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The Pleven Regional Historical Museum has its roots in the local Archaeological Society founded in 1903, the goals of which included the creation of a museum, as well as the discovery and investigate of historical monuments in the town and the area. The first excavations of the Roman fortress of Storgosia in Kaylaka Park in May 1905 were organized and carried out by the society under the direction of Yurdan Kantardzhiev.



A museum collection that exhibited the items found was assembled by the society in 1911. In 1923, all the materials were moved to the Saglasie Community Centre, where a museum was established.

Officially founded in 1953, the museum moved to its current construction, built between 1884 and 1888 after an Italian project for barracks, in 1984.

The museum became regional on 1 July 2000, embracing the provinces of Pleven and Lovech.