Museum of the Urban Lifestyle in Ruse
- Address
- ul Tsar Ferdinand 39
- Phone
- 82 820 997
- Price
- admission 3 lv
- Hours
- 9am-noon & 1-5.30pm Mon-Sat
Lonely Planet review for Museum of the Urban Lifestyle in Ruse
The Museum of the Urban Lifestyle in Ruse was built in 1866 and features early-20th-century crockery, cutlery, porcelain and costumes. The elegant furnishings date to the same period. The museum is alternatively known as the Kaliopa House. According to legend, the Turkish governor, Midhat Pasha, gave the house to his reputed mistress, Calliope, the beautiful Greek wife of the Prussian ambassador.








