Preserved memory

‘The Preserved memory of the Unification of 1885 in Bulgarian museums, archives, libraries and private collections’ presents digital images of cultural assets emblematic of the Unification, which continue to tell the story of the events of 1885.

• 20 panels measuring 70 × 120 cm

It is part of a project by the Regional History Museum – Plovdiv, implemented with the financial support of the National Culture Fund under the Programme for the Recovery and Development of State, Regional and Municipal Cultural Institutions.

In the Most noble way

It present the preparation of the Unification of the Principality of Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia, its realization and military defense, the role of Plovdiv in the event, as well as the faces of the authors and ‘actors’ of the Rumelian revolution.

• 20 panels measuring 70 × 120 cm

It is part of a project by the Regional History Museum – Plovdiv, implemented with the financial support of the National Culture Fund under the Programme for the Recovery and Development of State, Regional and Municipal Cultural Institutions.

The Unification and its figures

The exhibition is dedicated to the 140th anniversary of the Unification of Eastern Rumelia with the Principality of Bulgaria — one of the most selfless acts of patriotism in Bulgarian history, deeply connected with Plovdiv’s historic role.

The people who took part in its preparation, implementation, and defence – significant figures who left a lasting mark on our past are the focus of this narrative. Quotes from memoirs and the periodical press, documents, photographs, and works of art revive the emotions and aspirations that inspired Bulgarians toward unity and self-sacrifice — values that remain essential today.

• 12 vinyl panels.

Hristo G. Danov – the bookseller who was called a Minister

The exhibition traces the life, work and significant contribution of Hristo G. Danov to the development of education, literature and civil society in Bulgaria. It also presents his public activities – from his participation in the First Bulgarian Agricultural and Industrial Exhibition to his tenure as mayor of Plovdiv.

• 20 panels measuring 70 × 120 cm

It is part of a project by the Regional History Museum – Plovdiv, implemented with the financial support of the National Culture Fund under the Programme for the Recovery and Development of State, Regional and Municipal Cultural Institutions.

Januarius Aloysius MacGahan

The mobile exhibition is dedicated to the life and work of the fearless journalist Januarius A. MacGahan. Its main focus is his reports on the aftermath of the April Uprising. 

• 20 panels measuring 70 × 120 cm

It is part of a project by the Regional History Museum – Plovdiv, implemented with the financial support of the National Culture Fund under the Programme for the Recovery and Development of State, Regional and Municipal Cultural Institutions.

And the trains departed empty

‘And the trains departed empty’ tells the story of the Jewish community in Plovdiv through the centuries and their rescue in the 1940s.

• 20 panels measuring 70 × 120 cm

It is part of a project by the Regional History Museum – Plovdiv, implemented with the financial support of the National Culture Fund under the Programme for the Recovery and Development of State, Regional and Municipal Cultural Institutions.

Dimitar Petrov Kudoglu and his ‘Home of charity and Public health’

The mobile exhibition dedicated to the unjustly forgotten figure of Dimitar Kudoglu. The symbol of his multifaceted charitable work is the establishment of th Home of charity and Public health.

• 20 panels measuring 70 × 120 cm

It is part of a project by the Regional History Museum – Plovdiv, implemented with the financial support of the National Culture Fund under the Programme for the Recovery and Development of State, Regional and Municipal Cultural Institutions.

‘A Visionary dreamer, an impossible image’

The exhibition “A visionary dreamer, an impossible image” is dedicated to Georgi Stoykov (Sava) Rakovski, an encyclopedic figure who shaped the character of the Bulgarian National Revival. 

• 20 panels measuring 70 × 120 cm

It is part of a project by the Regional History Museum – Plovdiv, implemented with the financial support of the National Culture Fund under the Programme for the Recovery and Development of State, Regional and Municipal Cultural Institutions.

The role of Plovdiv Revival families in Bulgarian’s National history

The exhibitions presents the role of the prominent Plovdiv families — the large Chalăkov family, the small Chalăkov family, the Chomakovs, the Moravenovs, the Kableshkovs, the Gerovs, the Drenski–Hadzhikalchevs, the Veleganovs, the Gyumyushgerdan Family, the Hindilyans and the family of Hristo G. Danov. 

• 16 panels measuring 70 × 120 cm

It is part of a project by the Regional History Museum – Plovdiv, implemented with the financial support of the National Culture Fund under the Programme for the Recovery and Development of State, Regional and Municipal Cultural Institutions.

* It may be presented together with the exhibition ‘The Role of Plovdiv Families in the Modern History of Bulgaria’.

The role of Plovdiv families in the Modern history of Bulgaria

The exhibition presents the role of the Geshev, Obreykov, Gerdzhikov, Peev, Genadiev, Tomasyan, Stanchev and Kesyakov families, as well as the contributions of Dr. Konstantin Stoilov, Pavel D. Kalpakchiev, Dimitar Kudoglu, Angel Bukoreshtliev, Alexander Bogoridi and Gavril Krastevich.

• 16 panels measuring 70 × 120 cm

It is part of a project by the Regional History Museum – Plovdiv, implemented with the financial support of the National Culture Fund under the Programme for the Recovery and Development of State, Regional and Municipal Cultural Institutions.

* It may be presented together with the exhibition ‘The Role of Plovdiv Revival Families in Bulgaria’s National History’.