House-museum "Ivan Vazov", Sopot, Literary museum in Sopot, Bulgaria

The House-museum "Ivan Vazov" in Sopot is a reconstruction of the writer's birthplace, built 1931–1935 on the site of the 18th-century house his great-grandfather had built and which was burned in July 1877. Architect Alexander Rashenov designed it from a sketch Vazov drew from memory and from information given by his brother General Georgi Vazov and sister Vala Fetvadzhieva. One room recreates the barber shop of Hadzhi Ahil, with figures from the stories "Hadzhi Ahil" and "Chichovtsi".

The house was built in the 18th century by Vazov's great-grandfather and burned in July 1877 during the Russo-Turkish war. In 1920, for the poet's 70th birthday and 50 years of literary work, a committee was founded to rebuild it as a memorial house. Vazov drew a sketch from memory; architect Alexander Rashenov made the plans using information from Vazov's brother General Georgi Vazov and sister Vala Fetvadzhieva. Construction ran from 1931 to 1935, and the museum opened on 6 June 1935 in the presence of Tsar Boris III.

One room recreates the barber shop of Hadzhi Ahil, with figures from Vazov's story "Hadzhi Ahil" and his novella "Chichovtsi": Hadzhi Ahil, Hadzhi Boshnak, Ivancho Yotata, Hadzhi Smion and Hadzhi Karayas. The display was devised by St. L. Kostov, director of the Sofia Ethnographic Museum, who drew on Vazov's own writing for the interior style.

The museum stands on Ivan Vazov Square, at the corner of Ivan Vazov Boulevard and Vasil Levski Street, next to the chitalishte of the same name. The building is in the centre of Sopot and can be reached on foot from the surrounding streets.

The restoration was guided by a sketch of the family hearth that Vazov himself had drawn, making it an unusual case where a writer directly shaped how his own childhood home was reconstructed. This personal input gives the rooms an authenticity that goes beyond typical museum recreation.