Dear friends of "Photo Moments", I am pleased to present to you Historical Museum "Prof. Alexander Fol" in Malko Tarnovo, established on August 23, 1983 as the "Strandja Museum Complex" - the result of intensive work in the area under the "Strandja-Sakar" program.
To this day, it is the only cultural institute in the heart of Strandzha Mountain.
Since September 23, 2013, the museum bears the name of Prof. Alexander Fol.
Alexander Fol
Alexander Nikolov Georgiev, better known by his pseudonym Alexander Fall, is a Bulgarian historian, philologist and politician.
He is one of the main figures in Bulgarian trachology.
In 1984, he became a recipient of the "13th Century Bulgaria" order, in 1998 he became a Knight of the French Order of Arts and Sciences, in 2000 he received the highest honor of the Sofia University - the "St. Cyril" medal with a blue ribbon, and in 2003 he received the "Stara Planina" order and became an honorary professor at the New Bulgarian University.
Thematic documentary exhibition in the museum, dedicated to Prof. Dr. Alexander Fol
The exposition of the Historical Museum "Prof. Dr. Alexander Fall" in Malko Tarnovo is located in four houses - monuments of culture with typical Renaissance architecture, which at the end of the 19th century belonged to the rich merchant families Dyakovi and Ilievi. The memorial national monument Petrova Niva is also an object of the historical museum in Malko Tarnovo.
The house of Capt. Stamat Ikonomov - ideologue of the Ilinden-Preobrazhensky Uprising, opened its doors at the beginning of 2010 and houses the Ethnographic Exhibition.
Before the creation of the museum, local teachers created a school collection of archaeological materials. An exposition dedicated to the Ilinden-Preobrazhensky Uprising has been organized in the community center. The objects discovered during the "Strandja" expedition led by Prof. Alexander Fall and those from the arranged expositions provide the basis of a historical museum.
Here you will see six expositions, breaking the traditional method of exposition, characteristic of most museums, namely - following a chronological order. The arrangement is thematic - with an emphasis on the events and phenomena that are characteristic of the Strandzha region. The material and spiritual culture of the local population from the period from the 10th - 9th century BC to the present day is presented.
Attached to the historical museum is a carpet workshop, where demonstrations of weaving on an authentic loom are offered.
Archaeological exposition
Most of the exhibits were discovered during the "Strandja-Sakar" program led by Prof. Alexander Fall.
The epigraphic monuments are arranged in a lapidarium in the courtyard of the museum. Here you can see marble tombstones, altars, columns with Greek inscriptions and a marble statue of a Roman maiden, two pediments from a Thracian dome tomb, ceramics.
Historical exposition
This exhibition presents the new history of Malko Tarnovo and the history of the Ilinden-Preobrazhensky Uprising of 1903.
The national liberation movement is presented through authentic photographs, documents and weapons related to the uprising.
Ethnographic exposition
The ethnographic exposition was arranged in 2010.
It contains authentic items and clothing for the Eastern European ethnographic region.
Intangible cultural heritage
An exposition was created on September 30, 2009, in connection with the inclusion of fire-making in the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage. It presents information about fireplace making and other specific Strandja customs and rites belonging to the intangible cultural heritage of Strandja Mountain - Filek, Palikosh, Byal kuker, summer parades.
Nesting is presented through films about nesting and the summer ritual calendar of the nesting community. The exposition is accompanied by authentic melodies from Strandzha.
Art exhibition
The art exhibition presents an icon painting of several icons from the 19th century, the work of local masters.
They are distinguished from all other Bulgarian icons by their muted color, in which the dark green color predominates.
Natural exposure
The nature of Strandja is presented in the Nature Collection. The natural wealth of Strandzha is presented in an interactive way. Some of the attractions are - a phone booth, through which you can listen to the sounds made by the birds, recognition of the tree species characteristic of Strandzha by their bark.
Two wooden puzzles can be used to arrange the map of Strandja or to make a food chain. In the dark room, the night life of the Strandzha region is represented, the voices of the nocturnal inhabitants of the forest, the wind and the noise of the river can be heard.
Tourism
History Museum "Prof. Dr. Alexander Fall" in Malko Tarnovo is part of the 100 national tourist sites of the Bulgarian Tourist Union. It is located under No. 8, together with the historical area of Petrova Niva and the archaeological museum in Sozopol.
How do you get to Malko Tarnovo?
Malko Tarnovo is a city in southeastern Bulgaria near the border with Turkey and the center of the municipality of the same name in the Burgas region.
Malko Tarnovo stands at:
457 kilometers (about 4 hours and 44 minutes by car) from the capital
326 kilometers (about 3 hours and 26 minutes by car) from the city of Plovdiv
204 kilometers (about 3 hours by car) from the city of Varna
74 kilometers (about an hour by car) from the city of Burgas
56 kilometers (about 1 hour and 12 minutes by car) from the city of Tsarevo
How do you get to the Historical Museum "Prof. Dr. Alexander Fall" in the city of Malko Tarnovo?
History Museum "Prof. Dr. Alexander Fall" in the city of Malko Tarnovo is located between "Yanko Maslinkov", "Hristo Botev" and "Konstantin Petkanov" streets.
What can be visited nearby?
Do not miss to explore the town of Malko Tarnovo! There is much to see and visit here.
In Malko Tarnovo, you must visit the Assumption Church.
In Malko Tarnovo there is an Eastern Catholic church "Holy Trinity", which is extremely beautiful.
6 kilometers north of the town of Malko Tarnovo (about 9 minutes by car) is the charming Dokuzak waterfall.
15 kilometers from the town of Malko Tarnovo (about 16 minutes by car) is the authentic village of Brashlyan, which has preserved the spirit of Strandja even today.
33 kilometers from the town of Malko Tarnovo (about 43 minutes by car) there is another authentic village in Strandzha - Kondolovo.
The wonderful eco-trail "Kingdom of the periwinkle" starts from Kondolovo.
47 minutes from the town of Malko Tarnovo (about an hour by car) you will find the quiet and green village of Kosti.
A path to the Raikov Vir waterfall starts from Kosti, which you can take.
Minutes from the village and just off the road, look around for this century-old cer.
Near Kosti is the Living Museum of Tertiary Europe.
56 kilometers from the town of Malko Tarnovo is the town of Tsarevo, where you can explore many sights.
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