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Added by Jopie, at 09 August 2016
Opening Hours
- Monday Closed
- Tuesday 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM
- Wednesday 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM
- Thursday 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM
- Friday 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM
- Saturday 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM
- Sunday 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM
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12 Reviews
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05 November 2017
Recommended cultural visit. A large collection of art pieces which depict Bulgaria throughout the years.
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19 October 2017
Oh what a shame. What an utter shame. The curators of this gallery seem to have utter contempt for the splendid pieces of art inside. Lighting is not used to enhance the pieces - each room has spotlights, but they don't turn them on! Unbelievable! The main centre point of each room is not used to draw you in either. There are some lovely paintings here. However the place does not feel welcoming as the guards follow you around at each step. There are no seats to sit on to admire the magnificent but poorly lit and uncleaned / unrestored paintings. It was on a par with the national art gallery in Bucharest, but with far superior artwork. If only they knew how to run a proper 21st century art gallery. Go on Thursdays as it's only 2 lev for entrance (they keep this quiet). I frankly don't think they want people to know of the gallery's existence. It seems very much stuck in Communist times. The guards seem helpful (but as I don't speak Bulgarian, could not understand them). But quality art inside. The artwork is 5 stars whereas the way it is displayed is just two stars. Hence not 5 stars. Maybe they've no money to switch on the lights as they pay for too many security personnel?
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07 October 2017
It is the best art museum in Sofia. There are in good size and much better quality of buildings. The collection are wide. Need at least two hours to explore it.
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13 July 2017
Very nice art gallery with an amazing selection of Bulgarian art. Definitely worth a visit, just wish they had the painting materials and techniques on the painting information card
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06 June 2017
Great facility but the art instalations are not really interesting!
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25 May 2017
Probably the most intelligent museum in Sofia. Big spaces, great exhibitions and don't forget to check the inside garden.
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21 May 2017
A very big gallery for Sofia. There are on display a lot of paintings and sculptures created by Bulgarians, some are from older ages. And some from other European countries, Netherlands snd Germany. However, it is a shame that there were so few visitors. It is worth spending a few hours inside.
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28 March 2017
One of the concentration spots for art and culture in Sofia. Rich exhibition of Bulgarian as well as foreign collections, both contemporary and classical.
The museum is quite big and it's easy to get lost. It comprises of four buildings, interconnected with glass-covered warm paths. The square between the buildings is an open space yard, where you might find works of Rodin and others. Vast collection of paintings and sculptures inside as well, with a designated section for art from the ancient civilizations.
There is a lot to be desired as far as maintenance and taking good care of the valuable expositions is concerned. That's why I withhold one star in my review.response / report this review -
04 March 2017
National Gallery for foreign art - you need several hours to look at all the pieces in here .. and it is worth it
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20 September 2016
Nice gallery. The building is really beautiful.
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24 August 2016
Amazing gallery, but I have to take one star away because of the lights. The lights are very ill positioned in many of the rooms and it makes looking at the paintings hard because of reflections. This problem might not seem as that much of a deal, but sadly it is. Some paintings are barely visible.
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16 August 2016
The museum is wonderful and is worth to be visited. 4 starts because of the lights switches in the new halls. The lights are automatically switched on with detection sensors which are noisily clicking all the time.. it's quite annoying.
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