Museum of Sport
Sofia
Most visited: #15
Photo: Georgi Kalaydzhiev; hosted by Ivan Tabakov · CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
Visit at a glance
- Time & planning
- Allow 45–75 minutes as an editorial estimate. Hours need confirmation: the dedicated site lists Monday–Friday 09:00–17:00, while the National Sport Base museum page gives 10:00–12:00 and 14:00–17:00, with weekends closed. Use the dedicated-site enquiry contact below to agree a visit; the published schedules are not consistent.
- Access & seasonal notes
- Published hours conflict: sportsmuseum.eu lists Monday–Friday 09:00–17:00; National Sport Base lists 10:00–12:00 and 14:00–17:00, weekends closed. Confirm actual admission, lunch break, holidays and event-day entrance before visiting.
- Where to go
- Museum of Sport, Vasil Levski National Stadium, 38 Evlogi and Hristo Georgievi Boulevard, Sofia; confirm the museum entrance.
Nearby options & next steps
Ask which stadium entrance leads to the museum and whether events affect your chosen date. A museum visit does not include an arena tour or match admission. Confirm current tickets, photography and any mobility assistance before arrival. A separate walk in Borisova Gradina can extend the outing without depending on museum opening or access inside the stadium.
Planning estimates, not official tour durations. Access and schedules can change.
Read the full visitor guidance and sources →Sofia's Sports Museum lets you explore achievement through the objects athletes kept and donated, not only through results tables. The collection at Vasil Levski National Stadium includes sporting clothing, medals, photographs and material about clubs. Choose a sport or period to follow: equipment, portraits and awards tell different parts of the same career.
The dedicated museum website describes an exhibition built around Bulgarian sporting history. Treat its object list as a starting point, not a guarantee that every named medal or shirt will be displayed on your date. For children, comparing the purpose of different sports kits may be more engaging than reading every champion's biography.
Allow 45–75 minutes as an editorial estimate. Hours need confirmation: the dedicated site lists Monday–Friday 09:00–17:00, while the National Sport Base museum page gives 10:00–12:00 and 14:00–17:00, with weekends closed. Use the dedicated-site enquiry contact below to agree a visit; the published schedules are not consistent.
Ask which stadium entrance leads to the museum and whether events affect your chosen date. A museum visit does not include an arena tour or match admission. Confirm current tickets, photography and any mobility assistance before arrival. A separate walk in Borisova Gradina can extend the outing without depending on museum opening or access inside the stadium.
Desk-researched visitor summary by the 100 Places BG Team. Sources checked on 7 October 2026; no first-hand visit is claimed. Schedules and access can change. Send a correction.
Visitor information
- Address
- Museum of Sport, Vasil Levski National Stadium, 38 Evlogi and Hristo Georgievi Boulevard, Sofia; confirm the museum entrance.
- Opening hours
- Published hours conflict: sportsmuseum.eu lists Monday–Friday 09:00–17:00; National Sport Base lists 10:00–12:00 and 14:00–17:00, weekends closed. Confirm actual admission, lunch break, holidays and event-day entrance before visiting.
- Phone
- +359 2 9300702
- hello@sportsmuseum.eu
- Website
- https://sportsmuseum.eu/
- Coordinates
- 42.688057, 23.334656 Open in Maps
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