Earth and Man National Museum
Sofia
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The Earth and Man National Museum (Bulgarian: Национален музей „Земята и хората“, romanized Natsionalen muzey „Zemyata i horata“) is a mineralogical museum in the centre of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria.
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.
Visitor information
- Address
- Cherni Vrah Blvd. "4
- Opening hours
- Every day from 10:00 to 18:00. Weekends: January 1; Easter; Christmas (24, 25, 26)
- Phone
- 02 865 6639
- earth.and.man@gmail.com
- Website
- http://www.earthandman.org/language/bg/home/
- Good to know
- Entrance fees for individual visitors: Adults - €3.07 Pupils and students - €1.02. Pensioners - €1.02. Educational corner for children and adults - €0.51. Organized groups (10 and more visitors) - €0.51 for each visitor Family ticket (parents with children) - a total of €3.58. Preferential prices: September 17 - Sofia Day. All visitors - €0.51 (except free ones) November 1 - the Day of the People's Awakeners. Free entrance for pupils and students. Free entrance: Children up to seven years of age; Educators, teachers or lecturers accompanying groups of children, pupils or students; Disadvantaged people, together with their companions; Members of ICOM and ICOMOS (with the respective identification); Journalists (with the appropriate identification); May 18 - International Museum Day (for all categories of visitors); Every last Monday of the month (for all categories of visitors); Public transport: Metro - European Union Metro Station Buses № 94 - stops "Hotel Hemus" or "Hotel Hilton" Buses № 102 - stop "Hotel Hemus" Buses № 72, 76, 204, 604 - stop “Bul. Black Peak" Trolleybus №7 - stop "Hotel Hemus" There is a car park next to the museum. When requesting group visits, a bus parking space can be reserved.
- Coordinates
- 42.6801, 23.3208 Open in Maps
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