The Bulgarian treasures participating in the exhibition “The First Rulers of Europe” have returned to Bulgaria!

After capturing the hearts of audiences in New York, Chicago and Gatineau over the past months, the unique objects from the exhibition “The First Rulers of Europe” have returned to Bulgaria!

The exhibition, which was attended by three Bulgarian museums – the National Museum of History, RHM Varna and RHM Ruse, presented over 700 unique artifacts from Bulgaria and 26 museums from 11 other countries from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Hungary. In North America, it was visited by more than half a million people and aroused great interest among the American public!

The exhibition was supported by the America for Bulgaria Foundation.

Among the highlights of the exhibition were:
– Varna Chalcolithic Necropolis – the oldest processed gold in the world
– The golden Thracian wreath from Zlatinitsa – discovered in 2005 near the village. Zlatinitsa, dating from the 4th century BC.
– The Borovo Treasure – with its 5 silver vessels with gilding and inscriptions related to the Thracian king Cotis I (383-359 BC). Hr.
– The Borovo Treasure – with its 5 silver vessels with gilding and inscriptions related to the Thracian king Cotis I (383-359 BC).

Interesting coincidence – with this exhibition Bulgaria is again represented in Chicago 130 years after its first participation in an international event! In 1893, our newly liberated country participated with its own stand at the Chicago World’s Fair, an event described in Aleko Konstantinov’s iconic work “To Chicago and Back”.

Don’t miss the opportunity to see these amazing artifacts back on home soil at the National History Museum.