The museum site Mihaylova House, opened in 1955 as the house-museum “Hristo Mihaylov,” is the oldest preserved architectural monument in the town of Montana.

It is located in close proximity to the Orthodox Church “St. St. Cyril and Methodius” and the Lapidarium archaeological exhibition. Mihaylova House is the only restored and preserved Revival-period house in Montana.

From the end of the 19th century to the mid-20th century, it was inhabited by the family of Father Mihail Variklechkov, a priest at the local church. Today, it hosts the ethnographic exhibition “In the World of Grandma and Grandpa,” featuring over 350 objects from traditional rural and urban life from the late 18th to the early 20th century.

Of particular interest are examples of the Chiprovtsi goldsmith and carpet-weaving schools, Berkovitsa ceramics, textiles, and traditional clothing, all reflecting the Bulgarian woman’s refined sense of beauty and aesthetics.

The exhibition also presents the changes in clothing, furniture, and overall interior design in the homes of wealthy urban families in the late 19th and early 20th century, under the influence of Western European fashion trends.