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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 Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy, and…
(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 Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy, and…
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 Coasts”…
(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 Coasts”…
From open data to the footsteps of Braun-Blanquet: NMNHS participation in a European vegetation conference
(15 September 2026) — From 7 to 11 September 2026, the 34th European Vegetation Survey (EVS) Conference took place in Clermont-Ferrand, France, with the participation of Sen. Assist. Salza Palpurina, PhD, from the National Museum of Natural History at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (NMNHS)…
(15 September 2026) — From 7 to 11 September 2026, the 34th European Vegetation Survey (EVS) Conference took place in Clermont-Ferrand, France, with the participation of Sen. Assist. Salza Palpurina, PhD, from the National Museum of Natural History at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (NMNHS)…
Visit of Prof. Karol Marhold to the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia
(21 July 2026) — On 20 July 2026 the renowned Slovak botanist Prof. Karol Marhold, a senior researcher at the Center for Plant Sciences and Biodiversity at the Slovak Academy of Sciences and currently as well a full professor of botany at Charles University in Prague visited the National Museum of…
(21 July 2026) — On 20 July 2026 the renowned Slovak botanist Prof. Karol Marhold, a senior researcher at the Center for Plant Sciences and Biodiversity at the Slovak Academy of Sciences and currently as well a full professor of botany at Charles University in Prague visited the National Museum of…
Dr Greg Graffin visits the National Museum of Natural History at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
(15 July 2026) — On July 10, 2026, Dr Greg Graffin visited the National Museum of Natural History at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences at the invitation of Assoc. Prof. Tihomir Stefanov, Deputy Director of the museum. Dr Graffin holds a PhD in Zoology from Cornell University and is a professor of…
(15 July 2026) — On July 10, 2026, Dr Greg Graffin visited the National Museum of Natural History at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences at the invitation of Assoc. Prof. Tihomir Stefanov, Deputy Director of the museum. Dr Graffin holds a PhD in Zoology from Cornell University and is a professor of…
The National Museum of Natural History, Sofia led the largest lepidopterological field expedition in Europe
(26 June 2026) — Between June 15 and 19, 2026, near the village of Vlahi, above the Kresna Gorge in Pirin, the largest field expedition in the field of lepidopterology took place, bringing together 57 experts from 17 European countries…
(26 June 2026) — Between June 15 and 19, 2026, near the village of Vlahi, above the Kresna Gorge in Pirin, the largest field expedition in the field of lepidopterology took place, bringing together 57 experts from 17 European countries…
CLIMANATRES project was presented at the national conference on the Nature Restoration Plan of Bulgaria
(18 June 2026) — On 17 June 2026, the National Museum of Natural History at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (NMNHS) took part in the national conference “Nature Restoration — responsibilities and opportunities through a common national plan”, held at the National Ethnographic Museum…
(18 June 2026) — On 17 June 2026, the National Museum of Natural History at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (NMNHS) took part in the national conference “Nature Restoration — responsibilities and opportunities through a common national plan”, held at the National Ethnographic Museum…
The National Museum of Natural History, Sofia hosts the exhibition ROOTS, organised by WWF Bulgaria
(18 June 2026) — On 17 June 2026, the exhibition “Roots: The Living Connection to the Balkan”, organised by WWF Bulgaria within the work on the Forest Connect project and as part of the events dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the WWF Bulgarian office of the nature…
(18 June 2026) — On 17 June 2026, the exhibition “Roots: The Living Connection to the Balkan”, organised by WWF Bulgaria within the work on the Forest Connect project and as part of the events dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the WWF Bulgarian office of the nature…
An international entomological expedition will bring together researchers, enthusiasts, conservationists, and genomics experts in the Kresna Gorge this June
(11 June 2026) — For the first time, Bulgaria will host such a scientific expedition of this scale, bringing together over 50 entomologists, genomics experts, conservationists, and enthusiasts from Bulgaria, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Belgium, France, Austria, Poland, Romania, Italy, Germany,…
(11 June 2026) — For the first time, Bulgaria will host such a scientific expedition of this scale, bringing together over 50 entomologists, genomics experts, conservationists, and enthusiasts from Bulgaria, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Belgium, France, Austria, Poland, Romania, Italy, Germany,…
The National Museum of Natural History, Sofia celebrates the International Museum Day
(20 May 2026) — On May 18, 2026, the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia celebrates the International Museum Day with the opening of the temporary exhibition Selected from the Collections of the National Museum of Natural, Sofia…
(20 May 2026) — On May 18, 2026, the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia celebrates the International Museum Day with the opening of the temporary exhibition Selected from the Collections of the National Museum of Natural, Sofia…