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Opening hours

For the scientific departments: Monday — Friday 08:30 — 17:00
For the exhibitions: Monday — Sunday 10:00 — 18:00
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.

Museum Shop: Monday — Sunday 10:00 — 18:00

National Museum of Natural History, Sofia
1 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria

Phones: (+359 2) 9885116 — Operator; Office: (+359 87) 9226577; Museum Exposition: (+359 87) 9226573, 10:00 — 18:00 hours; Museum Shop: (+359 87) 7089048

Admission fees

— single ticket for persons above age 18: €6 / 11.73 BGN
— pupils, students, retirees: €3 / 5.87 BGN
— children age 3—6: €2 / 3.91 BGN
— family ticket (parents with 2 children under age 18): €15 / 29.34 BGN
— groups of pupils and students over 10 people: €2 / 3.91 BGN
— guided tour [upon request by phone (+359 87) 9226573] in Bulgarian: €15 / 29.34 BGN
— guided tour [upon request by phone (+359 87) 9226573] in English: €25 / 48.90 BGN

Free admission

— people with disabilities and their companions
— children under age 3
— May 18 (International Museum Day)
— June 1 — children up to 14 years old
— every first Tuesday of the month — retirees

Getting here

How to get to the museum? Public transport. Nearest stops. Map… [more]

Exhibitions

Hall 1 — Mineralogy • Hall 3 — Temporary exhibitions • Hall 4 — Mineralogy • Hall 5 — Birds • Hall 6 — Amphibians and reptiles • Hall 7 — Fishes • Hall 8 — Birds • Hall 9 — Palaeontology • Halls 10, 11, 12, 13 — Mammals • Hall 14 — Insects • Hall 15 — Non-insect invertebrates • Hall 16 — Plants

Facilities

The museum has an entrance ramp and mobile platform, giving access to the exhibitions… [more]