| Exhibitions |
| History- Prehistory;
Antiquity;
Medieval Period;
Bulgarian Revival,
Archaeology, Ethnography, Art- Painting |
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| Opening Hours |
| Open |
Summer time: 09:00 - 12:00, 13:00 - 16:30
Winter time: 09:00 - 11:30, 13:00 - 16:30 |
| Closed |
Monday |
Others |
Group visits during closing hours: may be possible by appointment. |
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| Admission |
| Adult |
2.00 lv. |
| Student |
1.00 lv. |
| Child |
- |
free |
| Others |
• Active military: free
• Handicapped: free
• Senior: 1.00 lv. |
| Guide/Lecture |
• Bulgarian
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6.00 lv. |
• English
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6.00 lv. |
Others |
Guide tour to monuments in town (such as the Holy Rock City Perperikon, the Rock Tomb, Temple of Tathul, and so on): 10.00 lv. |
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| Access to Museum |
| From nearby Regional Center to Town |
From Sofia: by train and by bus
From Plovdiv: by train and by bus |
| From Bus Station/Railway Station in Town |
| The museum is in the center of the town. There are signs on streets that provide directions to the museum. |
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| Town Information |
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Art gallery; Thracian Rock niches; old bridges; the Medieval fortresses, the Medieval monastery; mosque of the 19th C.; Monastery of the 20th C.; the Holy Rock City Perperikon; the Rock Tomb and Temple of Tathul; Natural Phenomena-the Stone Mushrooms, The Stone Wedding; Rare species of the flora and fauna; the lakes, etc. |
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Town view
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| Exhibitions Information |
| Number of Collection |
over 40,000 |
| Exhibition Area |
1,800 m² |
In the Regional Museum of History, there are 30 halls on 3 floors and a large yard with lapidarium. The exhibition in the Department of Archaeology represents monuments found in the region of Eastern Rhodopes from the Neolithic period (6th mill. B.C.) to the 14th Century A.D. Of special interest among the various items is a Zoomorphic svastika of nephrite; a bronze double axe, which dates 13th-15th C.; clay anthromorphic idols; bronze statuettes of the Thracian Horseman from the 3rd Century; crosses, rings, luxury ceramics; gold, silver and cooper coins from the Middle Age; Remarkable collection of icons (17th-19th Centuries). The continuity of cultural traditions in the region and their survival is illustrated in those craft exhibits of the material culture. The ethnic and religious diversities of the population show the uniqueness of the Rhodopean lifestyle. |
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Exhibits from the Exhibition "Archaeology"
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| Museum History |
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| Year of Establishment |
1965 |
| Founder |
- |
The Regional Museum of History occupies an original building of architectural monument of culture that was built between 1922-1930 by a Russian architect who was working in Istanbul. After a reconstruction, the exposition shows the most prominent features of the historical development in the Eastern Rhodopes from the 6th Millennium B.C. to the beginning of the 20th Century A.D.
The most typical monuments in the Eastern Rhodope Mountains are stone tombs, niches, and the Holy Rock City Perperikon.
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