National History Museum Unveils Enriched Exhibition of Third Bulgarian Kingdom

Sofia, December 21 (BTA) - The National History Museum opens Friday a
redesigned and enriched exhibition titled "Third Bulgarian Kingdom
1878-1946", the museum said.

The exhibition is divided thematically into various subjects - the
Congress of Berlin (1878), the temporary Russian administration, the
Constituent Assembly, the choice of Prince Alexander Battenberg as
Prince of Bulgaria and the appointment of the first Bulgarian
government, the Unification of Eastern Roumelia and the Principality
of Bulgaria. Other subjects include the Serbo-Bulgarian War (1885),
the revolt on St. Elijah's Day (1903), the declaration of Bulgaria's
independence (1908), economy, wars for national unification, the
events in 1923-1925, World War II (1939-1945), the salvation of
Bulgarian Jews, the proclamation of the Kingdom of Bulgaria as a
people's republic (1946), as well as education, science and culture.

The exhibition will feature more than 850 items, most of which will be
on show for the first time. Documentaries from the period and ones
dedicated to it will also be on show.

BTA Daily News / Bulgarian Telegraph Agency
December 21, 2007