19 National Temporary Exhibition “Bulgarian Archaeology 2025”

More than 300 archaeological finds will be presented in the exhibition “Bulgarian Archaeology 2025” at the National Archaeological Museum. The Exhibition can be seen in Hall “Temporary exhibition” from February 12th till June 7th 2026.

For the nineteenth consecutive year, the National Archaeological Institute with Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences presents the temporary exhibition “Bulgarian Archaeology” which summarizes the most important research during the past archaeological season.

The chronological span of the exhibits ranges from prehistory to the late Middle Ages. The visitors will have the opportunity to meet with artifacts from the emblematic sites such as the prehistoric settlement mounds Provadia and Yunatsite, the Roman cities Ratiaria, Aescus, Dimum, and Heracleia Syntica, the medieval capitals Pliska, Tarnovo, and Kaliakra.

Among the most impressive exhibits are the prehistoric adornments from the Chalcolithic necropolis near the village of Tranak, the swords from the necropolis near the village of Palat, golden jewelry from the burial mound near the village Kapitan Petko Voivoda, a glass cup from the type “Horn of the Abundance” from the antique site near the village Blaskovo, silver fibulae from the necropolis near the village of Svoboda, golden adornments and coins from Kaliakra, as well as folding altar from Trapezitsa, town of Veliko Tarnovo.

The scientific context and results of the investigations are presented in posters dedicated to more than 50 archaeological sites across the country. As co-organizers this year, nineteen historical and archaeological museums are participating, including the National History Museum, the Regional History Museum – Plovdiv, the regional history museums in Veliko Tarnovo, Vidin, Vratsa, Pazardzhik, Pleven, Shumen, Yambol, as well as the museums at Sandanski, Belogradchik, Botevgrad, Dupnitsa, Dalgopol, Kavarna, Petrich, Provadya, and Topolovgrad.