| Opening Hours |
| Open |
Summer time : 9:00 - 12:00, 14:00 - 18:00
Winter time: 9:00 - 12:00, 13:30 - 17:30 |
| Closed |
Summer time : Monday
Winter time: Saturday and Sunday |
Others |
• Group visiting during closing hours: possible with appointment |
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| Admission |
| Adult |
2.00 lv. |
| Student |
1.00 lv. |
| Child |
Up to 7 years old |
free |
| Others |
• Active military: 1.00lv.
• Handicapped: free
• Senior: 1.00 lv. |
| Guide/Lecture |
• Bulgarian
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5.00 lv. |
• English |
10.00 lv. |
Others |
•Group visit of over 15 students : 0.50 lv
• Tour ticket for the 2 museums: 3.00 lv.
• Tour ticket for the 3 museums: 4.00 lv. |
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| Access to Museum |
| From nearby Regional Center to Town |
from Sofia: by bus or by train
from Bourgas: by bus or by train |
| From Bus Station/Railway Station in Town |
| The Museum is 50 m. west from the Hotel Sliven. |
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| Town Information |
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Sliven is a town with rich cultural and historical past.
Thracians, Slavs, Greeks and Romans have left bright traces. During the Middle Ages the town was a Christian centre – the Little Sliven Mount Athos.
During the Bulgarian National Revival the town took a first-rate place in the Ottoman Empire as a centre of the growing industry.
The archaeological complexes Kabile and Karanovo are 30 kilometers south from Sliven.
The towns of the Bulgarian National Revival Period - Jeravna and Kotel are 70 kilometers north from Sliven. |
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Town overview |
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| Exhibitions Information |
| Number of Collection |
100 |
| Exhibition Area |
280 m² |
Permanent exposition with a variety of themes “The Old Sliven” is arranged in the house of the Bulgarian National Revival “Mirkovich” – a monument of culture from the epoch of the Bulgarian Revival from ХІХ century, marked by its architecture, constructive elements and the wealth of wood-carving ceilings. A hundred works – landscapes, portraits and compositions by the artist Dobri Dobrev, re-create the atmosphere, the popular customs and manners of the town of Sliven between 1930s and 1940s.
The Exposition „The Old Sliven” is opened in the Year 1974 . |
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The Exposition "The Old Sliven", Interior
The Exposition "The Old Sliven", Interior
Dobri Dobrev "Sliven", 1938 |
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| Museum History |
Dobri Dobrev "Sliven, at the Market", around 1937
Dobri Dobrev "Peasants on the Market", 1932
Dobri Dobrev "Sliven panorama", 1945
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| Year of Establishment |
1905 years |
| Founder |
Dimitar Dobrovich |
The beginning of today’s art gallery was set in 1905 with the testament of the artist of the Bulgarian National Revival Dimitar Dobrovich. The beginning of the museum work in the town was also set with it. The collection is an art department to the Historical Museum during 1930s. It is established as an independent cultural institute with the official name “Art Gallery Dimitar Dobrovich” and with a separate building for permanent exposition in 1965.
Now the Gallery consists of three separate objects, in which there are 4 permanent exhibitions: “Foreign Art” /13 Tzar Osvoboditel Blvd./, “The Old Sliven” /10 Mirkovich St./, “Christian Art” and “Modern Bulgarian Art” /2 Tzar Simeon Blvd./. The Gallery is in possession of 6000 works, including Christian art /icons, engravings, church plate/, modern Bulgarian art /landscapes, drawings, sculptures/, foreign art /West European drawings ХІХ – ХХ century and Japanese engravings “ukio-e” ХVІІІ – ХІХ century/.
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