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Scientists find 7.2 million year old bipedal hominid in Bulgaria
(16 March 2026) — On March 4, 2026, the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia (NMNHS) gave a press conference in the BTA National Press Club in Sofia to present the article by Nikolai Spassov (NMNHS), Dionisios Youlatos (the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece), Madelaine Böhme (the Eberhard…
(16 March 2026) — On March 4, 2026, the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia (NMNHS) gave a press conference in the BTA National Press Club in Sofia to present the article by Nikolai Spassov (NMNHS), Dionisios Youlatos (the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece), Madelaine Böhme (the Eberhard…
First National Meeting of the Bulgarian Community-Driven Biodiversity Knowledge Hub
(27 February 2026) — On 25th February 2026, from 9:30 to 13:00, the first national meeting of the Bulgarian Community-Driven Biodiversity Knowledge Hub was held in the Europe hall of the Ministry of Environment and Water…
(27 February 2026) — On 25th February 2026, from 9:30 to 13:00, the first national meeting of the Bulgarian Community-Driven Biodiversity Knowledge Hub was held in the Europe hall of the Ministry of Environment and Water…
Opening of the temporary exhibit “Let’s Save Our Planet’s Life!”
(3 February 2026) — On 2 February 2026, Prof. Pavel Stoev, the museum’s Director, officially opened the temporary exhibit Let’s Save Our Planet’s Life! in the foyer of the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia (NMNHS)…
(3 February 2026) — On 2 February 2026, Prof. Pavel Stoev, the museum’s Director, officially opened the temporary exhibit Let’s Save Our Planet’s Life! in the foyer of the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia (NMNHS)…
An expert team from the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia took part in the monitoring for the reporting to the European Commission under the Birds Directive for 2025
(7 January 2026) — At the end of September 2025, an expert team from the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia and the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB), in partnership with the Executive Agency for the Environment (EEA) and the Ministry of Environment and Water (MOEW), successfully…
(7 January 2026) — At the end of September 2025, an expert team from the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia and the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB), in partnership with the Executive Agency for the Environment (EEA) and the Ministry of Environment and Water (MOEW), successfully…
Third expedition of researchers from the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia to Northern Vietnam
(30 December 2025) — Between 6th and 25th October 2025, the third joint scientific expedition of researchers from the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia (NMNHS), the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research (IBER), the Regional Museum of Natural History, Plovdiv (RMNHP), and Vietnamese…
(30 December 2025) — Between 6th and 25th October 2025, the third joint scientific expedition of researchers from the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia (NMNHS), the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research (IBER), the Regional Museum of Natural History, Plovdiv (RMNHP), and Vietnamese…
Researchers from the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia participate in release of first 1000 butterfly and moth genomes
(10 December 2025) — The Human Genome Project laid the foundation that revolutionised our knowledge of human health but 25 years on, many species on Earth are yet to be understood in this way. Now the genomics revolution is also transforming how we study and survey biodiversity with the development of…
(10 December 2025) — The Human Genome Project laid the foundation that revolutionised our knowledge of human health but 25 years on, many species on Earth are yet to be understood in this way. Now the genomics revolution is also transforming how we study and survey biodiversity with the development of…
Touching the forest — first exhibition for the blind at the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia
(5 December 2025) — On 4 December 2025, at 14:30, at the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia, Prof. Pavel Stoev, Director of the museum, and Sen. Assist. Dr Stefaniya Kamenova, author of the exhibition, officially presented the new temporary exhibition “Touching the forest”, developed…
(5 December 2025) — On 4 December 2025, at 14:30, at the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia, Prof. Pavel Stoev, Director of the museum, and Sen. Assist. Dr Stefaniya Kamenova, author of the exhibition, officially presented the new temporary exhibition “Touching the forest”, developed…
The National Museum of Natural History, Sofia participated in the National Scientific Conference “Nature and Knowledge: New Horizons for Natural History Museums in Bulgaria”
(2 December 2025) — On 28 November 2025, at the Boris Hristov House of Culture, in Plovdiv, the National Scientific Conference “Nature and Knowledge: New Horizons for Natural History Museums in Bulgaria”, dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Regional Museum of Natural History —…
(2 December 2025) — On 28 November 2025, at the Boris Hristov House of Culture, in Plovdiv, the National Scientific Conference “Nature and Knowledge: New Horizons for Natural History Museums in Bulgaria”, dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Regional Museum of Natural History —…
For the first time, a scientist from the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia with an award from the National Program “For Women in Science”
(1 December 2025) — At the Fifteenth Ceremony of the National Program “For Women in Science”, which was held on 26 November 2025, in the “Prof. Marin Drinov” Hall of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Assist. Dr Niya Toshkova from the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia…
(1 December 2025) — At the Fifteenth Ceremony of the National Program “For Women in Science”, which was held on 26 November 2025, in the “Prof. Marin Drinov” Hall of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Assist. Dr Niya Toshkova from the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia…
Orchids of Korea: a new temporary exhibition in the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia
(4 November 2025) — On 30.10.2025, at 18:00, in the fourth floor foyer of the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia was presented a temporary exhibition “Orchids of Korea”. The exhibition presents 34 botanical illustrations by 17 artists from the Korea Botanical Arts Cooperative in the…
(4 November 2025) — On 30.10.2025, at 18:00, in the fourth floor foyer of the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia was presented a temporary exhibition “Orchids of Korea”. The exhibition presents 34 botanical illustrations by 17 artists from the Korea Botanical Arts Cooperative in the…