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Things to do in Sofia, Sofia Region: The Best Art Museums
Surrounded by sprawling parkland, Sofia, the capital and largest city of the Republic of Bulgaria, lies at the foot of popular ski mountain, Vitosha. With a history that stretches over seven millennia, ruin-rich Sofia is one of Europe's oldest cities. The National Historical Museum is one of Eastern Europe's most extensive. Wide, cobblestone boulevards, charming boutiques and truly electrifying nightlife star in this city of 1.3 million. Trolleys, trams and buses traverse the dynamic city.
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1. The Red Flat
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5.0 based on 94 reviews
The Red Flat is not a typical museum, but an interactive experience and a time machine aiming to send you back to the 1980’s - the last stage of the communist regime in Bulgaria. By entering the flat, you will visit the home of an average family and discover what everyday life was like for ordinary Bulgarians during the Cold War.
2. Academia Gallery of the National Academy of Arts
3. Alexander Nevsky Crypt Museum
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4.5 based on 12 reviews
Reviewed By ANGELOV230 - Milan, Italy
On the left side of the main entrance to the cathedral you can find the entrance to the sacred art museum hosted in the cathedral crypt. For a fee of a few leva you can enjoy vewing extraordinary icons, paintings, frescoes and you can also take photos (no flash, of course), except in the smaller room. I found this museum much more enjoyable than the cathedral.
4. Museum of Socialist Art
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4.0 based on 404 reviews
The Museum of Socialist Art (MSA) opened on September 19th 2011 as part of the structure of the National Museum of Bulgarian Art and is under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture. The museum consists of a sculptural park (7,500 square metres), where 80 works of monumental sculpture are exhibited at present; and an exhibition hall (550 square metres), designed for works of easel art. There is also a video hall, where archival and documentary films related to the socialist era are projected. The souvenir shop offers authentic items, books and postcards as well as contemporary items. The sculptural area will be supplemented and enriched, while the expositions in the interior part will be periodically updated. Thereby, it will be possible to show different perspectives and diverse curatorial interpretations of the Socialist period in Bulgarian fine arts.
Reviewed By Radovw - Elin Pelin, Bulgaria
Very interesting and well composed exposition of historical and art samples. The museum also organized thematically weeks.
5. Battenberg Mausoleum
6. National Art Gallery
7. Sofia Arsenal Museum for Contemporary Art
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3.5 based on 14 reviews
8. Art House Kuklite
9. A+ Gallery
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
10. The Red House Centre for Culture and Debate
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4.0 based on 1 reviews
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