The Regional History Museum - Veliko Tarnovo is the successor of one of the oldest structures with a museum character in the country - the Tarnovo Archaeological Society, founded in 1879. The first exposition of the Museum was arranged in Chitalishte "Nadezhda" in 1914. In 1953, the Museum enters its own building, which today houses the archaeological exposition. The network of museum sites expanded in the 1960s and 1970s, and in the 1980s the Veliko Tarnovo Museum established itself as one of the largest and most prestigious non-capital cultural institutions protecting movable historical heritage. Since 2000

The museum is regional. Its structure includes 7 specialized departments and three administrative ones. The museum takes care of 10 churches, four reserves, 11 separate sites. Conducts archaeological and other research on the territory of Veliko Tarnovo region. Maintains intensive research activity. It has its own periodical. He also publishes other texts - monographs, directories, catalogs. On average, the sites of RIM - Veliko Tarnovo are visited by about half a million citizens and guests of the city.