All person & artist museums to visit in Bulgaria

Explore the lives and works of notable individuals at 7 museums in Bulgaria dedicated to specific persons and artists. These museums offer a deep dive into their contributions and legacy.

Are you curious about the lives of remarkable individuals? Here are the top person and artist museums in Bulgaria:

  1. Regional Ethnographic museum of Plovdiv1

    Regional Ethnographic museum of Plovdiv

     Plovdiv
    The Regional Ethnographic museum of Plovdiv houses over 40,000 objects mostly relating to the traditions of the population of Plovdiv and its cultural and economic environment. The collection of the Regional Ethnographic museum of Plovdiv includes objects made of copper, pottery, ancient weapons, wo
  2. Museum of Socialist Art2

    Museum of Socialist Art

     Sofia
    The Museum of Socialist Art in Sofia is an art museum that covers the history of the communist era in Bulgaria. The museum holds and displays a collection of statues, busts, and paintings from the establishment of the People's Republic of Bulgaria to the fall of communism, roughly from 1944 to 1989.
  3. Plovdiv Regional Historical Museum3

    Plovdiv Regional Historical Museum

     Plovdiv
    The Plovdiv Regional Historical Museum (Regional History Museum - Plovdiv) is dedicated to the past of Plovdiv and its region in the period from the 15the century until the 20th century. The museum holds a collection of over 60,000 pieces, including a collections of cold steel and firearms, orders a
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    Atanas Krastev House Museum

     Plovdiv
    The Atanas Krastev House Museum is housed in the house of the late Plovdiv mayor Atanas Krastev, still with a dining room, living room, and study. The ground floor of the Museum House of Atanas Krastev features 30 portraits of Krastev, painted by renowned Bulgarian artists. The second floor of the m
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    National Anthropological Museum

     Sofia
    The National Anthropological Museum in Sofia is part of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The museum houses many reconstructed images of people who lived in Bulgaria, spanning over several periods. The permanent exhibition is is arranged chronologically from Prehistory to Antiquity to Middle Ages a
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    House-museum Pancho Vladigerov

     Sofia
    The House-museum Pancho Vladigerov is devoted to the Bulgarian composer, pedagogue, and pianist Pancho Vladigerov. The house-museum holds a collection that includes photos and documents related to the composer and features restorations of the original rooms of his house. The rooms are restored to w
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    The Laboratory Village

     Sofia