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National History Museum

Museum · Sofia · Bulgaria 🇧🇬
Only official site
historymuseum.org
Admission prices
Adult
€9
9,00 €
Student
€2
2,00 €
Senior pensioners and persons over 65 years old
€3
3,00 €
Other ticket visitors accompanied by children: Price for adult
€3
3,00 €
Child children over 7 years old
€2
2,00 €
Group For groups of 10 or more visitors
€6
6,00 €

Ticket names translated from Bulgarian · the venue's own wording is in the quote below

stated on historymuseum.org/prices-and-working-time · checked 2026-10-05 individual visitors – 9.00 € students – 2.00 € pensioners and persons over 65 years old – 3.00 € visitors accompanied by children: Price for adult – 3.00 € Price for children over 7 years old – 2.00 € Group visits: For groups of 10 or more visitors – 6.00 € … Admission is free: • for people with specific needs and their companions • for children of preschool age
Translation · original in Bulgarianиндивидуални посетители – 9,00 € ученици и студенти – 2,00 € пенсионери и лица над 65 г. – 3,00 € посетители придружени от деца: Цена за възрастен –3,00 € Цена за деца над 7 г. – 2,00 € Групови посещения: За групи от 10 и повече посетители – 6,00 € … Входът е безплатен: • за хора със специфични потребности и техните придружители • за деца в предучилищна възраст

Practical

National History Museum: opening hours

Working hours: Monday – Sunday (winter 01.10 -31.03), 09:30 –18:00 h (cash desk until 17:15 h) (summer 01.04 – 30.09), 09:30 –19:00 h (cash desk until 18:15 h)
Translation · original in BulgarianРаботно време: понеделник – неделя (зимно 01.10 -31.03), 09:30 –18:00 ч. (каса до 17:15 ч.) (лятно 01.04 – 30.09), 09:30 –19:00 ч. (каса до 18:15 ч.)
✓ historymuseum.org/prices-and-working-time · 2026-10-11

National History Museum: closing days

No rest days. The museum is closed on: 1 January, Easter (Sunday), 24 and 25 December.
Translation · original in BulgarianБез почивен ден. Музеят е затворен на: 1 януари, Великден (неделя), 24 и 25 декември.
✓ historymuseum.org/prices-and-working-time · 2026-10-11

National History Museum: what should I know before visiting?

The following items are prohibited from being brought into the National History Museum territory, which you can leave at the cloakroom: – bulky backpacks and bags – food and drinks in the halls – cold and firearms
Translation · original in BulgarianНа територията на Националния исторически музей са забранени за внасяне следните предмети, които може да оставите на гардероб: – обемни раници и сакове – храни и напитки в залите – хладни и огнестрелни оръжия
✓ historymuseum.org/prices-and-working-time · 2026-10-11

National History Museum: how to get there

Transport to the National History Museum: buses № 63, № 111, № 110* , № 304* (*Monday to Friday); trolleybus № 2✓ historymuseum.org/contact · 2026-10-11

The National History Museum was established by Order No. 90 of the Council of Ministers dated 5 May 1973. Its task is "…. to seek, collect, preserve, study, publish and display material and documentary monuments related to the entire history of the Bulgarian people from the founding of the Bulgarian state to the present day…"

Translation · original in Bulgarian

Националният исторически музей е създаден с Разпореждане № 90 на Министерския съвет от 5 май 1973 г. Неговата задача е „…. да издирва, събира, съхранява, проучва, обнародва и показва веществени и документални паметници, свързани с цялостната история на българския народ от основаването на Българската държава до наши дни…”

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