Nessebar Archaeological Museum

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The Nessebar Archaeological Museum

The Archaeological Museum is a museum opened in 1956 in the Bulgarian coastal town of Nesebar with an extensive art collection of exhibits from ancient times , the Middle Ages and the period of the Bulgarian National Revival .

history

Church of St. John the Baptist in Nessebar. Erected in 10-11. century

The first exhibition in Nessebar was set up in the Church of John the Baptist . In 1994 the museum moved into the current building, which was designed by the Bulgarian architect Christo Koew. The cultural legacy of Nessebar is presented in five exhibition rooms devoted to different time periods.

The Nesebar Archaeological Museum is listed as number 6 among the 100 national tourist objects of Bulgaria created by the Bulgarian Tourism Association . The UNESCO certificate is displayed in the foyer of the museum, confirming the inclusion of the old town of Nessebar on the list of world cultural heritage on December 9, 1983.

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Coordinates: 42 ° 39 ′ 30.3 "  N , 27 ° 43 ′ 49.8"  E

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