PlovdivSights

Gallery sights in Plovdiv

  1. A

    Philipopolis Art Gallery

    The Philipopolis Art Gallery is Bulgaria’s first private art gallery and occupies the well-restored Hadzhi Aleko house (1865). It boasts works by 19th- and 20th-century Bulgarian Masters such as Vladimir Dimitrov, Anton Mitov and Dimitar Gyudzhenov. Hospitable owner Stefan Maletzov happily provides background information and encourages you to take photos.

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  2. Night of the Galleries

    Plovdiv's large and thriving artistic community continues creating and sustaining the city's many galleries - already bursting with the fruits of 200 years of Bulgarian painting. On 28 September each year, the magical Night of the Galleries sees every Plovdiv gallery open, for free, from 20:00 to 03:00.

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  3. B

    State Gallery of Fine Arts

    The State Gallery of Fine Arts, occupying a mansion from 1846, contains outstanding works by 19th- and 20th-centuryMasters such as Goshka Datsov, Konstantin Velichkov and Nikolai Rainov. Look out also for Georgi Mashev and Master Vladimir Dimitrov’s works.

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  4. C

    Encho Pironkov City Gallery of Fine Arts

    Encho Pironkov City Gallery of Fine Arts displays Bulgarian modern art. It’s down a small laneway downhill from ul Sâborna.

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  5. D

    Center for Contemporary Art

    The Center for Contemporary Art is housed on pl Hebros in the Chifte Banya, an old Turkish bath, and hosts contemporary works.

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  6. E

    City Art Gallery

    The City Art Gallery, another branch of the State Gallery of Fine Arts, holds small, temporary exhibitions of abstract art.

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