Deaccessioning in Bulgaria
Bulgaria is a country in the south-east of Europe. It has extensive legislation on the protection of cultural heritage and some on deaccessioning and disposal.
However it has not developed any deaccessioning or disposal tools.

Country details for Bulgaria
Official name: | Republic of Bulgaria |
Number of residents: | 7,128 million |
Number of museums: | 201 |
Parameters: | Legislation and National register of objects |
Deaccessioning possibilities in Bulgaria:
LEGISLATION
Specific legislation on deaccessioning and disposal of museum objects can be found in the Cultural Heritage Act, 2009
Cultural heritage Act 2009 – § 114
GUIDELINES
Bulgaria has no guidelines for deaccessioning and disposal
OTHER TOOLS
Bulgaria has no other tools for deaccessioning and disposal
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS
Bulgaria has no national classification scheme
NATIONAL REGISTER OBJECTS
The Bulgarian national government holds a register of all museum objects, called National Museum Stock. This is divided in different stocks with different modes of protection and handling possibilities: Main stock, exchange stock, Auxiliary stock. The last two can be deaccessioned or disposed of.
ACCREDITATION SCHEME
Bulgaria has no form of accreditation scheme