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National Military History Museum

Национален военноисторически музей

Sofia, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria

Military museum housing over a million artifacts across extensive indoor and outdoor exhibition areas. The collections include weapons, uniforms, and medals alongside large-scale hardware like tanks, aircraft, and artillery. Read more…

Opening hours

MondayClosed
TuesdayClosed
Wednesday10:00 AM–6:00 PM
Thursday10:00 AM–6:00 PM
Friday10:00 AM–6:00 PM
Saturday10:00 AM–6:00 PM
Sunday10:00 AM–6:00 PM

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The National Museum of Military History is a state-run cultural and research institution under the Ministry of Defence. Founded in 1916, the institution preserves Bulgarian and European military heritage through a collection of more than one million cultural artifacts.

The museum is organized into indoor chronological-thematic expositions and a large outdoor area. The indoor galleries showcase items such as weapons, medals, uniforms, and art. The outdoor section contains a diverse array of heavy equipment, including artillery, armored vehicles, tanks, aircraft, missiles, and naval armaments.

Facilities include a specialized Children's Museum designed for younger audiences. The institution also hosts temporary exhibitions and provides access to a library, a computer center, and a virtual museum experience.

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