Plovdiv Regional Ethnographic Museum, Ethnographic museum in Plovdiv old town, Bulgaria.
The Plovdiv Regional Ethnographic Museum holds more than 60,000 objects that document daily life, crafts, and regional traditions across multiple rooms. The four-story building displays these collections in thematic exhibition spaces arranged by subject and historical period.
The museum was founded in 1917 and relocated in 1938 to the Kuyumdzhioglu House, a residence built in 1847 with Bulgarian Baroque features. This move provided a substantial building that could properly house and display the growing collection.
The collections show traditional costumes, textiles, musical instruments, and household furniture that reflect how people in Thrace lived and worked. Visitors can see the craftsmanship and daily practices that shaped regional identity over generations.
The museum sits in the old town and is easy to reach on foot, with clear signage throughout the exhibition rooms. Allow adequate time to explore the different thematic sections comfortably and at your own pace.
The building features ornate wood-carved ceilings in each room, a hallmark of craftsmanship from that era. Before becoming a museum, the house served as a girls' boarding school and later as a vinegar factory, roles that have left traces in its structure.
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