national museum of military history

Arinamiteva

Although we did not expect too much, the museum turned out to be impressive. One of the best organized museums in Bulgaria so far - it's renovated, clean, exhibits are organized and represented very well. Lights are good (unlike in other museums in Sofia and Bulgaria in general).There is children tour, museum shop (a small one). The spirit of museum is not that much military one, it's a museum of the "territorial and political" history of the country so every kind of visitor would be pleased.Staff is nice and polite, there even some young custodians which is like real "wow" for Bulgaria :)

fepuc

Visited the gardens of the.museum full of military relics of the cold war during a sunny Saturday, definitely fascinating

iftachn2014

Great - Especially if you're used to western museums. Some of the outdoor displays are not in good shape (mostly aircraft)

majorcraique49

From military machines of all types...missiles to migs ..from helicopter gunships to heavy weight tanks..then a four storey tour of the history of Bulgaria from the start to the present day with brilliant exhibits and all for 12lev admission..great value and a good way to understand bulgaria

416jackier

My husband and I decided to buy the ticket that included everything in the museum. We were not disappointed. It took us about 2 hours to get through the entire museum. There was a lot of history to learn and the artifacts to go with it. It's incredible how much they have to include in the museum. I'm not the biggest history buff and I enjoyed it. My husband loves history, guns, war artifacts, etc and he loved this museum. Our favorite part was the room that showed the swords and guns from different countries so that you could compare.

dimitriosk357

Being a fan of aviation, I had to visit this museum while in Sofia. Among the exhibits are MiG-15, -19, -21s and -23s both single and double seaters. Also there's a German Tornado and an L-29 trainer. The heli collection includes a Mi-4 a Mi-8 and an awesome Mi-24! As for the "non-aviation" exhibits and collections, are very impressive for everyone whos interested in military history.

dansnewsletters123

only for those really into it.nice collection small and big. from WWI tank (smaller then current family sedan)to airplanes and missilesan extensive part of the exhibition cover Bulgarian history.takes 3-4 hourswell worth it

CO560

Anyone interested in Bulgarian military history should visit here. Amazing collection of firearms and good labelling. Also interesting display of Soviet era heavy weaponry

longingforlullabies

This museum has a huge collection of airplanes, medals, uniforms, weapons and everything else related to the military. The collection reflects the entire history of the military in Bulgaria, of course including the time when the country was a part of the Soviet Union. If you are even remotely interested in history and/or warfare - you have you visit this museum.

572mathieus

Hands down the biggest collection of military equipment I've ever seen. Some really rare things as well, very complete and we appreciated that everything was translated in English.A must see !

AndreiC13

In my opinion, Boyana Church is the only other attraction that is as much worth seeing as this museum. It has a great range of military equipment from WWII and later - both Soviet and German. This museum should appeal to both military equipment enthusiasts (the courtyards are full of war machines) and those interested in Bulgarian history - there are several floors of history to see. Everything is translated into English and the staff is very helpful, although they only speak Bulgarian.

815jo

Worth a visit for anyone, would no doubt be lapped up by military/history enthusiasts, whilst even appreciated by kids in awe of the impressive range of vehicles and machinery. I wish I'd been a little more familiar with Bulgarian history before visiting, but a very well presented museum with an excellent range of equipment (from arrowheads to aeroplanes), paintings, maps and memorabilia. One small thing - didn't really appreciate the rather intimidating level of attention from the security guards at the first exhibit; not that she should do it, but presumably my daughter wasn't the first child to ever put her hands on the glass?!

Richard10024

I though they did a nice job showing buglarian military and political history with a focus on the 1800-1918 (pre-world war one period). This was helping in understanding the fist balkan war, the second balkan war and then world war I.The museum is not very modern in its approach to exhibits. I was reading books and visiting other museums on similar topics in other countries, so for me this was an excellent museum. I could see some people getting confused at the exhibits with the signage.The soviet era tanks, plans, and other equipment being exhibited was interesting to see up close - in particular the size of various equipment.The museum is a bit out of the center of sofia. You need to take either a bus or taxi to get to the museum.While I really enjoyed this museum - I can see that it might not be for everyone. If you are not really interested in the topic, you might not want to go as the museum itself doesn't have great exhibits for people with no knowledge or not really interested in the topic.

JLWells26

A great place to learn about Bulgarian history, I thoroughly enjoyed myself! The attraction covers over 2000 years on Bulgarian history, right to the modern day. All the information is displayed in English too (very useful!). An amazing display of military equipment and machinery, fighter jets, guns, helicopters and vehicles. An excellent visit!

A5836PUjohna

Check opening times, as it is only open for part of the week. I am an aviation buff, so it was like being in a toyshop.Helpful staff, and english spoken