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Monday, 21 April 2025
The National Museum of Natural History at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences provides free access to its exhibitions to all Ukrainian citizens.
— What’s on display
The museum exhibitions show the Caroline parakeet, 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]
National Museum of Natural History, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences —
the richest museum of natural history on the Balkans, nearly a million and a half specimens of animals, plants and minerals
the richest museum of natural history on the Balkans, nearly a million and a half specimens of animals, plants and minerals
Being the first and the richest natural history museum on the Balkans, the National Museum of Natural History at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences studies, preserves and disseminates information about the living and non-living nature both in Bulgaria and throughout the world… [more]
— Visit us
National Museum of Natural History
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
1 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
Phone: (+359 2) 9885116 — Operator; Information: (+359 87) 9226573, 10:00 — 18:00 hours
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
1 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
Phone: (+359 2) 9885116 — Operator; Information: (+359 87) 9226573, 10:00 — 18:00 hours
Opening hours
Monday to Sunday 10:00 — 18:00
On 24 and 31 December: 10:00 — 13:00
The museum is open every day except 1 January, 3 March, Easter [Eastern] and 25 December. Last admission is at 17:30.
Monday to Sunday 10:00 — 18:00
On 24 and 31 December: 10:00 — 13:00
The museum is open every day except 1 January, 3 March, Easter [Eastern] and 25 December. Last admission is at 17:30.
— Palaeontological Museum Dimitar Kovachev, Asenovgrad
The Dimitar Kovachev Palaeontological Museum, a branch of the National Museum of Natural History at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (NMNHS) in Asenovgrad, was created with a contract dated 22.02.1990 between the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the National Museum of Natural History and the Asenovgrad Municipality… [more]
— Administrative documents
— 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
— Student Club of Biospeleology
Projects
— Upgrade of the Research Infrastructure: Distributed System of Scientific Collections — Bulgaria (DiSSCo-BG): Phase 1 (2020—2023)
— Caves as a reservoir for novel and reoccurring zoonoses — ecological monitoring and metagenomic analysis in realtime
— PESI — A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
— Prime Butterfly Areas in Bulgaria — Identifying and describing the most important sites for butterflies in the country
— Bat Research and Conservation Centre
— Biospeleology Research Centre
— Student Club of Biospeleology
Projects
— Upgrade of the Research Infrastructure: Distributed System of Scientific Collections — Bulgaria (DiSSCo-BG): Phase 1 (2020—2023)
— Caves as a reservoir for novel and reoccurring zoonoses — ecological monitoring and metagenomic analysis in realtime
— PESI — A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
— Prime Butterfly Areas in Bulgaria — Identifying and describing the most important sites for butterflies in the country
— 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]
— 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
— Database of National Museum of Natural History staff publications
— The Spiders (Araneae) of Bulgaria
— Types in the natural history collections in Bulgaria
— Database of National Museum of Natural History staff publications
— The Spiders (Araneae) of Bulgaria
GEMMOLOGY — GEMSTONES — characteristics, classification, specimens, library
— About us
News
I SEE YOU — an exhibition of drawings by Youlian Tabakov at the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia — On 28 March 2025, in the renovated event hall of the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia (NMNHS), the director of the museum, Prof. Pavel Stoev, opened the exhibition I See You…
SYMBIOSIS — first joint exhibition of the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia and the National Academy of Arts, Sofia — The SYMBIOSIS exhibition was opened on 13 March 2025 at the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia (NMNHS) by Dr Zlatka Yaramova, Head of Cultural Activities at the Museum, Assoc.…
Professor Petar Beron turns 85! — On March 14, 1940, in Sofia, the zoologist, currently Professor Emeritus at the National Museum of Natural History, Dr. Petar Beron, was born. For over 70 years, he has tirelessly studied…
Publishing biodiversity data from DiSSCo-BG in GBIF — Digitized biodiversity data under the DiSSCo-BG project have been shared in an open and standardized format to the Global Biodiversity Information Facility — GBIF (Global Biodiversity…
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I SEE YOU — an exhibition of drawings by Youlian Tabakov at the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia — On 28 March 2025, in the renovated event hall of the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia (NMNHS), the director of the museum, Prof. Pavel Stoev, opened the exhibition I See You…
SYMBIOSIS — first joint exhibition of the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia and the National Academy of Arts, Sofia — The SYMBIOSIS exhibition was opened on 13 March 2025 at the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia (NMNHS) by Dr Zlatka Yaramova, Head of Cultural Activities at the Museum, Assoc.…
Professor Petar Beron turns 85! — On March 14, 1940, in Sofia, the zoologist, currently Professor Emeritus at the National Museum of Natural History, Dr. Petar Beron, was born. For over 70 years, he has tirelessly studied…
Publishing biodiversity data from DiSSCo-BG in GBIF — Digitized biodiversity data under the DiSSCo-BG project have been shared in an open and standardized format to the Global Biodiversity Information Facility — GBIF (Global Biodiversity…
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History
The National Museum of Natural History at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences has a history of more than one hundred and thirty 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 at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences has a history of more than one hundred and thirty years. It is the oldest museum in Bulgaria and the oldest and richest among the natural history museums on the Balkan Peninsula… [more]