Museum sights in Veliko Târnovo
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State Art Museum
Dramatically situated in a tight bend of the Yantra River, the State Art Museum contains paintings of Veliko Târnovo and the region by numerous artists. The 2nd floor exhibits more artworks, mostly on permanent loan from galleries in Silistra, Dobrich and Ruse. Guided tours (in English and French) are available for about 5 lv extra per person; entry is free on Thursdays.
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Archaeological Museum
Housed in a grand old building with a colonnaded terrace and courtyard full of Roman sculptures, the archaeological museum contains Roman artefacts from Nikopolis-ad-Istrum and more Roman pottery and statues from elsewhere. Medieval Bulgarian exhibits include huge murals of the tsars, while there’s also some ancient gold from nearby Neolithic settlements.
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Museum
This museum, in a former Turkish town hall built in 1872, was where Bulgaria’s first National Assembly was held seven years later to write the country’s first constitution.
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This museum, in a former Turkish town hall built in 1872, was where Bulgaria’s first National Assembly was held seven years later to write the country’s first constitution.
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State Art Museum
Dramatically situated in a tight bend of the Yantra River, the State Art Museum contains paintings of Veliko Târnovo and the region by numerous artists. The 2nd floor exhibits more artworks, mostly on permanent loan from galleries in Silistra, Dobrich and Ruse. Guided tours (in English and French) are available for about 5 lv extra per person; entry is free on Thursdays.
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