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Tuesday, 21 May 2013
Press release:
Society for Conservation Biology urges EU members to save the Common Agricultural Policy
Society for Conservation Biology urges EU members to save the Common Agricultural Policy
— What’s on display
The museum exhibitions show the Caroline parrot, 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]
Being the first and the richest natural history museum on the Balkans, the National Museum of Natural History in Sofia (NMNHS) studies, preserves and disseminates information about the living and non-living nature both in Bulgaria and throughout the world… [more]
— Visit us
Opening hours
Monday to Sunday 10:00 — 18:00The museum is open every day except 1 January, 3 March and 25 December. Last admission is at 17:00.
National Museum of Natural History
1 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
Phone: (+359 2) 987 41 95; [Tickets]: (+359 2) 988 51 15 (ext. 706)
— 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]
— Advertisements
The Council of the Societas Europaea Lepidopterologica (SEL) and the National Museum of Natural History Sofia invite all SEL members and those being interested to the XVIII European Congress of Lepidopterology, to be held in Blagoevgrad, SW Bulgaria from 29 July to 4 August 2013.
— 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
Types
— Types in the natural history collections in Bulgaria
— 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
Projects
Prime Butterfly Areas in Bulgaria — Identifying and describing the most important sites for butterflies in the country
PESI — A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
— Bat Research And Conservation Centre
— Biospeleology Research Centre
Projects
Prime Butterfly Areas in Bulgaria — Identifying and describing the most important sites for butterflies in the country
PESI — A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
— About us
News
The birds of the Balkan Peninsula — The second edition of the field guide 'The birds of the Balkan Peninsula' with authors T. Michev. D. Simeonov and L. Profirov, and illustrated by G. Pchelarov, is printed out…
New book on the mammals — Boev, H. 2012. Mammals. Living Nature — an illustrated encyclopedia, Sofia, Gea Libris Publ. House, 1-80. ISBN 978-954-300-118-7. The recently released volume 1 of the 6-volume…
New collection of ammonites in the palaeontological exhibition of the National Museum of Natural History — An exhibition 'Ammonites of the Bathonian and the Callovian (Middle Jurassic) in West Bulgaria' was recently completed and is now available for visitors in the Palaeontology Hall of…
Prof. Sergei Ignatov and Prof. Eugene Nickolov visited the National Museum of Natural History — On 2 August 2012 the Minister of education, youth and science Prof. Sergei Ignatov visited the National Museum of Natural History in the presence of Prof. Eugene Nickolov, Vice-President…
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The birds of the Balkan Peninsula — The second edition of the field guide 'The birds of the Balkan Peninsula' with authors T. Michev. D. Simeonov and L. Profirov, and illustrated by G. Pchelarov, is printed out…
New book on the mammals — Boev, H. 2012. Mammals. Living Nature — an illustrated encyclopedia, Sofia, Gea Libris Publ. House, 1-80. ISBN 978-954-300-118-7. The recently released volume 1 of the 6-volume…
New collection of ammonites in the palaeontological exhibition of the National Museum of Natural History — An exhibition 'Ammonites of the Bathonian and the Callovian (Middle Jurassic) in West Bulgaria' was recently completed and is now available for visitors in the Palaeontology Hall of…
Prof. Sergei Ignatov and Prof. Eugene Nickolov visited the National Museum of Natural History — On 2 August 2012 the Minister of education, youth and science Prof. Sergei Ignatov visited the National Museum of Natural History in the presence of Prof. Eugene Nickolov, Vice-President…
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History
The National Museum of Natural History (NMNHS) has a history of more than one hundred and twenty 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 (NMNHS) has a history of more than one hundred and twenty years. It is the oldest museum in Bulgaria and the oldest and richest among the natural history museums on the Balkan Peninsula… [more]