Тhe National History Museum is situated in the premises of Boyana government residence. Created in 1973 to store the most important treasures and relics of the country, the museum has a collection of more than half a million cultural monuments, including treasures, ethnographic artifacts, textiles, icons along with a formidable archaeological and historical archive. In 2000 the museum was moved to the former primary residence of the dictator and last communist leader Todor Zhivkov. The museum includes a cloakroom, cafe, library and souvenir shop.