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Sunday, 16 December 2018
Virtual tour, comprising 42 viewpoints and 100 specimens, starts from every еxhibition's hall. It was developed with the financial support of United Bulgarian Bank
— What’s on display
The museum exhibitions show the Caroline parakeet, 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, Easter [Eastern] and 25 December. Last admission is at 17:00.
National Museum of Natural History
1 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
Phone: (+359 2) 9885116 — Operator; Information: (+359 87) 9226573, 10:00 — 18:00 hours
![Hall 4 — Mineralogy [Genesis of the minerals]](images/main/exhibitions/thumbs/04-1.jpg)
— 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]
— Education
Intern at the museum… why?
‘Working at the NMNHS is not a job, it’s a way of life!’
— Teodora Georgieva
‘Working at the NMNHS is not a job, it’s a way of life!’
— Teodora Georgieva
— e-Natura
— Databases of natural history collections and other electronic tools
— Types in the natural history collections in Bulgaria
— Database of National Museum of Natural History, Sofia staff publications
— The Spiders (Araneae) of Bulgaria
— Types in the natural history collections in Bulgaria
— Database of National Museum of Natural History, Sofia staff publications
— The Spiders (Araneae) of 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
— Student Club of Biospeleology
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
— Student Club of Biospeleology
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
Ex Wunderkammern by Regina José Galindo, Tiziana Pers — The National Museum of Natural History in Sofia (NMNHS) hosts a new contemporary art exhibition in its halls. Titled Ex Wunderkammern, the show is an invitation from international artists…
The scientific collections of the National Museum of Natural History and the Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research at BAS have been recognised as part of the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) — In July 2018, the scientific collections of the members of the Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities (CETAF) were included in the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures…
A tribute to the scientist Boyan Petrov — The scientific research and the participation of Boyan Petrov in projects related to environmental protection were presented by his colleagues in 'Prof. Marin Drinov' hall at the Bulgarian…
Historia naturalis bulgarica goes online — On 3 January the series Historia naturalis bulgarica, along with the previous ISSN for a printed edition got a new one and began to appear as a free access online journal…
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Ex Wunderkammern by Regina José Galindo, Tiziana Pers — The National Museum of Natural History in Sofia (NMNHS) hosts a new contemporary art exhibition in its halls. Titled Ex Wunderkammern, the show is an invitation from international artists…
The scientific collections of the National Museum of Natural History and the Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research at BAS have been recognised as part of the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) — In July 2018, the scientific collections of the members of the Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities (CETAF) were included in the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures…
A tribute to the scientist Boyan Petrov — The scientific research and the participation of Boyan Petrov in projects related to environmental protection were presented by his colleagues in 'Prof. Marin Drinov' hall at the Bulgarian…
Historia naturalis bulgarica goes online — On 3 January the series Historia naturalis bulgarica, along with the previous ISSN for a printed edition got a new one and began to appear as a free access online journal…
More news
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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]