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The first archaeological Museum of Lefkosia was housed in a building on Victoria St. in old Lefkosia, in the occupied part of the town. It was founded in 1888 as a privately run institution to protect the finds that started to come to light during the first legal excavations undertaken during the British rule of the island.
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Within the framework of its versatile social and cultural contribution, The Photos Photiades Group founded in 1994, «The Photos Photiades Foundation», a Scientific and Cultural Institute of public benefit. Part of the Foundation's activities was the creation of the Cyprus Museum of Natural History in 1996; this was the first of a series of beneficial projects offered to the public.
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Cyprus Archaeological Museum, Lefkosia
Science Centre/Museum
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(TMB below) is an allowance organization with its own legal subjectivity. It is directly managed by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic.
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Predecessors of the National Technical Museum can be seen in collecting activities of the Professional Engineering School (established in 1717), Prague Technical University (1806) and Czech Industrial Museum (1873). Some of their collections are now in our Museum.
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The Institute of Archaeology and Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences covers the complete study of the culture of tribes and peoples who have occupied present day Bulgaria from the remote past until the 18th century.
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The idea for the establishment of a museum of technics in Bulgaria has a long history. The beginning is in 1885 when in the town of Russe was founded the first technical society. In its constitution as a priority was included the establishment of a technical museum and a technical library which should assist in the development of the technique and the technical activity”.
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The Earth and Man National Museum is founded on 01.01.1986.
On 19.06.1987 is opens its exhibition halls for visitors.
Unique mineralogical museum keeping more than 20 000 samples collected all over the world.
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The National Museum of Natural History (NMNHS) has a history of almost one hundred and twenty years. It is the oldest museum in Bulgaria and the oldest and richest among the natural history museums on the Balkan Peninsula. It was founded in 1889 by the Royal Prince Ferdinand under the name Royal Prince’s Natural History Museum.
