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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,…

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…

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)…

“The amazing Vietnam” — an official unveiling of the temporary exhibit
(13 December 2024) — On December 12th, 2024, from 17:00 in the foyer of the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia, the museum’s deputy director Prof. Stoyan Beshkov unveiled the temporary exhibition “The amazing Vietnam,” dedicated to the joint Bulgarian-Vietnamese scientific research…

First National Symposium on DNA barcoding held at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
(6 December 2024) — On December 5, 2024, the First National Symposium on DNA Barcoding, titled Barcode of Life, was held in the administrative building of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS). The event was organised by the Bulgarian Barcode of Life (BgBOL) consortium…

“The Dawn of Humanity” in the Palaeontological museum Dimitar Kovachev, Asenovgrad, a branch of the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia
(14 November 2024) — On October 30th, 2024, at 17:00, the temporary exhibit The Dawn of Humanity was unveiled in the foyer of the Palaeontological museum Dimitar Kovachev, an Asenovgrad branch of the National Museum of Natural History at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia…

The National Museum of Natural History, Sofia hosts LOOK — ECOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY for the first time
(14 October 2024) — On October 11th, 2024, the guest exhibit from 2024 edition of the project LOOK — ECOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY was unveiled in the 4th floor foyer of the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia by museum Director Prof. Pavel Stoev and initiators Rositsa Getsova and Elizabeth Thallauer…

A scientific conference unites archaeologists from Europe, Central Asia, and the USA in Bulgaria for the first time
(7 October 2024) — Between 2 and 6 October 2024, the Sofia History Museum’s conference room hosted the second meeting of the Middle Ages working group of the International Council for Archaeozoology, which focused on domestic and game animals from the 7th to the 16th century…

The National Museum of Natural History, Sofia celebrated Researchers’ Night
(30 September 2024) — Another edition of Researchers’ Night took place on the last Friday of September, as is traditional - on September 27th, 2024, from 18:00 to 22:00. The National Museum of Natural History, Sofia’s programme introduces us to two ornithologists, two palaeontologists, one…

The National Museum of Natural History, Sofia hosted the European initiative Literature Night
(26 September 2024) — For the first time, the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia hosted the European initiative Literature Night on September 25th between 18:00 and 21:30. The guest book was Birnam Wood by New Zealand author Eleanor Catton, presented by Mrs Dobryana Petkova from the British Council…

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