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National Museum of Natural History, Sofia participating in the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity
30 October 2026
Assistant Professor Dr Salza Palpurina of the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia (NMNHS) participated in the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP17) in Yerevan, Armenia…
30 October 2026
Assistant Professor Dr Salza Palpurina of the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia (NMNHS) participated in the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP17) in Yerevan, Armenia…
Expedition of the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia to Europe’s first cave to reach a depth of 1000 metres
23 October 2026
In August 2026, an international team led by Dr Violeta Zhelyazkova from the National Museum of Natural History, Sofiia (NMNHS) descended to a depth of 1258 m, reaching the bottom of Gouffre Berger in the French Alps…
23 October 2026
In August 2026, an international team led by Dr Violeta Zhelyazkova from the National Museum of Natural History, Sofiia (NMNHS) descended to a depth of 1258 m, reaching the bottom of Gouffre Berger in the French Alps…
First summary of the Neogene avifauna of Bulgaria
20 October 2026
During the last three decades, numerous fossil remains of birds have been discovered and studied in Bulgaria, which reveal a significantly greater diversity of the Neogene avifauna than was previously thought. Among the important discoveries…
20 October 2026
During the last three decades, numerous fossil remains of birds have been discovered and studied in Bulgaria, which reveal a significantly greater diversity of the Neogene avifauna than was previously thought. Among the important discoveries…
Third National Meeting of Museum Educators
16 October 2026
On October 13 and 14, 2026 in Kyustendil, the Third National Meeting of Museum Educators took place as themed Art as a tool for expanding the geographical and social boundaries of museum pedagogy…
16 October 2026
On October 13 and 14, 2026 in Kyustendil, the Third National Meeting of Museum Educators took place as themed Art as a tool for expanding the geographical and social boundaries of museum pedagogy…
The GREEN TALENT project’s platform is now online
8 October 2026
The GREEN TALENT project serves as the Bulgarian demonstration “hub” for biodiversity knowledge and Bulgarian partners in the project include the National Museum of Natural History at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the National…
8 October 2026
The GREEN TALENT project serves as the Bulgarian demonstration “hub” for biodiversity knowledge and Bulgarian partners in the project include the National Museum of Natural History at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the National…
The National Museum of Natural History, Sofia in the European Researchers’ Night
28 September 2026
On 25 September 2026, at 5:30 PM, in the museum foyer, Prof. Pavel Stoev, Director of the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia, opened a guest exhibition “The Marine World Through the Lens of Science: Hidden Ecosystems of European…
28 September 2026
On 25 September 2026, at 5:30 PM, in the museum foyer, Prof. Pavel Stoev, Director of the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia, opened a guest exhibition “The Marine World Through the Lens of Science: Hidden Ecosystems of European…