Historical Museum in Bratsigovo Photo: Historical Museum in Bratsigovo

Historical Museum in the town of Bratsigovo started with a small exhibition in a local school, gradually the collection grew and many times changed the location. Finally, in 1988, the Museum acquired its own building.

Aware of the tragic history of the resistance of the Bulgarian people of Turkish subjugation, it is devoted to this topic the most interesting exhibits in the Museum of Bratsigovo. The centre of the exhibition are evidence of the preparation and development of the uprising of 1876 against the authority of the Turkish Sultan. Of particular interest is an improvised weapon made from cherry and tapered rods, these are used by the rebels during the fighting. Also presented their scimitars, pistols, shotguns and a banner made for the rebel movements local the teacher A. Gustovoi.

The house of one of the Bulgarian revolutionary Vassil Petleshkov, who led the rebels by the townspeople, too, became a Museum. In 1976 it opened an exhibition dedicated to the 100 anniversary from the day of the uprising. The decor in the house Petleshkov fully preserved, in addition visitors can view archival photographs and documents.

About the culture and life of the residents, everyone can also learn from the exhibition, which is located in the House Kunevich. It preserves documents, photographs, and tools with which they worked the land, grew flowers (it is known that the lands of Bratsigovo in large quantities were grown rose oil). There is an opportunity to learn about the history of crafts of this region, here are the spindles, spinning wheels, rugs, weaving mill, also in Bulgarian folk musical instruments, ceremonial cakes and breads.

The exhibition opened at the house Popov in 1981, talks about the unique school of architecture, which originated in Bratsigovo in the XVIII century.. it Happened when Bratsigovo family moved workmen from the city Kotsur (RES. Macedonia). A rich photographic archive recounts the work of the first masters of Bratsigovo and their instruments. In addition, preserved Charter builders, as well as the vocabulary they used to encrypt important element of the work, techniques and tools. Encryption was used to betray the secrets of their craft to others. Visitors to the house Popov can find layouts of buildings made by the masters of Bratsigovo.

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