Regional Ethnographic Museum Plovdiv — Attraction in Plovdiv

Beautiful exterior of the building, which was once the part of the Kurshum inn.

There are different types of exhibits with a wonderful QR code which tells a story over a number of rooms were maid gets married to a Shepherd and goes through the process of getting married and live Shepherd which carries on to rooms on the first floor.

On the first floor, there musical instruments which brings to life music with an interactive display which actually plays out of the sounds of the musical instruments and gives you a description of the instrument some of them haven’t seen before.

The first floor has also multiple jewellery and ethnic clothes as well as a wonderful section of moderation of clothing.

The museum curiators should put the QR code boards at the start of each room so that the visitors can start the podcast at the start of the visit/ room.

The Interactive display on the first floor was excellent as it had various parts of life in Bulgaria and could do with having more of these in ...

We learned from our Lady Tour Guide that this Museum’s home was built for a Plovdiv Merchant, Argir Hristov Kuyumdzhioglu, thus its known as Kuyumdzhioglu House aka The Plovdiv Regional Ethnographic Museum!!! This house has a symmetric façade, it features a Plovdiv’s mid 19th century baroque architecture. During the tour, I lost count with their number of rooms on every floor, but lots of exhibits are on display from, agriculture, crafts, fabrics and costumes of the community, furnitures and interior, musical instruments, religious items and works of art exhibits. There is a library & archives of photos etc. It has a souvenir outlet where you will find a variety of handmade replicas of antique jewellery, various magnets , museum postcards, embroidery works. some of which you can take as a gift or a souvenir from your visit.

The garden at the entrance is beautiful with flowers and plants, it has bench for those to relax their legs after...

A beautifully built and decorated tradi house converted into a museum. Amazing spot for enthusiasts of history or anyone who wants to know more about the culture and history of the Bulgarians.

The first floor provides an overview of the work and livelihoods of the olden days such as farming, cotton making, goldsmithing and more. The 2nd floor gives insights into the costumes and festivals of the community. Articles are well maintained and preserved.

There is also a layer of construction found in the little corner. This is from the Ottoman period, consistent with many other buildings in the old town that are built over the construction frame left behind.

After the visit, you can relax on the benches outside and listen to the music from the street performers.

All in, a lovely place to spend an hour or 2. Tickets are BGN8 per adult....