Museums in Varna

Museum of Archaeology

The Archaeological Museum of Varna, established in 1887, houses over 3,000 golden objects from the 5th millennium BC Varna Necropolis, totaling 6 kg.

Roman Thermae

The Roman Thermal Baths, built at the end of the 2nd century AD, cover 7,000 m² and are the largest ancient building discovered in Bulgaria and once the biggest in the Balkans.

Small (south) Roman Thermae

Small (south) Roman Thermae are located in the southeastern part of today’s Varna, further south of the Large Roman Thermae. They were built in the 3rd-6th century AD.

Ethnographic museum

The museum presents the rich variety in culture and style of life of the population in Varna region from the second half of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century.

Museum of National Revival

The Museum of the Revival in Varna, at 21 L. Zamenhof Street, is housed in a late 19th-century building that once served as a girls’ high school after the Liberation.

Museum of New History of Varna

The New History of Varna Museum, established in 1969, spans 600 m² over three floors and traces Varna’s growth as a port, industrial, cultural, and resort center (1878-1939).

Museum of Natural History

The Natural History Museum in Varna studies and promotes the organismal world of the Black Sea and the Bulgarian Black Sea coast.

Maritime museum (Naval museum)

The Maritime Museum, officially established on May 20, 1923, in Varna, grew from a collection of historic maritime artifacts started by Danube Fleet officers in 1883.

Ship-museum "Drazki"

After the Bulgarian Black Sea Navy was established in 1897, six identical torpedo boats - Drazki, Smeli, Hrabri, Shumni, Letyashti, and Strogi were built in France (1904–1908).

The park-museum „Vladislav Varnenchik”

The "Vladislav Varnenchik” Park - Museum is a memorial complex located at the heart of the historic battlefield, set within a unique park spanning 30 decares.

Museum of the History of Medicine

The Museum of the History of Medicine is unique in the Balkans. It is located in the first charity hospital in the country (1869), built by Paraskeva Nikolaou. It is a cultural landmark.

Varna Educational museum

Varna Educational museum is situated on the ground floor of the Varna Archaeological museum. It was established in 1986 by the archaeologists and museum curators Dimitar Dimitrov and Ivan Ivanov.

Retro Museum

Socialist life comes alive in a new museum. On May 1,2015, the unique Retro Museum officially opened its doors in Varna, offering a nostalgic look back at the era.