This exhibition will introduce you to the Bulgarian national crafts, traditions, and inspirations. You will walk through various cultural practices in the Bulgarian home and professional life from the end…
Ellen Stone was an American protestant missionary in Bansko. She was kidnapped by IMORO who planned an ambush on one of her travels. The leaders of the organization looked for…
The Thessaloniki high school was established by the Bulgarian exarchate. Here you can see diplomas, textbooks, and notes from Bulgarian students of the school. Although it was established in Thessaloniki,…
Internal Macedonia-Еdirne Revolutionary Organization or for short VMORO in Bulgarian, was created in Thessaloniki in 1893. The founders were Bulgarians from various regions in Macedonia. Their idea was to liberate…
The Bulgarian people in the Macedonian region were not happy with the decisions from the Berlin treaty so they organized multiple petitions to express their desire to become part of…
Bishop Nathaniel of Ochrid or MItropolit Natanail was the official representative of the Bulgarian exarchate. He was the chairman of the Gorna Dzhumaya Committee ‘Edinstvo’ which means Unity. The Committee…
The San Stefano contract, signed in 1878, appeared not to be suitable for the Major Powers in the West so they came up with the Berlin Treaty. This treaty divided…
In the Pirin region, Blagoevgrad was the only town that was briefly liberated from the Ottoman Empire in February 1878. The so-called first liberation was short-lived until the summer of…
The April Uprising of 1876 was an organized web of insurrections organized by Bulgarians against the Ottoman Empire. The attempt for an uprising in the Blagoevgrad region failed because of…