Museum
Archeological Museum Veliki Pres...

The idea to create arheologicheki museum in Preslav to collect and display found on the territory of the former capital monuments occurs soon after the liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman rule. This is possible, however, until October 1906 when the initiative of Preslav teacher and public Yordan Gospodinov and with the help of the eminent scholar of Bulgarian antiquities K. Shkorpil is based Preslav Archaeological Society "Ticha". Tear down exhibits are set out in three separate collections. In 1949 a museum was built as adapted monastery building for church-monument "St. Cyril and Methodius" in close proximity to old age. In connection with the 1300 anniversary of the Danube Bulgaria, Preslav museum was moved to a new, built according to modern building requirements. A new way is structured and the museum. In 1998 a special room equipped-repository designed to store in appropriate weather conditions and increased security the most valuable exhibits. You keep articles Preslav treasure, and artifacts from the Palace Museum collection of lead seals. In the exhibition hall are hundreds of artifacts illustrating the history of the old city and the lives of its residents, daily life and their lifestyle. Number of exhibited objects that testify to the wealth of the then citizens of the capital - coins, ornate and finely crafted vessels murals. This section of the exhibition is devoted to space and two windows with specialized materials, marking the entire life of the city - from the beginning of the ninth to the end of HІІІv. These are weapons and coin finds - driving time of peace and economic recovery fierce battle for his assertion. In order to bring us into the spirit of the museum exhibition and architecture of the old city is beautifully landscaped lapidariy, located along the entry lane and the entire first floor. Here you can see some of the few surviving elements of stone - plastic decoration of Simeon Chambers, cornices and capitals shares with relief decoration of large metropolitan churches, colorful mosaics. Some of them were brought under the instructions of the king of neighboring and other countries, while others were skillfully carved by local craftsmen in the tradition and mythological scenes of old Bulgarian art.

Entrance fee - 4lv, families with 2 children - 8lv, talk - 7lv a group, amateur photography 5lv.