Museums in Varna

The park-museum „Vladislav Varnenchik” is a memorial complex, situated in the center of the battlefield, in the middle of an unique park on an area of 30 decares.

It is located at the western part of Varna at the place of the battlefield from 10.11.1444, where the Polish - Hungarian King Vladislav Yagello lost his life.

The museum exposition are displayed the unique in the country knight’s armour from that period.
In the exposition every visitor has the possibility to see:

• arms and equipment from XV century, found on the battlefield (helmets, cross-bows, swords, shields, spears, etc.)
• paintings, sculptures, prints and other works of art, dedicated to the battle of Varna
• flags, models, tickets and coats of arms

On our territory there can be seen two Thracian mounds where a Thracian tomb from IV c. BC is situated. In 1935 a token mausoleum of the perished 20-year-old King Vladislav Varnenchik is built above it.

The museum is open to visitors in 1964 in honour of 520th anniversary from the battle of Varna between the Christian armies of the Polish- Hungarian King Vladislav III Yagello and the Turkish armies under command of sultan Murad II. In 1964 is raised a monument of Yanosh Hunyadi - commander-in-chief of the King Vladislav’s army, Transylvanian leader, regent of Hungaria from 1446. In 2004 the museum and the exposition are entirely modernized. The museum disposes with a hall for temporary exhibitions. Among the interesting exhibitions, presented in it to this moment, they are:

• “Historical medieval costumes”
• Exhibition - Printing of Varna’s graphic artist Borislav Kuzmanov
• "Poland in the epoch of the Yagellons” (made in the Museum to the Polish army in Warsaw)
• The photo-exhibition “Knight’s skirmishes beside the fortress Varna” (photographed at the time of the recovery of the battle of Varna on 18th May 2008)
• The international exhibition “Warriors of freedom”, dedicated to the 130th anniversary from the Liberation of Bulgaria, etc.

A special hall in the museum building is dedicated to the commander-in-chief Yanosh Hunyadi.

In the Exhibition hall Petar Dimkov are exposed personal belongings, photographs, orders and documents about the life and the activity of “cosmic Bulgarian” whom today we call The Healer.

The museum park with an area of about 30 decares is afforested with an unique vegetation and predisposes for a wonderful short relaxation.

You can get to park-museum „Vladislav Varnenchik” by public bus lines 22, 118, 118A or trolley line 82 to bus stop "Park-muzey Vl. Varnenchik".

Admission: 
Children up to 7 years – free admission
Schoolchildren, students, retirees and people with disabilities - BGN 2
Military personnel - free admission
Adults - BGN 8
Family ticket - BGN 12
Group visit: BGN 6
Guided tour (general) in Bulgarian or a foreign language - BGN 30
Guided tour (specialized) in Bulgarian or a foreign language (English, Russian, Polish) - BGN 60
Free admissiion - the last Wednesday of each month

Opening hours:
April - October: 10:00 - 18:00; days off Sunday and Monday
November - March: 09:30 - 17:30; days off: Sunday and Monday

Contact details:
55 “Yanosh Huniyadi” blvd.
Tel.: +359 52 740 302
e-mail: vl.varnenczik@abv.bg
www.varnenchikmuseum.com