Exhibition: The History Museum takes an important place in the cultural life of Gabrovo. Nowadays the museum is housed in a beautiful baroque building built in 1904. Its rich collection includes 90 000 exhibits from the Paleolithic era, the late-ancient civilization on these lands (IV-VI centuries BC.), the First and Second Bulgarian Kingdom, the Ottoman Empire, the Revival period and the industrial boom, up to present days.

     Selected from the collections: Among its valuables are the following: Remains from the life of the first modern people in Europe; a numismatic collection; the second most important collection of traditional and urban clothing and accessories; the first Bulgarian banknote of 20 Bulgarian levs, etc. The main exhibition is called "Gabrovo and Gabrovians". Five expositions represent a banker’s office, sample exhibition stands, stylishly-furnished drawing room of a well-off Gabrovian family in addition to a church plates collection made by a local master goldsmith.

     Address: 5300 Gabrovo, 10, Nikolaevska Str.

     Working time: Monday - Friday - 09:00 am - 06:00 pm

                            Saturday - Sunday - 09:00 am - 12:30 am, 01:30 pm - 06:00 pm

     Bookings and inquiries:

     Tel: (+359 66) 809 767