Rousse Museum of History, Ruse Province, Bulgaria

4.5 (47 reviews) Spent 1-2 hours Ranking #5 in Ruse Speciality Museums

Essential visit for history of area

This is a well organised and explained museum containing excavated finds from ruse and the area around, from the prehistoric period to victorian times. There is a good amount of displays for prehistoric and Roman artefacts, with less on Thracian discoveries. There is also a good section on the goths and medieval times. All areas have lots of information in English and artefacts are well displayed. There are seats at regular intervals. At only 5 leva (2.50 euro) each it is well worth it, and gives a good impression of the history of the area. There are also leaflets in english to buy about the local historical sights and trinkets. The staff and very helpful and speak good English.
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Address

Alexander Battenberg Square 3, Ruse 7000 Bulgaria

Mobile

+359 82 825 002

Website

http://www.museumruse.com/

Current local date and time now

Saturday, May 11, 2024, 12:55

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4.5 based on (47 reviews)

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Reviews

  • 4Gabriel H 5:00 PM Dec 27, 2017
    A great source of information on the history, development, and culture of the expanded region
    Bulgaria has a network of regional museums and this one, in Ruse, is one of 11 such regional museums. Housed in the neoclassical Battenberg Palace, built in 1882, the museum was established in 1904. Ruse being the fifth largest city in Bulgaria, the Regional Historical Museum has a surprisingly extensive collection, said to contain over 140,000 items. This part of Eastern Europe has been continuously inhabited for millennia, so the archaeological findings are extensive and cover multiple historical time periods. The collection at this museum starts with prehistoric objects, tools, weapons and pottery. Developing art skills are shown in gold and silver platters, vases and containers. Remains of Thracian, Roman and Byzantine civilizations make room for Ottoman and more recently, modern Bulgarian cultures. all these have left important traes of their presence and dominance. Satrting with the ROmans, there are traces of visual arts: ceramics, frescoes, sculptures and clothing accessories. Coins from the multiple dominant governments are brought together in cogent order. Armor, shields, weapons of all sorts complete the military history, while books, documents and other permanent witnesses to history take their rightful place.
  • 4Anfrist 5:00 PM Feb 7, 2020
    Good sight
    The museum offers more that you could expect. There are 2 full floors that go through different stages and areas in history, focused on the regional highlights. The museum is modernised. The fee is 5 leva, but the lady does not give tickets - corruption!

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