The National Palace of Culture is the heart of the city, where many urban stories begin and end. Skateboarding, cycling, parkour and K-Pop, all in one place alongside pop music, classical music, theatres, books and the city’s biggest concerts, conferences and film festivals! The monument brings together different cultures and subcultures, and right next to […]
Younger residents of Sofia might ask: “Why is the park called that, when ‘Maychin Dom’ is located next to the National Palace of Culture?” But older residents will recall that from its very inception in 1903 right up until the mid-1970s, Sofia’s first specialist obstetrics and gynaecology clinic was situated near the junction of Hristo […]
Gallery +359 is housed in an authentic, well-preserved water tower dating from the early 20th century in one of Sofia’s oldest and most charming neighbourhoods — Lozenets. Today, this historic landmark has been successfully integrated into the city’s contemporary life as a space for contemporary art, and Gallery +359’s exhibition programme includes its own curatorial […]
Probably the most active gallery in the city, where you can always find at least one exhibition showcasing contemporary Bulgarian art. The City Gallery boasts a collection of over eight thousand works and focuses on several key areas: painting, sculpture, graphic art, contemporary art and photography. The history of the Sofia City Art Gallery dates […]
The State Gallery “Sofia Arsenal – Museum of Contemporary Art” showcases Bulgarian painting, photography, modern prints, audio-visual installations and screenings. The long name is a play on words with the name of the nearby Arsenalski Boulevard and the history of the building, constructed in the late 19th century to house the headquarters of the Reserve […]
The non-governmental organisation ‘Institute of Contemporary Art’ (ICA) serves as a hub for many of Bulgaria’s most successful and active artists, curators, visual artists and theorists, with the aim of developing the cultural landscape and fostering international exchange among Bulgarian artists. ICA organises local and international exhibitions and events dedicated to the understanding and practice […]
The permanent exhibition at the branch of the Sofia City Art Gallery (SCAG) features terracotta and bronze sculptures, as well as drawings and watercolours by the renowned Bulgarian sculptor Vaska Emanuilova. The gallery also has rooms for temporary exhibitions of sculptures and contemporary art by young Bulgarian artists.
One of the main exhibition halls of the Union of Bulgarian Artists (UBA) is among the most popular venues for contemporary art in Sofia. The ‘Rayko Aleksiev’ gallery boasts 330 square metres of exhibition space, a history spanning over 70 years, and a convenient location on Rakovski Street, a key thoroughfare for the capital’s cultural […]
Sofia’s new artistic hub — Toplocentrala — is a joint initiative between a group of artists from the independent arts scene and Sofia Municipality, launched in 2014 with the main aim of transforming the former heating plant of the National Palace of Culture, built in 1981, into a centre for contemporary arts in the modern […]
Little Bird Place is the only gallery in the country with a specific thematic focus – modern and contemporary art dedicated to nature, the natural world and ecology. This unique art space in the heart of Sofia provides a venue for exhibitions and events where you can experience the vibrancy of nature in a new, […]
