The activities of the Museum in Targovishte region date back to 20-es of XX century, since when information is found on the studies of local history and small school museum collections existed, which were maintained by enthusiastic school teachers in the town of Targovishteand and the bigger settlements in the region. The decision for a museum to be established was taken on in 1951. People work on communal base.
Since 1953 a permanent museum exhibition has been opened. The first collections gathered at that time, became the main part of the collection of the Regional Historical Museum in Targovishte, which has been an independent institute since 1960. Since then systematic research and popularization of the history of Targovishte region has been undertaken.
A rich museum collection was formed with more than 30 000 museum objects, material and documentary monuments from the Neolithic ages (VII century B.C.) until nowadays. Among them there are unique collections and valuables (Neolithic rite scene from the village of Ovcharovo, golden Thracian treasure from the village of Kralevo, etc.), which have been displayed in a grand national museum exhibitions in the country and abroad.
During the 5 decades of its existence, the Museum team of the Historical Museum in the town of Targovishte researches the multiple archaeological objects, undertakes tens of expeditions on complex research of the Targovishte region. Currently the Historical Museum Targovishte is a Municipal Museum. It undertakes research on the territory of the Targovishte region. |
