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LLP-LDV/TOI/07/IT/016. Regional History Museum “Academician Yordan Ivanov” town of Kyustendil. Museum’s history.
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Regional History Museum “Academician Yordan Ivanov” town of Kyustendil
Museum’s history Kyustendil museum has one hundred and ten-year history. In 1897 was established the first school museum in the town of Kyustendil. Ten years later Museum’s regulations were adopted and since January 1st, 1908 it became functioning as the second town museum, a part of the Cultural Club “Bratstvo (Brotherhood)”. On August 6th, 1944 the Club Museum grew into Town one with a gallery. By establishing the two museum institutions the town of Kyustendil has become one of the pioneers in the museum deed within Bulgaria. Both the school and the cultural club museums in Kyustendil gained popularity and during the next years were recognized as museums. Georgi Drumoharski
In 1960 it became a county history museum. Since 1979 as a Cultural and Historical Heritage Department it implemented investment functions on behalf of the country and exercised conservation and restoration activity over the immovable monuments of culture on the territory of the former Kyustendil county, now Kyustendil District. • Since 1992 it has been named after the renowned scientist Yordan Ivanov. In 2000, with a decree number 153 from 28 July 2000 issued by the Council of Ministers, the museum was transformed in a regional history museum with headquarters in Kyustendil. Its role was to promote cultural and education activities on the territory of Kyustendil district. Academician Yordan Ivanov
Museum’s profile According its profile the Kyustendil museum is historical with the following departments: Archeology (Prehistory, Antiquity, Middle Ages); Numismatics; Ethnography; Folklore; History of the Bulgarian lands (15th –19th century); New and Modern History; Library and Scientific Archives; Atelier for conservation and restoration work; Photo atelier; Publisher’s section. There are 35 employees at the museum, among them specialists with higher education number 26. As a structural team it is formed a scientific group of 6 specialists – one of them is senior research associate of 2nd degree and five are research associates of 2nd and 3rd degree.
Museum’s funds and collections As a result of one hundred and ten-year research and collective work there are over 140 000 fund units treasured in museum’s safety vaults. They belong to different periods of time: Prehistory, Antiquity, Middle ages, Ottoman and Bulgarian Renaissance Epochs, etc.
Museum’s funds and collectionsFund Prehistory It includes about 4 000 items dated from the New Stone Age (VII -VI millennium BC), Stone-Copper Age (V- IV millennium BC) and the Bronze Age (end of IV millennium BC - 1200 BC). They are divided in collections - tools, weapons, ceramic containers, cult objects, models, ornaments, and others. All finds have been excavated on the territory of Kyustendil region. They have been found in archeological research in the area of the town of Sapareva Banya and the villages Slatino, Dyakovo, Krainitsi, Vaksevo, Nevestino, Mala fucha, and Iliya, as well as in field works, and agricultural and building works. Dyakovo site
Tools Collection Deer horn sickle, Neolith, Sapareva Banya Copper axe-hammer, Eneolith, village of Radlovtsi Copper wedge, Eneolith, Slatino
Ceramic Vessels Collection Ceramic vessel, Neolith, village of Vaksevo
Ceramic vessel, Eneolith, Slatino Ceramic vessel, Eneolith, Dyakovo
Cult Objects Collection Ceramic anthropomorphic head, Neolith, unknown location Head of a clay anthropomorphic man’s figure, Eneolith, village of Slatino
Models Collection Ceramic model of furnace with inscribed calendar, Eneolith, Slatino Calendar system on the base of ceramic model of furnace, Eneolith, Slatino
Ornaments Collection Bone amulet, Eneolith, village of Ilia Part of bracelet made of sea-shell, Eneolith, Slatino
Fund Archeology – Antiquity It comprises about 2 000 items divided in two sections: • Before the Roman Period (1200 BC- I century AD) • Roman and Early Byzantine Period (I-IV centuries)
Before the Roman Period (1200 BC- I century AD) Most important collections: • necropolis near the village of Katrishte, Kyustendil region (end of VII century BC- beginning of VI century BC); • mound near the village of Dolna Koznitsa (Kyustendil) and • mound finds from Kyustendil.
Necropolis near the village of Katrishte, Kyustendil region (end of VII century BC - beginning of VI century BC); Bronze bracelet Bronze fibula Necklace made of amber Bronze fibula
Inventory from a mound near the village of Dolna Koznitsa IV – III Century BC Bronze greaves Bronze helmet – Halkid type Silver ornament
Roman and Early Byzantine Period (I-IV centuries) Most important collections: Art ceramics from Pautalia Bronze plastic arts from Pautalia Stone plastic arts from Pautalia
Art ceramics from Pautalia 3rd– 4th century Grey polish bowl Black polish cup with stamped decoration Red polished jug
Bronze plastic arts from Pautalia Jug with a tree-leaf mouth, 2nd century Spheroid container with carved scenes, 2nd century
Bust of a young man wearing a mantle, 2nd century Statuette of Hera, 2nd century
Stone plastic arts from Pautalia Torso of Apollo, 2nd – 3rd century Head of Asklepius, 2nd – 3rd century
Votive tablet of Asklepius, 2nd – 3rd century Votive tablet of Askleius, his daughter Hygiea and son Telesphorus, 2nd – 3rd century
Fund Archeology – Middle Ages It includes about 1 000 items divided in four main collections: ceramics, ornaments, weaponry, and tools.
Ornaments from Medieval Velbuzhd Bulgarian armaments
Bulgarian clay vessels Fragment of a clay bowl decorated with sgraphito technique, Hisarlaka hill
Fund Numismatics The stock amounts to over 30 000 coins dating back to V BC - XX AD and is divided in collections: Greek, Macedonian and Peon coins from V BC - I BC, Roman republican and emperor coins, Roman bronze provincial coins, Byzantine coins and West European coins
Posthumous tetradrachma of Alexander III, Amphipolis (315-294, B.C.), silver Antoninian of Otacilia Severa, wife of Philip I (244-249 AD), silver Sacerdotal stamp of Pautalia (III century), bronze Coin of Faustina II, wife of emperor Marc Aurelius (161-180 AD), minted in Pautalia, bronze
Drawing of Pautalia coin with an inscription of the shrine area on Hisarlaka Hill (end of 2nd – beginning of 3rd century)
Fund Ethnography It consists of three basic funds: • Material culture fund – items of traditional people’s lifestyle – clothing, fabrics, decorations, crafts, etc. There are about 10 000 museum items. • Folk and art customs fund – contains over 350 materials that present all genres of folk art – embroidery, knitting, wrought iron, ceramics, carving, arms production, etc. • Folklore fund – it started first with 370 songs, stories and legends. Now it contains 4552 museum fund items: songs, stories, beliefs, legends, riddles, oaths, wishes, mumbles, conjuration, etc. They are kept in written form and on audio and video materials.
Traditional Bulgarian Ornaments Belt buckle, ear-ring Belt buckle, necklace and bracelet
Museum’sexpositions At present there are 5 permanent museum expositions in the town of Kyustendil
House-museum of Dimiter Peshev – the exposition presents the worldly acknowledged merit of Dimiter Peshev and his fellow-citizens form Kyustendil, who contributed to the salvation of the Jews in Bulgaria during the Second World War
House-museum of Ilyo Voivoda, an outstanding Bulgarian revolutionist and leader of the National liberation movement
Emfiedzhieva house-museum - an architectural monument from the Bulgarian Revival period with an exhibition “Urban Life and Culture of the Kyustendil Population from the End of the 19th to the Beginning of 20th Century”
