Albanian people.
    Hello dear, Thank you for your kind review and for your giving useful information to our potential visitors. We are glad you enjoyed your visit also at our museum. Best Regards Kristiana
    Written 23 September 2023
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
    Visited March 2023
    Travelled solo
    Written 22 September 2023
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RBManc
Manchester, UK49 contributions
Nov 2023 • Couples
Basic layout of exhibits, but if you read the detail it relays fascinating information on the Albanian police and security services over the last century, all in an underground nuclear bunker
Written 17 November 2023
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shtooka
Earth, TX1,601 contributions
Sep 2023 • Friends
Worth the visit. Gives a great overview of the terrible oppressive existence most people had under the communist era.
Written 15 November 2023
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1 contribution
Nov 2023 • Friends
Disappointing information for English readers. Bad translation and overly complicated explanations could have been so so much better. A real pity as I found it quite fascinating.
Written 8 November 2023
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ianx17489
Inverurie, UK924 contributions
Oct 2023 • Couples
Excellent museum right in the centre of town. It gives a very detailed (perhaps too much if its busy...), overview of the troubled history that many ordinary people had to live and suffer through.
To do the museum justice and read the majority of story boards will take well over an hour....
Quite aneye opener to see it all laid out in such graphic detail.

Certainly a "must" visit if your in Tirana.
Written 22 October 2023
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Duke
Hove, UK51 contributions
Oct 2023 • Couples
Bunk’Art 2, is the second of two nuclear bunkers in Tirana that has recently transformed into an interactive museum and art space. Located on the main block of ministerial buildings in the city’s center, this underground shelter was hidden from the public eye until to its recent unveiling in 2015. Secretly built from 1981-86, beneath the Ministry of Internal Affairs along the city’s main boulevard, the underground structure was given the code name ‘Objekti Shtylla’ (Object Pole) in order to keep its construction undetected. This structure was held as a “great accomplishment” by the Communist regime. This bunker represents one of the last installments of Enver Hoxha’s paranoid ‘bunker project’ in Albania during the 1970s. The movement involved the creation of more than 700,000 bunkers across the country, and an even larger underground tunnel at the edge of the capital, which is now Bunk’Art 1.

Bunk’Art 2 serves as a museum and history to the many Albanians who suffered (and died) during the regime. It’s a must to visit if you want to dig into the dark past of Albania.
Written 8 October 2023
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Katrīna
Vienna, Austria40 contributions
Sep 2023 • Couples
Definitely a must visit to get a complete picture of Albania’s 20c.history.

Very sobering and sad, but a well made story with all info in Albanian and English, audioguides available.
Written 24 September 2023
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Jason S
Melbourne, Australia1,680 contributions
Mar 2023 • Solo
Such a great thing to see and experience, smaller than BunkArt 1 but still very good to see.

Being closer to city centre is much busier so see it early in the day if possible.

Make sure you have cash as they didn’t accept card (hard to believe being a museum).

Great insight in the history of the Albanian people.
Written 22 September 2023
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Hello dear, Thank you for your kind review and for your giving useful information to our potential visitors. We are glad you enjoyed your visit also at our museum. Best Regards Kristiana
Written 23 September 2023
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

Luca N
Brindisi, Italy226 contributions
Sep 2023 • Family
The ticket office doesn't accept payment by card.
We're not particularly surprised, nobody does. Even though... Even a museum?
The price for the whole family is 22.000 lek. We only have euros. "Ok, 22 euros then".
We have been dealing with this crooked "1 to 1" conversion system for 2 weeks now,and we don't mind paying a little extra to local activities.
But a museum, a place of cultural promotion, replying (literally) "we are not an exchange office"?
No, thank you.
Too bad, this was supposed to be the highlight of our stop in Tirana, but all the same, bye bye.
Written 21 September 2023
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Saranicj
Caerphilly5 contributions
Sep 2023 • Friends
Thought provoking, and a must see to understand the regime that has shaped today’s Albania. Can get quite busy which could make this challenging if you’re claustrophobic.
Written 13 September 2023
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Hello dear, Thank you for your kind review and for your giving useful information to our potential visitors. We are glad you enjoyed your visit also at our museum. Best Regards Kristiana
Written 23 September 2023
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

Andrew
York, UK21 contributions
Sep 2023 • Couples
My top tip would be that if vsitors are queing up to the top of the entrance steps, turn around and come back later! We visited on an early evening and joined a queue that ultimately lasted over 40 minutes to get into the attraction. Once inside it was super-cool being under the heart of the city in this top-secret bunker and many of the exhibitions and displays were well thought through and put together to give you a good insight into life under a communist dictator.
It felt like it was all a little too crowded in there at times, and it was difficult to fully read and enjoy the exhibits due to the number of people in quite tight spaces (it's a Nuclear bunker after all!). I'm not sure if we were just unlucky with timings, or the attraction needs a bit more info on busyness / crowd control. I would say that if there's no (or a very small) queue I suspect it would be a much better experience.
Alternatively, if you have time, head out to Bunk'Art 1 which is a half hour bus ride away, and a much bigger and more fascinating facility!
Written 12 September 2023
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