BULGARIAN HISTORY

15th - 19th CENTURIES DEPARTMENT

.We collect and study the historical proof of the province Stara Zagora during 15^th – 19^th century.
The department keeps the items related to the economic and the political status of the Bulgarian nation in the Ottoman Empire, as well as Turkish cultural materials. There are photos, documents and objects about the Russo-Turkish War near Stara Zagora (July 31^st, 1877). Among them the collections of rifles, revolver guns, cannonballs and swords which may interest you.
Our valuable possessions:
- Copy of “The history of Slav-Bulgarian” Paisieva(1837)
- Copy of the calendar of Tsvyatko Panagyuretsa (1818)
- Kiriakodromion of Sophrony Vrachanski – the first printed book in modern Bulgarian
- The flag of the insurgents in Stara Zagora in 1875

15 – 19^th centuries’ museums:
Hillendar’s convent
Memorial complex “The defenders of Stara Zagora”

Title page of Kiriakodromion (Nedelnik) by Sophrony Vrachanski, Rimnik,1806

Pistols and flintlocks, 13^th – 19^th centuries

MODERN HISTORY DEPARTMENT

We keep historical proof about from the Liberation of Bulgaria in 1878 to the end of World War II (1945) in the province Stara Zagora.
We preserve about 14000 articles (original and copies) related to the economic, political and cultural life of the people in Stara Zagora.
The following are themes of our possessions:
- Education and publishing in the town
- Trade union and anti-fascist movement
- Bulgarian Communist Party
- Music
- AUGUSTA TRAYANA Archeological Society and Museum
- Economics

Letter-head of the District Council Stara Zagora

CONTEMPORARY HISTORY DEPARTMENT

We investigate the historical progress since the World War II. We have 263,027 objects, 29,530 supplementary materials and 1614 science archives.
We collect photos, negatives, videotapes, documents, posters, awards, medals, plates, badges and others.
We own collections in the field of: politics, public life, economics, culture, science, education, health care, international life, participation in World War II and others.
Our database:
- Annual events in Stara Zagora
- Chronicle of the town and its province
- Outstanding persons
Our department offers partnership for reports based on the different subjects; exhibitions and articles.
We share our knowledge and information with other institutions.