The History Museum in Plovdiv was established in 1951. Its purpose is to keep and preserve the cultural treasures and the history of Plovdiv and Plovdiv Region covering the period 15th - 20th centuries. The Museum holdings keep more than 60,000 exhibits, amongst them unique collections of cold steel and firearms, orders and medals, armament, personal belongings, printed publications, apparel and items from town’s everyday life, photos and documents. It includes four exhibitions: Bulgarian Revival, Book Publishing in Bulgaria during the Second Half of the 19th and the Beginning of the 20th Centuries, Unification of Bulgaria 1885, and Modern History Museum Centre.