Etropole History Museum


The ten halls of the museum tell about the past of the Etropole Region. Visitors will find there the oldest pieces of evidence of life in the Etropole Valley which date back to the Bronze Age (circa 3rd – 2nd millennia BC). Stone axes, hammers, vessels used by Thracians in their everyday life, clay urns, amphorae, etc., are displayed in the Archaeology Hall. The Adornments Collection dated 5th – 4th centuries BC includes fibulae, rings, gold breastplates, and a glass alabastron for fragrance oils. The ethnographical exhibition is spread around four of the halls of the History Museum. It exhibits 19th century everyday items, clothes and adornments, articles made by local craftsmen in the period 16th – 20 centuries, photographs and documents. Visitors can see various tools used by the old Etropole ore-miners – shovels, pliers, mining lamps, wooden ladders, etc. Works of blacksmiths, cutlers and other craftsmen are presented there.

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Additional Information

Monday to Friday – 8.00 am – 12.00 m;
Sunday – 9.00 am – 1.00 pm.
Adults – BGN 2; Pupils,
University Students and Senior Citizens – BGN 1;
Children under 7 years of age and People with disabilities – free admission
Lectures given only in Bulgarian – BGN 6.To visit Arnaudov’s House contact the History Museum. The house does not have fixed opening hours but the curators of the museum always open it for tourists who want to see it.Admission:
Adults – BGN 1;
Pupils, University Students and Senior Citizens – BGN 0.50;
Children under 7 years of age and People with disabilities – free admission
Lectures given only in Bulgarian – BGN 6.