The Earth and Man National Museum ( bg, Национален музей „Земята и хората“, romanized ''Natsionalen muzey „Zemyata i horata“'') is a

mineralogical Mineralogy is a subject of geology specializing in the scientific study of the chemistry, crystal structure, and physical (including optical) properties of minerals and mineralized artifacts. Specific studies within mineralogy include the p ...

museum in the centre of

Sofia Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and h ...

, the capital of

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...

. It's one of the biggest mineralogical museums in the world. It was founded on 30 December 1985 and opened for visitors on 19 June 1987. The museum is situated in a reconstructed and adapted historic building with an area of 4,000 m² (43056 square feet) constructed in the end of the 19th century (1896–1898). It has a number of exhibition halls, stock premises, laboratories, a video room and a conference room. Its collection covers 40% of all known naturally occurring minerals as well as man-made ceramics prepared by Bulgarian scientists. Apart from its permanent expositions related to mineral diversity, the museum also often hosts exhibitions connected with various other topics as well as concerts of chamber music.

Gallery

Image:Painting-onLeft-Museum-Earth-Man1.jpg, Large painting on left Image:Earthandman2.JPG, Main hall inside museum Image:Painting-onRight-Museum-Earth-Man1.jpg, Large painting on right Image:Quartz-Tourmaline-Sofia-Museum1.jpg, Quartz, tourmaline Image:Amethyst-geode-Sofia-Museum1.jpg, Amethyst geode Image:Petrified-tree-Sofia-Museum1.jpg, Petrified tree Image:Rose-quartz-Sofia-Museum1.jpg, Rose quartz Image:Painting-onRight-Museum-Earth-Man2.jpg, Large painting on right Image:Mineral-art-form-Sofia-Museum1.jpg, „Duckling“ Image:List-of-Benefactors-Sofia-EandM-Museum1.jpg, Benefactors Image:Fund13CenturiesOfBulgaria-Sofia-EandM-Museum1.jpg, National Fund „13 Centuries of Bulgaria“

External links

Official website
(in Bulgarian and English) {{authority control Buildings and structures completed in 1898 Museums in Sofia National museums of Bulgaria Museums established in 1985 Geology museums Natural history museums in Bulgaria Science museums in Bulgaria 1985 establishments in Bulgaria