Publications

From 9–12 October 2025, Tirana hosted the 9th edition of the Congress of Young Europeans, bringing together young people from across the continent for four days of reflection, debate, and exchange. Under the theme “The Ends of Europe”, this year’s congress invited participants to think critically about Europe’s purpose, direction, and future transformation, both as a political project and as a lived, contested reality. Find out more about the program, speakers, and event details.

A unique student planner with illustrations by a local feminist artist and texts on friendship as a political act. A tool for planning becomes mindful and inspirational. 

This brochure accompanies the exhibition Don’t Look Back at the Burning House, situating Jutta Benzenberg’s work within the turbulent context of Albania’s 1990s. Moving between historical background and personal narrative, it introduces the exhibition’s chapters, artistic processes, and techniques, while also linking to the parallel education program that extends the exhibition into dialogue, learning, and exchange.

In the lecture with the same name, Eckehart Krippendorff rethinks friendship not as a private feeling but as a foundation of political life, rooted in trust, mutual recognition, and solidarity. Drawing on philosophical traditions from Aristotle onward, he explores how friendship forms an essential, yet often overlooked, basis for democratic coexistence. 

This book traces the key moments of 1990s in Albania, a country in transition from communist dictatorship to a fragile democracy. Commissioned in parallel to the exhibition "Jutta Benzenberg: Don’t Look Back at the Burning House", it brings historical context into dialogue with personal testimony and visual memory.

Our calendar for 2025 is handmade and printed in RISO with soy-based ink. RISO printing is a sustainable and energy efficient print process. Each print may vary slightly, making each one-off and unique. Offsetting may occur, the imperfections we think add charm.  

"Albania is Biodiversity" is a bilingual (Albanian-English) illustrated book that showcases 38 of Albania’s most endangered and unique species. This publication highlights the country’s role as one of Europe’s key biodiversity hotspots and emphasizes the importance of preserving its rich natural heritage.

Amphibians are not only diverse, but also essential for maintaining the balance of ecosystems and overall biodiversity. Learn more about the species found in Albania.

In areas of high biodiversity in Albania, local communities see the presence of bears as a good omen for the development of nature-based tourism. For wildlife enthusiasts, the brown bear is a sign of a healthy ecosystem, one worth exploring. But what are some of the unique traits of this large mammal? Learn more.

Albania’s two seas, the Adriatic and the Ionian, are extremely important for the species that inhabit the Mediterranean. They host a wide variety of marine life, including rare species such as the Mediterranean monk seal, sea turtles, and many others that are essential to the ecosystem and the food chain. Yet, all of these species face a range of threats. Learn more about them.