Since 1962 the museum has preserved the historical heritage of the town and the region, divided into four sections - Archaeology, Ethnography, Revival and New history. The emphasis in the exhibition is on the participation of Gorna Oryahovitsa in the April Uprising in 1876 as the capital of the First Revolutionary District. Also, the Historical Museum organizes a series of thematic exhibitions annually, which presents in an attractive way the forgotten and lesser known exhibits and facts of the history and the prize. In 2007, the series "The Vices of People of the Gorna Oryahovitsa" was realized, in 2008 "The Habits of the People of Gorna Oryahovitsa", and in 2009 "Traditional crafts of the People of Gorna Oryahovitsa". The museum also often presents its own collections of postcards, clocks, calendars, radios, fairs and railway accessories.
In the structure of the Historical Museum-Gorna Oryahovitsa are the following branches:
Ethnographic Museum Dolna Oryahovitsa - The exposition is located in the restored house of the famous local Kozlev family. It keeps exhibits, papers and photographs illustrating the ethno-demographic and socio-everyday characteristics of the region. In the ground floor there are preserved fireplace, room and a barn, and in the upper part a hallway, a loom and a youth room;
Asen Raztsvetnikov House Museum Draganovo - At the birthplace of the poet in 1986 an exhibition containing personal belongings, translations, documents, letters and books with his handwriting was opened - evidence for the life and work of Asen Raztsvetnikov. In the courtyard of the museum is organized an ethnographic collection of characteristic exhibits of the local lifestyle.
Source: http://www.g-oryahovica.org/
Translation Yordan Georgiev - trainee
