European Night of Museums 2025 – Plovdiv
Saturday, 17 May
Various locations

For yet another year, Plovdiv’s museums are joining the international initiative European Night of Museums 2025. The 21st edition of the European Night of Museums is an event that takes place in more than 3,000 museums across nearly 30 European countries. On this special occasion, museums open their doors free of charge in the evening and offer a variety of engaging activities for their visitors. In addition to their rich permanent exhibitions, this year the museums, the City Art Gallery, and the Ancient Plovdiv Municipal Institute will present a series of cultural activities and events for both children and adults - all with free admission.

Regional Archaeological Museum – Plovdiv
Free admission from 18:00 to 22:00
Permanent exhibition: “Ancient Cultures in the Region of Plovdiv (6th millennium BC – 14th century AD)”
Temporary exhibition: “Discoveries 2024: Archaeology and the Law”
Event: “Archaeology for Everyone”, starting at 10:30 a.m. Advance registration required at: +359 32 62 43 39

Regional Historical Museum – Plovdiv
Free admission from 17:30 to 22:00
At the “Unification of Bulgaria – 1885” exhibition (1 Saedinenie Square), you can visit the displays: “On the Antiquity of the Fatherland and Bulgarian Deeds” and “Catholics in Bulgaria, 17th–20th Century”
Event: 19:30 – Concert by the early music ensemble Dai Monti Verdi, part of the project “Le printemps – Spring Tour of Cantanti Dai Monti Verdi”

Regional Museum of Natural History – Plovdiv
Free admission all day until 22:00

Regional Ethnographic Museum – Plovdiv
Free admission from 17:00 to 22:00
Events:
14:00 - 15:30, Fairy Tale Reading about Wool
17:00 - 18:00, Book presentation: “Stories Woven into Kotel Carpets” by Dora Kurshumova
18:00 - 20:00, “Color Your Carpet” – creative coloring activity with Kotel carpet pattern templates
19:00 - 19:45, Concert by the Ethno Choir “Zefira”, artistic director Silvia Metodieva
20:00 - 21:00, Concert by the “Evmolpeya” Girls’ and Youth Choir Ensemble

City Art Gallery – Plovdiv
Free admission from 18:00 to 22:00
Main Permanent Exhibition at 14A Saborna Street, Old Town
Including the special exhibition: “Alexander Stefanov and the Avant-Garde in Ceramics”
Permanent Icon Exhibition at 22 Saborna Street, Old Town
Permanent Painting Exhibition by Encho Pironkov at 1 Vasil Kunchev Street, Old Town
“Connections” – exhibition by German artist Bahram Hayou,
Hall 2019, 32 Gladstone Street
Exhibition of renowned artists at Kapana Gallery, 29 Rayko Daskalov Street

Ancient Plovdiv Municipal Institute
Free admission from 18:00 to 22:00
Permanent Exhibition of Zlatyu Boyadzhiev
Permanent Exhibition of Dimitar Kirov
Event: 19:00, “Artists’ Tour” – a guided walking tour including visits to the Permanent Exhibitions of Zlatyu Boyadzhiev and Dimitar Kirov in the Old Town
Starting point: The courtyard of Dr. Stoyan Chomakov’s House
Advance registration required at: +359 884 890 345

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