Exhibition: The Regional Archaeological Museum in Plovdiv is one of the first Bulgarian cultural institutions, officially opened in 1882. Originally set up as an archaeological and numismatic office, it gradually earned the status of Archaeological Museum during the 1920s. 
     Its funds initially consisted of a numismatic collection of 1,500 coins, ethnographic and historical documents, church plates, and incunabula from the VIII - XVII c., as well as 300 icons and paintings by some of the most famous Bulgarian painters Stanislav Dospevski, Ivan Lazarov, Tzanko Lavrenov, Nikolay Rainov, Zlatju Boiadjiev, and many others. The museum boasts one of the richest collections of 100.000 exhibits of artefacts related to the history of Plovdiv and its region. 
     Selected from the collections: The Numismatic Department boasts a collection of 60,000 coins, dated VI c. BC - XX c. AD. The Museum displays rich collections of church plates, incunabula (early printed books), jewelry, belt buckles and belts, pottery and luxurious objects of high artistic value, dating from the Revival Period. The Mediaeval fund includes 1,270 inventory units classified according to their functions in various collections. The Antiquity Department of the Museum contains more than 5,000 exhibits divided into several collections illustrating the Thracian-Roman Arts. The Ancient Greek Art collection consists of black-and-red-figured ceramics produced in the Attic workshops as well as of silver objects (kantharoses, phiales and skyphoses) decorated with gilt figures and Greek Pantheon mythological scenes. The collection also includes gold jewelry objects for adorning feminine bodies and clothing. The Museum displays one of the most famous Thracian treasures - the one from Panagyurishte,which consists of nine gold vessels with a total weight of 6.100 kg.

     Working time: Tuesday - Sunday (summer) - 10:00 am - 06:00 pm, Monday - closed

                           Tuesday - Sunday (winter) - 10:00 am - 05:00 pm, Monday - closed
     Address: 4000 Plovdiv, 1, Saedinenie Sq.
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     Tel: (+359 32) 633 106