The Plovdiv Regional Historical Museum ( bg, Регионален исторически музей Пловдив, ''Regionalen istoricheski muzey Plovdiv'') is a historical museum in the city of Plovdiv,

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. Established in 1951, it covers the history of Plovdiv from the 15th century until today (the older history is presented in the Plovdiv Archaeological Museum). It has three departments, each occupying a separate historic building.

History

The Regional History Museum in Plovdiv was established in 1951 as a research and cultural organization for investigation, study, preservation and display of cultural assets from the past of the city of Plovdiv and its region in the period 15th–20th century.

Expositions

The History Museum in Plovdiv manages four expositions. *The

Bulgarian National Revival The Bulgarian National Revival ( bg, Българско национално възраждане, ''Balgarsko natsionalno vazrazhdane'' or simply: Възраждане, ''Vazrazhdane'', and tr, Bulgar ulus canlanması) sometimes called the Bu ...

exposition is situated in the house of the

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merchant from

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, Dimitris Georgiadi. It was built in 1846 and occupies . The exhibition traces the history of Plovdiv from the 15th to the 19th century, a period of Ottoman rule. The exhibit includes documents and photographs that display the ethnic diversity and economic development of Plovdiv, and the struggle for education, separation of church and state, and national independence. The exhibit also includes a display about

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.Museum of Bulgarian Revival
retrieved 4 May 2015 *The

Unification of Bulgaria The Unification of Bulgaria ( bg, Съединение на България, ''Saedinenie na Balgariya'') was the act of unification of the Principality of Bulgaria and the province of Eastern Rumelia in the autumn of 1885. It was co-ordinated ...

exposition is dedicated to Plovdiv's key role in the events of 6 September 1885, as the capital of

Eastern Rumelia Eastern Rumelia ( bg, Източна Румелия, Iztochna Rumeliya; ota, , Rumeli-i Şarkî; el, Ανατολική Ρωμυλία, Anatoliki Romylia) was an autonomous province (''oblast'' in Bulgarian, '' vilayet'' in Turkish) in the Ott ...

. It covers the period from the Treaty of Berlin of 1878, which split Bulgarian lands into five parts, to the

Serbo-Bulgarian War The Serbo-Bulgarian War or the Serbian–Bulgarian War ( bg, Сръбско-българска война, ''Srăbsko-bălgarska voyna'', sr, Српско-бугарски рат, ''Srpsko-bugarski rat'') was a war between the Kingdom of Ser ...

of 1885. The department occupies the former building of the Eastern Rumelian Regional Assembly (Parliament) designed by the Savoy architect, Pietro Montani, and built 1883–1885. The exposition was opened in 1985 on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Unification of the Principality of Bulgaria and East Rumelia, an event which has become a national symbol. Five exhibition halls show personal belongings, award tokens, firearms, photos and documents of participants in the unification and the Serbo-Bulgarian War. *The book-publishing exposition follows the stages of development of publishing during the

and Plovdiv's role as its centre. The department takes up six halls in the house of the noted publisher and enlightener, Hristo G. Danov, from the early 19th century. *The Museum Centre of Modern History displays art and photographic exhibitions, presentations, seminars and other public events. File:HistoryMuseumPlovdiv-Revival.jpg, Georgiadi House File:HistoryMuseumPlovdiv-HristoGDanovHouse.jpg, Hristo Danov House File:HistoryMuseumPlovdiv-ModernHistory.jpg, Modern History Museum

References

External links

Official website

Regional Museum of History, Plovdiv at Google Cultural Institute

Museums in Plovdiv Province Historical History museums in Bulgaria {{bulgaria-museum-stub