National Historical Museum (Bulgaria)

Coordinates: 42°39′17.91″N 23°16′14.89″E / 42.6549750°N 23.2708028°E / 42.6549750; 23.2708028

National History Museum
Национален исторически музей

Frontal view of the National Historical Museum and its yard
Established 1973
Location Sofia, Bulgaria
Website www.historymuseum.org
Wreath of an Odrysian aristocrat, 4th century

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 in 2000 to the former primary residence[1] of dictator Todor Zhivkov at Boyana 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 museum includes a library, cloakroom, buffet and souvenir shop. It also provides professional services in conservation and restoration, authenticity investigations and valuation.

As of 2015, the museum's director is Dr. Bozhidar Dimitrov, a historian.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Like an Eastern Block Leader at Blazing Bulgaria. Accessed 9 November 2015
  2. ↑ Museum directors at official website. Accessed 9 November 2015

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