With two events the Museum will take part in the celebrations of 141 years since the Liberation of Burgas

On February 5 (Tuesday), at 17:30 h. in the exhibition hall of the Historical Museum (31 Lermontov str.) the collection of papers from the scientific conference "Bulgarian Refugees in Burgas and the Region 1878 - 1944" will be presented.

The proceedings are the result of the national forum held at the end of 2017, which aimed to continue and expand the development of the topic of Bulgarian refugees. This is one of the main strands in the research of the experts of the Burgas Museum in recent years in partnership with the Municipality of Burgas, the Peyo Yavorov Regional Library, the Regional State Archive Directorate in Burgas, the University of "Prof. Dr. Assen Zlatarov, Thracian Science Institute - Sofia and non-governmental organizations. 30 scientific papers with texts, photographs, diagrams, tables, e-mail addresses of the authors have been printed on 477 pages, making it not only a contribution to the history of Burgas and the region but also functional for use. Leaders of the event will be Prof. Svetlozar Eldarov from the Institute of Bulgarian Studies with Center for Thracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the historian Stoyan Raichevski, who were also the heads of the conference.

On February 6 (Wednesday), the exhibition "60 Year Shipka Park Museum" will be opened at 12.00 hours at the Historical Museum (31 Lermontov Str.).

The visiting exhibition from Shipka National Park presents its history through photographs and photocopies of original documents. The Chavdar Angelov Park Director will tell about the transformation of the former battlefield into a historical reserve, the construction of the emblematic "Monument of Freedom" and the establishment, layout and construction of the park, which began in 1956. In the short space of time, colossal construction activities - the battle positions and batteries are restored, the plates on the battlefield are placed with commemorative plaques. There is a monumental staircase with 894 steps leading to the monument of freedom. The project is by Prof. Mihail Katz, later supplemented by Lyuben Dimitrov and Mara Georgieva. It was only in 1991 that the complete design of the "Monument of Liberty" was carried out, with a thematic exhibition on all its floors. The exhibition will remain in Burgas until April this year.

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