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National Museum of History | Национален Исторически Музей на България The biggest history museum in Bulgaria, hosting more than 650 000 artifacts, witnessing millennia rich history of 7 civilizations. April – October 9.30 – 18.00.
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The museum hosts the biggest collection in the world of Thracian gold and silver treasures. The National Museum of History has the most impressive collection of national treasures and it is the largest museum in Bulgaria. Through more than 650,000 artifacts, it tells the story of the Bulgarian lands and nation. It is hosted in the former administrative and event sections of government residence in

Boyana, some 10 km (6 miles) from downtown Sofia. Although the building was not created for a museum, it is majestic with its big halls, enormous wood carved doors and gigantic light structures. The park around the museum with a striking view to the Vitosha mountain is a piece of paradise that few large European or American museums can enjoy. Inaugurated in 1973, it rapidly became one of the richest museums in the Balkan Peninsula. Covering millennia of human development - from the dawn of the civilization to modern times - the museum possesses unique collections that can be seen only there. It hosts world famous artifacts such as the Panagyurishte gold Treasure, the Gradeshnitza tablets, the Vila Armira mosaics, the St. Theodor ceramic Icon and many others. Witnesses of all European history periods – from Paleolithic, through Neolithic, Copper Age, Bronze Age, Thracian, Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine history, with focus on the 1300 years history of the Bulgarian state, the museum is one of the best places to visit while in Sofia. Visitor Information:
Address:

National Museum of History

1618 Sofia, 16 Vitoshko lale str. Tel. 955 42 80

Fax: 955 76 02

Mobile:0896720336

WORKING HOURS

Monday - closed for visitors from end of October to the end of March. November – March 9.00 – 17.30. The Box Office closes at 16.45. The Box Office closes at 17.15. The Museum and it's branches are closed on Official Holidays – 1 January, 3 March, 24 and 25 December

TICKETS:

* Adult – 10 lv.

* School and University students – 1 lv.

* Adult with children:

Single adult – 3 lv. Child of 7 and over – 1 lv. Museum Membership cards:

For 8 visits within a year – 20.00 lv. For 4 visits within a year – 10.00 lv

* Visitors from towns, cities, villages and museums, partners of the NMH, participating with items/loans in the exhibition of the NMH – 50% charge reduction according to a signed agreement. Combined tickets of 1 month duration

NMH – Boyana church – 12 lv. NMH – Zemen monastery – 14 lv.



17 September – the Day of Sofia

1 November – the Day of the leaders of the Bulgarian National Revival:

Students free of charge

All other visitors – 1 lv. Photography and Video

With a camera – 10 lv. With a video-camera – 80 lv.

07/12/2014

The final preparations for the Bulgarian exhibition in the Louvre Museum, Paris, France, starting April 2015 involve also the majority of the Thracian gold artefacts from the National History Museum.

If you come to Sofia, you still have the time to see the exhibition "The Bulgarian autocephalous archbishopric in Ohrid ...
11/10/2014

If you come to Sofia, you still have the time to see the exhibition "The Bulgarian autocephalous archbishopric in Ohrid 1018 – 1018 AD”, dedicated to the ruling and 1000 years dead of the Bulgarian king Samuil. More about this great king in Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_of_Bulgaria

Samuel[1] (also Samuil, representing Bulgarian Самуил, pronounced [samuˈil]) was the Tsar (Emperor) of the First Bulgarian Empire from 997 to 6 October 1014.[2] From 977 to 997, he was a general under Roman I of Bulgaria, the second surviving son of Emperor Peter I of Bulgaria, and co-ruled with him…

23/12/2013

Only in one day, December 23rd, 2013, the National Museum of History was visited by 50,000 people after a nationwide campaign for free admission. There were even lines of people waiting to see the Thracian treasures.

18/12/2013

The National History Museum, NIM, in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, is offering free admission for the approaching Christmas holidays. The museum announced Monday that entrance be free of charge on December 22 and 23.

Today, at 1:30 PM the Director of the National Museum of History will present the discoveries of "Kozi Gramadi" site. Am...
05/09/2013

Today, at 1:30 PM the Director of the National Museum of History will present the discoveries of "Kozi Gramadi" site. Amazing artifacts and impressive story of this Royal residence of the Odryssian Kingdom. Photo Credit: National Museum of History. News Credit: Focus News Agency.

Isn't it time for the National Museum of History to have its own app?
29/08/2013

Isn't it time for the National Museum of History to have its own app?

A smartphone or tablet could be your children's ticket to seeing historical artifacts and famous art of the best museums -- all at the tap of an app.

One of the most amazing sites of the Odryssian Kingdom, on the top of the mountain. Recent discoveries include huge Zevs...
21/08/2013

One of the most amazing sites of the Odryssian Kingdom, on the top of the mountain. Recent discoveries include huge Zevs dedicated votive tablet, more and more buildings and fortification walls. Unfortunately, the site is accessible only by donkeys, not even by 4x4 cars. So, thanks to the Stara Zagora volunteers to help the archaeologists!

Sofia. Bulgarian patriots from the town of Stara Zagora organized by lawyer Georgi Georgiev prepared a shipment of 50-80kg of sausages, yellow cheese and bread for the archeologists who are working on the site by Kozi Gramadi summit. That is what Prof. Bozhidar Dimitrov, director of the National His...

The famous vampire from Sozopol which was on exhibit in the National Museum of History has already a face - the anthropo...
11/06/2013

The famous vampire from Sozopol which was on exhibit in the National Museum of History has already a face - the anthropologist Prof. Yordan Yordanov has used the skull to reconstruct the man's face. http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=150868

The hipe around the Vampires in Bulgaria reached the National Museum of History. Waiting for your visits there to see th...
07/06/2012

The hipe around the Vampires in Bulgaria reached the National Museum of History. Waiting for your visits there to see their skeletons after some weeks:)

Sozopol. The vampire burial unearthed in the seaside city of Sozopol will be displayed in the National Museum of History in Sofia due to the keen interest in Bulgaria and abroad, museum director Bozhidar Dimitrov told FOCUS News Agency.

The interview reveals a lot of achaeoglogical discoveries made in Sozopol, the viewpoint on several part of Bulgarian an...
18/05/2012

The interview reveals a lot of achaeoglogical discoveries made in Sozopol, the viewpoint on several part of Bulgarian and European history.

Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) and Novinite.bg are publishing an interview with Bozhidar Dimitrov, a prominent historian, Director of Bulgaria's National History Museum in Sofia, and a former Minister of Bulgarians Abroad (Diaspora Minister) in the Borisov Cabinet in 2009-2011. Interview by Evelin...

11/05/2012

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Address

National Museum Of History, 16 Vitoshko Lale Str
Sofia
1618

Opening Hours

Monday 09:00 - 17:30
Tuesday 09:00 - 17:30
Wednesday 09:00 - 17:30
Thursday 09:00 - 17:30
Friday 09:00 - 17:30
Saturday 09:00 - 17:30
Sunday 09:00 - 17:30

Telephone

+35929554280

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