The Historical Museum in the town of Chiprovtsi was founded in 1988, in direct connection with the nationwide commemoration of the 300th anniversary of the outbreak of the Chiprovtsi Uprising.

The exhibition area in the main building begins with archaeological finds which dating covers a long chronological period—from the Bronze Age to the Late Middle Ages. In the five halls of the museum exhibition, events and processes are presented that place Chiprovtsi within both Bulgarian and world historical context.

The first hall is dedicated to mining; it presents different stages of ore extraction and processing, with an emphasis on new technologies introduced by Saxon miners. The second hall displays works of the Chiprovtsi goldsmithing school (16th–17th century) and their distribution across Europe.

The third hall presents the place and role of Catholicism in the life of the people of Chiprovtsi during the 17th century—its educational activities, as well as the diplomatic and missionary efforts of the local high-ranking Catholic clergy. It also covers the outbreak and course of the Chiprovtsi Uprising and the subsequent migration movements to present-day Romanian and Croatian lands.

The fourth hall traces the main stages in the development of the Chiprovtsi carpet tradition, while the fifth hall features ecclesiastical painting.

In the Katerinina House, an exhibition is arranged presenting the everyday life and customs of the Torlaks, and in its courtyard there is a “living collection of dye plants.”