The Retro Museum In Varna

The Retro Museum In Varna

The Retro Museum In Varna
4.5
10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Monday
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
About
On an area of 4000 square meters, you can find more than 50 restored cars, manufactured between 1943 and 1989 from the socialist era.We also have 27 wax figures of ideologists, revolutionaries and national artists such as Todor Zhivkov, Leonid Brezhnev, Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, Erich Honecker, Nicolae Ceausescu, Gustav Husak, Wojciech Jaruzelski, Stalin, Lenin, Vysotsky, and others.
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@niamhabroad
South Queensferry, UK289 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2024 • Family
Visited with our 3 teenagers, innovative, well laid out and insightful museum. Gives you a great idea of what sort of material goods were available to people in communist Eastern Europe. Fascinating collection of cars from a number of former communist countries. The museum is not in the city centre but in a shopping centre about a mile outside the city centre. The shopping centre is next door to the city bus station. Takes around 30 to 45 minutes to walk around the display.
Written July 16, 2024
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Roy C
2 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2022
The museum itself is really good. many older cars in better condition than when they left the factory. The paint finishes really are stunning.

We spent over an hour and really liked it.

Wear a jacket in the winter as it is set on one level of the car park, so no heating!

They do a deal on the wax museum, some are better than others in that part, but its "half price" if you are visiting the museum anyway.
Written February 1, 2022
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Petah Tiqwa, Israel628 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2020 • Family
The museum is located in Grand Mall in Varna, so you can make a shopping on the way. There are rwo museums - Retro and Wax museum, if you go for both, you get a discount.
We only went to the Retro museum, had a great time.
Many exhibition items from the Communism Era, well arranged in relatively small place. The exhibition is very exciting, especially for the people who lived in communistic country. The atmosphere is accomplished by music from that time.
Definitely worth a visit, if you're in Varna.
Written October 9, 2020
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B C
Livorno, Italy974 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2024 • Solo
The museum is outside of the city center/ touristic area and it is inside a shopping mall.
To visit it it is necessary to buy a ticket that it is far more expensive than the other museums in Varna.
The museum is quite big but unfortunately there are almost no explanation in english. There were some screens but 90% of them was off, the remaining ones where showing technical details of the car and some info about communist leaders. There were no explanation at all about the rest and very difficult to appreciate and understand it for a foreigner.
I spoke with a guy working at the museum ad he said that I was not the first one reporting this and that the owner is aware about these complaints but at the moment he has done nothing to improve it, despite also the employees tryed to suggest some actions to make the visit more enjoiable for foreigners.
It is a pity because I think this museum could have a lot of potential.
Written July 8, 2024
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amedeuss
Bucharest, Romania164 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020
Located on the 1st floor in Grand Mall Varna. It takes about 60-90 minute to visit it.The exhibits items are in very good condition.

A lot of products from communist period , most of them from Bulgaria but also from other country's from Eastern bloc. A lot of cars and motorcycles from USSR/URSS, East Germany,Poland etc.

Also products from West that were imported during that period :cigarettes,coffe etc.
Written January 10, 2020
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Oguzcav
Tekirdag, Türkiye113 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2023
The place was well organized despite the fact that there were thousands of exhibits. you can watch and remember for hours for every item. We spent about an hour. It was cold inside. Every item shows you the past, near history and you will ask, where were we and where we are. The wax museum was also very good. I will bring more friends and family here, especially the older ones to show the marks of near past.
Written March 18, 2023
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Julian B
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2020 • Solo
Excellent museum the quality of the exhibits is remarkable ,. The cars and bikes look better than new . Cheap entry price when I was there two years ago it was quiet less.than 10 people deserves to be more popular . Located.in the main shopping mall on a level of the parking garage it's a good concept that would work in other locations .
Written November 18, 2020
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Nick P
Chatham, UK106 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2023
It’s in the Grand Mall, but well signposted when you get in the shopping centre. There is much old stuff (bottles, cigarette packets, toys, vacuum cleaners, watches, cameras etc etc) that it’s staggering. And all displayed beautifully. Plus cars so shiny they must be polished daily. My partner and I are advancing in years. She grew up in Poland and I’m English, but despite the fact much of the stuff appears to have been what was available in Bulgaria, there was plenty that we remembered or that was similar to what we owed in the 60’s and 70’s, so a good trip down memory lane. And the waxworks were entertaining too. One of the star attractions in Varna.
Written August 17, 2023
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marpet
36 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2024 • Couples
Strange location of a museum, in a shopping mall. Okay, we'll try.
The air in the room is suffocating. If you have asthma or allergies, steer clear.
The rollout is perfectly fine for the price. There is no highlight you have missed if you have read the history of Bulgaria
Written August 16, 2024
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262Blondy
Lagos, Nigeria474 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2020 • Family
I was nicely surprised from the large collection of all varieties of different items. From the bars of soaps, vacuum cleaners and radios to cars as “Chaika”. Everything from 1944 to 1989 years (the communist time). Ive got a nostalgic flash back. Really enjoyed. For the kids-I don’t think they understand anything. They’re not familiar with anything in the exibition. But next to it, it’s the wax figures museum (about 65 different figures like Messi, Ariana Grande, Todor Zivkov, etc. Separate tickets for both museums. Discount for kids/students/pensioners. Adult tickets less than 10$. Cards are acceptable.
Written August 19, 2020
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