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Sunday, 24 September 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]
National Museum of Natural History, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences —
the richest museum of natural history on the Balkans, nearly a million and a half specimens of animals, plants and minerals
the richest museum of natural history on the Balkans, nearly a million and a half specimens of animals, plants and minerals
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]
— Administrative documents
— 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
— Caves as a reservoir for novel and reoccurring zoonoses — ecological monitoring and metagenomic analysis in realtime
— 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
— Caves as a reservoir for novel and reoccurring zoonoses — ecological monitoring and metagenomic analysis in realtime
— Prime Butterfly Areas in Bulgaria — Identifying and describing the most important sites for butterflies in the country
— PESI — A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
— 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?
‘I became an intern at the NMNHS because I like meeting many and different people, showing them the amazing biodiversity on Earth and making them conscious of different environmental issues.’
— Nija Toshkova
‘I became an intern at the NMNHS because I like meeting many and different people, showing them the amazing biodiversity on Earth and making them conscious of different environmental issues.’
— Nija Toshkova
— 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
— About us
News
Prof. Nikolay Spassov was elected a member of the European Academy of Sciences — At its regular meeting in August 2023, the Scientific Council of the European Academy of Sciences elected Prof. Nikolai Spassov as its member (fellow) in the Social Sciences and Humanities…
Short report on the 6th Palaeontological expedition of the National Museum of Natural History — BAS to the Upper Cretaceous vertebrate locality in the vicinity of the town of Tran — The 6th Palaeontological expedition to the fossil site with dinosaur and other vertebrate fauna of Late Cretaceous age near the town of Tran took place between 2nd and 11th August,…
National Museum of Natural History, Sofia presents interdisciplinary projects of visual artists and scientists — In the period 17—31 July 2023, museum visitors can view the works of students from the National Academy of Art, Sofia (NAA), created under the mentorship of academic supervisors…
Opening of a temporary exhibition “The pollinators we can’t live without” — On 28.06.2023, in the foyer of the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia, Prof. Pavel Stoev, the Director of the Museum presented a temporary exhibition “The pollinators we…
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Prof. Nikolay Spassov was elected a member of the European Academy of Sciences — At its regular meeting in August 2023, the Scientific Council of the European Academy of Sciences elected Prof. Nikolai Spassov as its member (fellow) in the Social Sciences and Humanities…
Short report on the 6th Palaeontological expedition of the National Museum of Natural History — BAS to the Upper Cretaceous vertebrate locality in the vicinity of the town of Tran — The 6th Palaeontological expedition to the fossil site with dinosaur and other vertebrate fauna of Late Cretaceous age near the town of Tran took place between 2nd and 11th August,…
National Museum of Natural History, Sofia presents interdisciplinary projects of visual artists and scientists — In the period 17—31 July 2023, museum visitors can view the works of students from the National Academy of Art, Sofia (NAA), created under the mentorship of academic supervisors…
Opening of a temporary exhibition “The pollinators we can’t live without” — On 28.06.2023, in the foyer of the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia, Prof. Pavel Stoev, the Director of the Museum presented a temporary exhibition “The pollinators we…
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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]