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National Church Historical - Archaeological Museum

National Church Historical - Archaeological Museum

Category "Departmental Museums"
The museum was established in 1921 as a ceremonial gathering. It acquired a legitimate status in 1923. Then it was open to visit and exposition. It is housed in a representative building on Sveta Nedelya square, which was erected in 1906 as a monument to the church independence proclaimed in 1870. The building was severely damaged by the bombing in ...
Ethnographic complex "Hadjidanchovi Houses"

Ethnographic complex "Hadjidanchovi Houses"

Category "Departmental Museums"
Of particular interest is the Ethnographic complex "Hadjidanchovi Houses" in Sliven, built by three buildings in the characteristic Revival style of the region. In the complex there is a permanent ethnographic exhibition showing old Viennese furniture, typical Sliven woodcarving and others. The original Kotel carpets with beautiful colors and ...
Saraf House - Samokov

Saraf House - Samokov

Category "Departmental Museums"
The Sarafska House in Samokov was inhabited by the famous Jewish family Arie, who left Vienna and settled on the Bulgarian lands at the end of the 18th century. The Revival town kept them permanently. Winning the name and authority of influential entrepreneurs on the Balkan Peninsula, who have created business, commercial and financial connections ...
Museum of History of Medicine - Varna

Museum of History of Medicine - Varna

Category "Departmental Museums"
The Museum of History of Medicine in Varna is the only one in the country. It is housed in a building that was the first donor hospital on our lands, built in 1869 with funds from the  Parskeva Nicholas bequest. It is declared a monument of culture of national importance. The museum is in the department of the Medical University - Varna. The ...
Museum of Physical Culture and Sports

Museum of Physical Culture and Sports

Category "Departmental Museums"
The Museum of Physical Culture and Sports is located in a specially adapted hall in the National Stadium "Vasil Levski". The Sport Museum was created by the Bureau of the Supreme Committee of Physical Education and Sport (SCPS) and by a letter from the Ministry of Culture of 26 April 1956 On September 1, 1959, the Bureau of the Bulgarian Union of ...
Rila Monastery Museum

Rila Monastery Museum

Category "Departmental Museums"
The National Museum "Rila Monastery" was established in 1961. From the same year, it was proclaimed as a nationwide property and was handed over to the state by the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. In 1991, The monastic status of the monastery is restored, as is its ownership of the real estate, preserving in its entirety the museum exposition. The ...
Srebarna Natural History Museum -  Srebarna, Silistra Province

Srebarna Natural History Museum - Srebarna, Silistra Province

Category "Departmental Museums"
The museum is part of the Srebarna Biosphere Reserve and is under the department  of the Ministry of Environment and Water. It was opened  in 1983. Part of the complex is also the Ecological station of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The museum maintains an exposition of stuffed birds - inhabitants of the reserve. From the museum can ...
Museum of the Ministry of the Interior

Museum of the Ministry of the Interior

Category "Departmental Museums"
The Museum of the Ministry of the Interior is housed in an old building in the center of Sofia. The building of the Museum of the Ministry of the Interior was built in 1912 under the project of Arch. Georgi Fingov in style secession. In 1976, the building was declared a cultural monument. The exposition briefly presents key moments in the history ...
National Museum of Transport - Rousse

National Museum of Transport - Rousse

Category "Departmental Museums"
The museum is located in the oldest railway station in Bulgaria - Rousse. It is under the Ministry of Transport department. It presents mainly the history of the Bulgarian state railways. It is located in the "Youth Park" near the Danube River. The reconstructed station offers 3 museum expositions to visit:     "The Old Train ...
National Museum of Military History

National Museum of Military History

Category "Departmental Museums"
The National Museum of Military History (NMMH) is a state museum, which since its creation has been a structure of the Ministry of Defense (respectively the Ministry of War and the Ministry of National Defense).It  seeks, preserves, scientifically cultivates and promotes cultural values ​​related to national and European military history. NMMH ...
National Museum of Education - Gabrovo

National Museum of Education - Gabrovo

Category "Departmental Museums"
The museum was established in 1974 and is the memory of Bulgarian education. It has over 175,000 documents, photographs and materials related to the educational work from the X century to the present day. The museum fund has over 75,000 archive units. The specialized pedagogical library at the museum has more than 30 000 volumes, with a department ...
National Agricultural Museum

National Agricultural Museum

Category "Departmental Museums"
The National Agricultural Museum in Sofia was established in 1956. It is part of the Agricultural Academy. Its main activities are to search, collect, preserve and expose the monuments of material and spiritual culture of the Bulgarian people, reflecting the agricultural tradition of the Bulgarian lands from Antiquity to the present day. The museum ...