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Monday, 5 June 2023
The National Museum of Natural History at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences provides free access to its exhibitions to all Ukrainian citizens.
— 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 at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences studies, preserves and disseminates information about the living and non-living nature both in Bulgaria and throughout the world… [more]
— Visit us
National Museum of Natural History
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
1 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
Phone: (+359 2) 9885116 — Operator; Information: (+359 87) 9226573, 10:00 — 18:00 hours
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
1 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
Phone: (+359 2) 9885116 — Operator; Information: (+359 87) 9226573, 10:00 — 18:00 hours
Opening hours
Monday to Sunday 10:00 — 18:30
On 24 and 31 December: 10:00 — 13:00
The museum is open every day except 1 January, 3 March, Easter [Eastern] and 25 December. Last admission is at 17:30.
Monday to Sunday 10:00 — 18:30
On 24 and 31 December: 10:00 — 13:00
The museum is open every day except 1 January, 3 March, Easter [Eastern] and 25 December. Last admission is at 17:30.
![Hall 4 — Mineralogy [Genesis of the minerals]](images/main/exhibitions/thumbs/04-1.jpg)
— Palaeontological Museum Dimitar Kovachev, Asenovgrad
The Dimitar Kovachev Palaeontological Museum, a branch of the National Museum of Natural History at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (NMNHS) in Asenovgrad, was created with a contract dated 22.02.1990 between the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the National Museum of Natural History and the Asenovgrad Municipality… [more]
— 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 staff publications
— The Spiders (Araneae) of Bulgaria
— Types in the natural history collections in Bulgaria
— Database of National Museum of Natural History staff publications
— The Spiders (Araneae) of Bulgaria
GEMMOLOGY — GEMSTONES — characteristics, classification, specimens, library
— 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
The National Museum of Natural History takes part in the thirteenth edition of Sofia Science Festival — In Sofia Tech Park, from 11 to 14 May, the thirteenth edition of Sofia Science Festival took place in its traditional four-day format. The event once again gathered representatives…
The National Museum of Natural History, Sofia takes part in the European Night of Museums — On 13 May 2023, from 18:00 to 23:30, the National Museum of Natural History in Sofia (NMNHS) traditionally took part in the European Night of Museums…
“Titans’ Song: A Story of Dinosaurs” book launch — On 10 May 2023, at 17:30, in the lobby of the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia (NMNHS), the museum’s latest edition called “Titans’ Song: A Story of Dinosaurs”…
Official Nigerian delegation visits the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia — On April 26, 2023 an official delegation led by the Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investments of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Ms. Mariam Katagum visited the National…
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The National Museum of Natural History takes part in the thirteenth edition of Sofia Science Festival — In Sofia Tech Park, from 11 to 14 May, the thirteenth edition of Sofia Science Festival took place in its traditional four-day format. The event once again gathered representatives…
The National Museum of Natural History, Sofia takes part in the European Night of Museums — On 13 May 2023, from 18:00 to 23:30, the National Museum of Natural History in Sofia (NMNHS) traditionally took part in the European Night of Museums…
“Titans’ Song: A Story of Dinosaurs” book launch — On 10 May 2023, at 17:30, in the lobby of the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia (NMNHS), the museum’s latest edition called “Titans’ Song: A Story of Dinosaurs”…
Official Nigerian delegation visits the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia — On April 26, 2023 an official delegation led by the Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investments of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Ms. Mariam Katagum visited the National…
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History
The National Museum of Natural History at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences has a history of more than one hundred and thirty 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 at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences has a history of more than one hundred and thirty years. It is the oldest museum in Bulgaria and the oldest and richest among the natural history museums on the Balkan Peninsula… [more]