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Thursday, 17 May 2012
— What’s on display
New showcase at the museum
The latest showcase in the museum with nilgai antelope and its ancient relatives.
— More...
The latest showcase in the museum with nilgai antelope and its ancient relatives.
— More...
The museum exhibitions show the Caroline parrot, which became extinct world-wide, the monk seal, bearded vulture, little bustard, grey and maiden crane, steppe viper, German sturgeon, all of which extinct in Bulgaria… [more]
Being the first and the richest natural history museum on the Balkans, the National Museum of Natural History in Sofia (NMNHS) studies, preserves and disseminates information about the living and non-living nature both in Bulgaria and throughout the world… [more]
— Visit us
Opening hours
Monday to Sunday 10:00 — 18:00The museum is open every day except 1 January, 3 March and 25 December. Last admission is at 17:00.
National Museum of Natural History
1 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
Phone: (+359 2) 987 41 95; [Tickets]: (+359 2) 988 51 15 (ext. 706)
— Research & collections
The museum staff’s scientific research is linked with the latest national and international priorities in the fields of biodiversity, ecology, and nature conservation. The entomology and palaeozoology studies are especially intense… [more]
— Advertisements
The National Museum of Natural History, Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences) and Sofia University ‘St. Kliment Ohridski’ are co-organisers of Sixth European Hemiptera Congress. It will be held in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, 25—29 June 2012 under the patronage of the Director General of UNESCO Ms Irina Bokova. Researchers from Europe and all over the world specialists in Hemiptera (Homoptera and Heteroptera) will attend the event. First Announcement and more information about the congress could be found on the website of the event.
— Education
Intern at the museum… why?
‘For me, biology is a love, passion and a way of life. My work at the museum gives me not only a basis for professional development, but also a chance to share my enthusiasm — moreover, in a team of friends.’
— Violeta Zhelyazkova
‘For me, biology is a love, passion and a way of life. My work at the museum gives me not only a basis for professional development, but also a chance to share my enthusiasm — moreover, in a team of friends.’
— Violeta Zhelyazkova
— e-Natura
— Databases of natural history collections and other electronic tools
— Types in the natural history collections in Bulgaria
Types
— Types in the natural history collections in Bulgaria
— Did you know that…
The museum was founded in 1889 by the Royal Prince Ferdinand — an ornithologist, lepidopterist, and a botanist.
The museum was founded in 1889 by the Royal Prince Ferdinand — an ornithologist, lepidopterist, and a botanist.
Also at the museum
— Bat Research And Conservation Centre
— Biospeleology Research Centre
Projects
Prime Butterfly Areas in Bulgaria — Identifying and describing the most important sites for butterflies in the country
PESI — A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
— Bat Research And Conservation Centre
— Biospeleology Research Centre
Projects
Prime Butterfly Areas in Bulgaria — Identifying and describing the most important sites for butterflies in the country
PESI — A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
— About us
News
Exhibition 'My paper friend' — The National Museum of Natural History, 144 Secondary School Narodni Buditeli, and Amateras Foundation have the pleasure of inviting you to the opening of the exhibition 'My paper friend'…
In search for the first Europeans — The Director of the National Museum of Natural History, Prof. Nikolai Spassov took part in the workshop at the Research Station of Quaternary Palaeontology, Weimar…
Tale of a museum — It has been an year since the beginning of the National Museum of Natural History training programme and it is the time to look back at what we have learned, what we have achieved…
New showcase at the museum — The National Museum of Natural History, Sofia and Foundation 'Asen Nikolov' are pleased to invite you to the official opening of the latest showcase at the museum - nilgau antelope…
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Exhibition 'My paper friend' — The National Museum of Natural History, 144 Secondary School Narodni Buditeli, and Amateras Foundation have the pleasure of inviting you to the opening of the exhibition 'My paper friend'…
In search for the first Europeans — The Director of the National Museum of Natural History, Prof. Nikolai Spassov took part in the workshop at the Research Station of Quaternary Palaeontology, Weimar…
Tale of a museum — It has been an year since the beginning of the National Museum of Natural History training programme and it is the time to look back at what we have learned, what we have achieved…
New showcase at the museum — The National Museum of Natural History, Sofia and Foundation 'Asen Nikolov' are pleased to invite you to the official opening of the latest showcase at the museum - nilgau antelope…
More news
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History
The National Museum of Natural History (NMNHS) has a history of more than one hundred and twenty years. It is the oldest museum in Bulgaria and the oldest and richest among the natural history museums on the Balkan Peninsula… [more]
The National Museum of Natural History (NMNHS) has a history of more than one hundred and twenty years. It is the oldest museum in Bulgaria and the oldest and richest among the natural history museums on the Balkan Peninsula… [more]