National Museum of History |
The National Museum of History in Sofia, founded in 1973, is one of the largest history museums on the Balkan Peninsula. The National History Museum has become the largest depository of Bulgaria’s cultural and historical heritage, a guardian of treasures of great cultural value and world importance.
Alexander Nevsky Crypt Icon museum |
The museum of icons inside the Alexander Nevski cathedral crypt houses what is claimed to be the largest collection of Orthodox icons in Europe. The museum of Medieval Bulgarian art in the "Alexander Nevski" cathedral crypt is very well designed, displayed and maintained museum, which presents about 200 original mural frescoes and icons.
National Archaeological Museum |
The National Archaeological Museum is an archaeological museum in the centre of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. The Archaeological museum in Sofia is housed in a beautifully restored 15th century mosque Bouiuk Dzhamia (literally the Grand mosque) and the impressive building is well worth visiting. The museum has attractive display of Thracian, Greek, Roman and medieval Bulgarian artifacts.
Bulgarian Natural History Museum |
The National Museum of Natural History /abbreviated NMNHS/ is situated in the center of Sofia, the capital city of Bulgaria. It is the oldest museum in Bulgaria and the oldest and richest among the natural history museums on the Balkan Peninsula. The museum exhibitions occupy 16 halls on four floors.
Ethnographic Museum |
The National Ethnographic Museum in Sofia harbours one of the richest collections on the Balkan Peninsula. The museum is located at the Battenberg Square in Sofia and it is one of the famous museums amongst the three big museums in Bulgaria’s capital city. Sofia Ethnographic Museum was qualified as one of the richest on the Balkan Peninsula in the first decades of the 20th century.
Museum of Earth and Man |
The Earth and Man Museum in Sofia is one of the biggest mineralogy museums in the world. The museum of Earth and Man lies in the center of Sofia and occupies a refurbished building, a monument of culture, built in the end of last century.