Maritime Museum, Maritime museum in Sea Garden, Varna, Bulgaria.

The Maritime Museum in Varna displays ship models, navigation instruments, naval uniforms, and historical documents across its exhibition space. The collection covers centuries of seafaring history and maritime technology.

The museum's collection began in 1883, when officers of the Danube Flotilla in Ruse started gathering naval antiquities. Its first public exhibition opened in Varna on 20 May 1923. The present building, designed by French architect Henri Pierre in 1890, served as a casino, the Italian consulate, a resort villa and a naval staff office before becoming the Naval Museum in 1956.

The museum's collection began in 1883, when officers of the Danube Flotilla in Ruse started gathering antiquities. Its first public exhibition opened in 1923, and the institution was called the Maritime Museum until 1955. The figureheads on display, which embody a ship's dignity and bring luck to its crew, are not found in any other Bulgarian museum.

The museum is located near the railway station in central Varna and is easy to reach on foot from nearby attractions. Plan at least an hour to see the main exhibits comfortably.

The Drazki on display is a replica of the torpedo boat that in 1912 hit the Turkish cruiser Hamidiye; the original was built in the early 20th century and is the only surviving torpedo boat of its series in the world. It was put on show in autumn 1957 together with the opening of the museum's new technical department.