Regional History Museum Plovdiv

The History Museum of Plovdiv aims to keep and preserve the cultural treasures and the history of Plovdiv and Plovdiv Region covering the period 15th – 20th centuries for the generations to come. It includes four exhibitions set up in different buildings in the centre of the city: 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.
The Bulgarian Revival Exhibition is displayed in the Old Town, in one of the most impressive houses from the Bulgarian Revival Period – Dimitar Georgiadi’s house.
The Book Publishing in Bulgaria during the Second Half of the 19th and the Beginning of the 20th Centuries Exhibition was opened in 1975. It is housed in Hristo G. Danov House-Museum.
The Unification of Bulgaria 1885 Exhibition is located in close proximity to Saedinenie Square (Unification Square). It is displayed in the building which was used by the Provincial Council of Eastern Rumelia. The exhibition presents the interesting period in the history of Plovdiv when it was capital of Eastern Rumelia. The Modern History Museum Centre is housed in the building of a former officers’ club. The exhibition follows the development of the city since the Liberation (1878) until the end of the 1940s. The museum also keeps a rich collection of unique Japanese dolls.
Except for the Unification of Bulgaria Exhibition, all other exhibitions are located in Ancient Plovdiv Reserve (the old town).