National Military Museum НАЦИОНАЛЕН ВОЕННОИСТОРИЧЕСКИ МУЗЕЙ

http://www.militarymuseum.bg/

This museum is among the most interesting and best presented in Sofia. Over three floors it displays the warfare in Bulgaria from the Thracians onwards, with extensive labelling and information boards in English. Most it is however dedicated to the Third Bulgarian State from the Liberation in 1876 through to WWI.  The museum has it all: cases with weaponry, rebel flags and endless parade of uniforms and personal belongings of soldiers. Among the more striking are the shaggy-fur flying costume, resembling a traditional Kuker outfit, worn by a Lt Simeon Petrov during the First Balkan War, and the pint-sized tunic of Nikola Kostov, a 10-year-old WWI ‘volunteer’. Exhibits from WWII and the communist period follow, with the final gallery concentrating on the Bulgarian army’s current peace-keeping role within NATO. An additional ticket (2 lv) is required for the 4th-floor galleries, which hold a collection of foreign decorations awarded to Bulgarian leaders and, if you haven’t had your fill, yet more uniforms and guns.

Address  ul Cherkovna 92
Phone 946 1806
Price admission 2 lv, guided tour 10 lv
Hours    o 10am-6pm Wed-Sun

National Museum of Military History
ул. Черковна 92
Sofia, Bulgaria
02 9461806
militarymuseum.bg