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The Struma Motorway will pass outside of Kresna Gorge
(20 June 2025) — Some incredibly good news from the past week is the successful resolution of Bulgaria’s longest campaign for environmental protection, which lasted almost 30 years. A press release from the Ministry of Environment and Water (MOEW) announced that after the signing of an agreement…
(20 June 2025) — Some incredibly good news from the past week is the successful resolution of Bulgaria’s longest campaign for environmental protection, which lasted almost 30 years. A press release from the Ministry of Environment and Water (MOEW) announced that after the signing of an agreement…
Second working visit of Prof. Zbigniew Bochenski in the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia
(9 June 2025) — In the first week of June, the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia (NMNHS) hosted for the second time Prof. Zbigniew M. Bochenski from the Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals at the the Polish Academy of Sciences (ISEA-PAS) as a guest of Prof. Zlatozar Boev…
(9 June 2025) — In the first week of June, the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia (NMNHS) hosted for the second time Prof. Zbigniew M. Bochenski from the Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals at the the Polish Academy of Sciences (ISEA-PAS) as a guest of Prof. Zlatozar Boev…
The Underwater Petrified Forest — a new temporary exhibition at the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia
(4 June 2025) — On June 3rd, 2025, in the lobby of the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia, Assoc. Prof. Nikolay Simov (NMNHS) and Assoc. Prof. Lubomir Kenderov (Vice-Dean of Economic Affairs of Faculty of Biology, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski) opened the exhibition The Underwater…
(4 June 2025) — On June 3rd, 2025, in the lobby of the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia, Assoc. Prof. Nikolay Simov (NMNHS) and Assoc. Prof. Lubomir Kenderov (Vice-Dean of Economic Affairs of Faculty of Biology, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski) opened the exhibition The Underwater…
New study reveals that not one, but two pathogenic species cause white-nose disease in hibernating bats
(2 June 2025) — An international team of researchers led by the University of Montpellier, with the participation of Dr Violeta Zhelyazkova from the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (NMNHS), has completed the largest population-genetic analysis to date…
(2 June 2025) — An international team of researchers led by the University of Montpellier, with the participation of Dr Violeta Zhelyazkova from the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (NMNHS), has completed the largest population-genetic analysis to date…
The National Museum of Natural History, Sofia took part in the 15th Sofia Science Festival
(12 May 2025) — The program of the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia for the 15th Sofia Science Festival included an information stand, two workshops for children, one exhibition and four presentations on the festival stage…
(12 May 2025) — The program of the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia for the 15th Sofia Science Festival included an information stand, two workshops for children, one exhibition and four presentations on the festival stage…
A project by the National Museum of Natural History at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences was recognised among the most successful projects funded by the Bulgarian National Science Fund accomplished in 2024
(24 April 2025) — At an official ceremony held in the Prof. Marin Drinov Hall of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences on April 23, 2025, the Bulgarian National Science Fund awarded certificates to the most successful projects accomplished in 2024…
(24 April 2025) — At an official ceremony held in the Prof. Marin Drinov Hall of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences on April 23, 2025, the Bulgarian National Science Fund awarded certificates to the most successful projects accomplished in 2024…
I SEE YOU — an exhibition of drawings by Youlian Tabakov at the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia
(31 March 2025) — 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 — a series of drawings by Youlian Tabakov, created in 2024…
(31 March 2025) — 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 — a series of drawings by Youlian Tabakov, created in 2024…
SYMBIOSIS — first joint exhibition of the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia and the National Academy of Arts, Sofia
(14 March 2025) — 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. Prof. Asya Asenova, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Biology at Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski,…
(14 March 2025) — 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. Prof. Asya Asenova, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Biology at Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski,…
Professor Petar Beron turns 85!
(14 March 2025) — 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 the animal world on Earth. If there are still encyclopaedists left on the planet, it can be confidently…
(14 March 2025) — 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 the animal world on Earth. If there are still encyclopaedists left on the planet, it can be confidently…
Publishing biodiversity data from DiSSCo-BG in GBIF
(18 February 2025) — 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 Information Facility)…
(18 February 2025) — 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 Information Facility)…