Founded
in 1973, the National Museum of History in Sofia contains more than 650,000
exhibits and is one of the largest history museums on the Balkans. The aim of
the museum is to provide a comprehensive view on Bulgarian history from the
prehistory to present, in as broad an European context as possible.
The
National Museum of History was established on 5 May 1973 by Decree No. 90 of
the Council of Ministers. On 2 March 1984, the new representative exhibition
was opened in the building of the Court of Justice on the occasion of the
1300-th anniversary of the Bulgarian state.
In 2000,
the NMH shifted to a new location – Home 1 in the former Boyana residence,
where on 10, November, 1989 the last communist leader was removed from power.
The
National Historical Museum disposes 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 the historian Dr. Bozhidar Dimitrov.
The
National Museum of History in Sofia is one of the largest history museums on
the Balkans with 650.000 items and the largest archaeological and historical
archive. The Museum’s collections are its greatest treasure. They comprise materials
from Prehistoric ages till our days.
Address:
Boyana residence
Phone:
00359 955 42 80
Mobile:
00359 896 720 336
Fax:
00359 955 76 02
Email:
nim1973@abv.bg
Work
time:
Open for
visitors every day.
Closed
on 1 Jan, Easter (Sunday), 24 & 25 Dec
November – March 09:00 – 17:30
April – October 09:00 – 18:00
