National Historical Museum (Bulgaria)
Coordinates: 42°39′17.91″N 23°16′14.89″E / 42.6549750°N 23.2708028°E
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| Национален исторически музей | |
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Frontal view of the National Historical Museum and its yard | |
| Established | 1973 |
| Location | Sofia, Bulgaria |
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The National Historical Museum (Национален исторически музей, Natsionalen istoricheski muzey) in Sofia is Bulgaria's largest museum. It was founded on 5 May 1973 and its first representative exposition was opened in 1984 to commemorate 1300 years of Bulgarian history. The museum was moved to a former governmental residence in 2000 and currently stores and owns over 650,000 objects connected to archaeology, fine arts, history and ethnography, although only 10% of them are permanently exhibited.
The National Historical Museum consists of a cloakroom, a buffet, a museum library and a souvenir shop, also offering professional conservation and restoration of historical monuments, authenticity investigations and expert valuation.
The museum's director is Dr. Bozhidar Dimitrov, a historian.
See also
- Treasure of Sânnicolau Mare
- Decree of Dionysopolis
- Panagyurishte treasure
- Dabene Treasure
- List of museums in Bulgaria
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