The Historical Museum Vidin, sometimes shortened to Konaka museum (Bulgarian: Музей „Конака“), is located in Vidin, Bulgaria. The museum, founded in 1956, is situated in a former Ottoman konak. The nice building is among the cultural memorials of the region.
Originally the 18th-century building was used as the Home by Osman Pazvantoğlu and later as police office, and the central tower was a lighthouse. After liberation the building was reconstructed and enriched with elements from Bulgarian Renaissance architecture. In 1956, the building was used for a historical weapon show.
Sections
- Archaeology (departments Prehistory, Classical Antiquity and Middle Ages) – located in Konaka
- Ethnography – located in the Krastata Kazarma (i.e. Cross barracks)
- Bulgarian lands in 15th-19th centuries – located in Konaka
- Numismatics
- Modern history
- Recent history