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"Raikov"
House Museum

Address:	"Prof. P. N. Raikov" St. No. 1 Tryavna 5350 Gabrovo District Bulgaria
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Opening Hours Admission Access Town Info Exhibitions Info Museum History

Exhibitions

Ethnography, House Museum

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Opening Hours

Open	Summer Time: 09:00 - 13:00, 14:00 - 18:00 Winter Time: 08:00 - 12:00, 13:00 - 17:00
Closed	Monday and Tuesday

Others

• Group visits during closing hours: possible with appointment

Admission

Adult	1.00 lv.
Student	0.60 lv.
Child	Up to 7 years old	free
Others	• Active military: free • Handicapped: free • Senior: 0.60 lv.

Guide/Lecture	• Bulgarian	3.00 lv.
Guide/Lecture	• English • French • German • Russian • Spanish	5.00 lv.

Others

Group discount is available for a group with over 10 persons- a pass for all museums in the town:
• Adult- 5.00 lv.
• Student- 2.50 lv.
• Senior- 2.50 lv.

Access to Museum

From nearby Regional Center to Town

From Gabrovo: bus and train are available.

From Bus Station/Railway Station in Town

The museum is situated in center of town.

Town Information

Tryavna is an old town with rich cultural traditions and history. During the Revival period, the town became home to the biggest and the most famous art school in Bulgaria. The specialties of the school are icon-painting, woodcarving, and architecture. Visitors can experience a lot of Western-style architectural monuments in town- the old town , clock tower, churches, and more.

Exhibitions Information

Number of Collection	285
Exhibition Area	130 ㎡

Birthplace of the first Bulgarian professor in organic chemistry Pencho Nikolov Raikov. Domestic life exhibition of the late nineteenth century. 285 exhibits amongst them Viennese furniture, wood carved ceilings etc.

Museum History

Interior

Year of Establishment	1967
Founder	Kuncho Penchev