and social activities at Medical University of Plovdiv include the preparation and holding of a wide range of cultural and social events: creative meetings, exhibitions, competitions, seminars, lectures, conferences, etc. Cultural and social activities are coordinated by an Expert Council, assisted by a CSA Board and led by an institutional coordinator. The Council and the Board assist in the development of independent university amateur groups, develop and implement projects in the field of cultural and historical heritage, support the publication of almanacs, catalogues, works of art, etc. The main aim of Cultural and social activities is that the Medical University of Plovdiv turns into a territory of spirituality and culture, knowledge, and innovation, aimed at manifesting the talents of students, faculty and staff and stimulating the need for spiritual development. Fulfilling the cultural and social policy, Medical University of Plovdiv cooperates with the local government, educational, cultural and social institutions and organizations and artists from the country and abroad. Museums and exhibitions Museum of Medicine - Medicine of the Thracian Lands Public Collection The exhibit traces the development of medicine as a practice, art, and science in the territory of Plovdiv and the region from ancient times to the present day. Since its opening in 2019, the Museum has been an integral part of the cultural and social activities of the Medical University of Plovdiv. The museum exhibits are found in 4 exhibit units, gathered on a chronologically and thematically. The first unit covers the time from the emergence of the earliest settlement of the Three Hills during the Stone and Copper Age until the fall of the Roman Empire. The second covers the period of Plovdiv's existence within Byzantium, the First and Second Bulgarian States. The third unit includes exhibits related to medical practice from the period of Ottoman rule and the Renaissance. The fourth follows the history of medical care in Plovdiv during the War of Liberation and until the end of the 1940s. The Museum of Medicine actively partners with related regional and national scientific institutions, organizing joint exhibitions with the National Literary Museum, the Episcopal Basilica of Philippopolis, the National Anthropological Museum - IEMPM at the BAS, the Museum of History in Shumen, the Museum of History in Vratsa, the National Tourist Council, etc. The Museum of Medicine pursues its mission to preserve the history and traditions of the Medical University of Plovdiv for the generations,