BULGARIA’S NEW NATIONAL GALLERY “SQUARE 500” OPENED

“Square 500”, Bulgaria’s new national gallery was officially opened on 28th of May.

The gallery complex is located near the monument to Vassil Levski in the capital city Sofia.

It has a collection of over 42,000 art works from the National Art Gallery and the National Gallery for Foreign Art. The exhibition presents about 2,000 art works, half of which are by Bulgarian artists and the other come from Europe, Asia, Africa, and America.

“Square 500” will be open to the public every day from 10.00 to 18.00, except on Mondays. The standard entry ticket will cost 10 BGN. There will be discounts for students and pensioners.

Artist Svetlin Roussev manages the working group on the concept of the gallery.

The idea for the National Gallery “Square 500” has been developed for nearly 15 years. Seven ministers of culture have worked on the project.