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Pavlikeni is a new modern town, situated in the central part of a rich agricultural region with industrial enterprises and cultural institutions. A unique complex for the manufacture of ceramics that is the only one discovered so far in Southeastern Europe is located 5 km west of Pavlikeni. This place was operated from the 2nd to 4th centuries and produced pottery for daily-use, art, and also for construction.

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On the first floor of the building there is an "Art Gallery," in which over 200 works of arts such as paintings, black-and-white drawings, and iconography are exhibited. On the second floor of the museum a General Historical Display is arranged, in which the history of Pavlikeni and the region is traced back in chronological order. The exhibited museum valuables are thematically arranged in the 4 sections:

1. "Archaeology"
varied of form, decoration, and function ceramic containers and objects from the Antic Ceramics Centre (2nd-4th centuries B. C.)
2. "Renaissance"
the period of the National liberating struggle in the Pavlikeni region during the Ottoman domination is presented.
3. "Ethnography"
Particular moments of the every-day life and labor activity of the people from the region of Pavlikeni during the Renaissance period are topically presented. Labor tools that were used in agriculture and stock-breeding as well as other craftwork including weaving and pottery are exhibited in this section. Here you can see the characteristics of the regional tradition in costumes, textiles and embroidery, house furniture, and the holiday rites such as wedding, Easter, Christmas, and the holiday "Thrifon Zarezan."
4. "Modern History"
this section exhibits the development of Pavlikeni after 1878.

The History Museum was founded in September 1978. It has been keeping, popularizing, studying, and preserving the cultural and historical heritage of Pavlikeni and the towns and villages in the region. It is housed in a detached two-floor building designed by the architect T. Teofilov. Above the entrance of the museum, a monumental ceramic picture which is made by the artist Gr. Spiridonov and the sculptor Prof. G. Chapkanov is assembled. The Eternal Calendar created after the idea of Father M.Preobrazenski in 1870 is a unique exhibit from the Renaissance period, and it has been kept in the exhibition of the museum.

The guests of the museum can visit the Antic Ceramics Centre, a large architectural complex 5 km westwards from Pavlikeni. It originated on an ancient Thracian dwelling. It has premises of different sizes and functions that are arranged around the inner courtyard with colonnades. There are also the heating equipment (hipokaust), Roman bath, preserved and exhibited glaze-kilns, and workshops for the production of ceramics for the daily life, building materials, and art ceramics. A great number of pottery such as ceramic lamps, terra cotta, children's toys, bronze applications, rings, and bracelets were found in the complex.