Hands down the biggest collection of military equipment I've ever seen. Some really rare things as well, very complete and we appreciated that everything was translated in English.A must see !
From military machines of all types...missiles to migs ..from helicopter gunships to heavy weight tanks..then a four storey tour of the history of Bulgaria from the start to the present day with brilliant exhibits and all for 12lev admission..great value and a good way to understand bulgaria
I though they did a nice job showing buglarian military and political history with a focus on the 1800-1918 (pre-world war one period). This was helping in understanding the fist balkan war, the second balkan war and then world war I.The museum is not very modern in its approach to exhibits. I was reading books and visiting other museums on similar topics in other countries, so for me this was an excellent museum. I could see some people getting confused at the exhibits with the signage.The soviet era tanks, plans, and other equipment being exhibited was interesting to see up close - in particular the size of various equipment.The museum is a bit out of the center of sofia. You need to take either a bus or taxi to get to the museum.While I really enjoyed this museum - I can see that it might not be for everyone. If you are not really interested in the topic, you might not want to go as the museum itself doesn't have great exhibits for people with no knowledge or not really interested in the topic.
Anyone interested in Bulgarian military history should visit here. Amazing collection of firearms and good labelling. Also interesting display of Soviet era heavy weaponry
Great - Especially if you're used to western museums. Some of the outdoor displays are not in good shape (mostly aircraft)
Worth a visit for anyone, would no doubt be lapped up by military/history enthusiasts, whilst even appreciated by kids in awe of the impressive range of vehicles and machinery. I wish I'd been a little more familiar with Bulgarian history before visiting, but a very well presented museum with an excellent range of equipment (from arrowheads to aeroplanes), paintings, maps and memorabilia. One small thing - didn't really appreciate the rather intimidating level of attention from the security guards at the first exhibit; not that she should do it, but presumably my daughter wasn't the first child to ever put her hands on the glass?!
A great place to learn about Bulgarian history, I thoroughly enjoyed myself! The attraction covers over 2000 years on Bulgarian history, right to the modern day. All the information is displayed in English too (very useful!). An amazing display of military equipment and machinery, fighter jets, guns, helicopters and vehicles. An excellent visit!
only for those really into it.nice collection small and big. from WWI tank (smaller then current family sedan)to airplanes and missilesan extensive part of the exhibition cover Bulgarian history.takes 3-4 hourswell worth it
This museum has a huge collection of airplanes, medals, uniforms, weapons and everything else related to the military. The collection reflects the entire history of the military in Bulgaria, of course including the time when the country was a part of the Soviet Union. If you are even remotely interested in history and/or warfare - you have you visit this museum.
Being a fan of aviation, I had to visit this museum while in Sofia. Among the exhibits are MiG-15, -19, -21s and -23s both single and double seaters. Also there's a German Tornado and an L-29 trainer. The heli collection includes a Mi-4 a Mi-8 and an awesome Mi-24! As for the "non-aviation" exhibits and collections, are very impressive for everyone whos interested in military history.