The Art Gallery Department
The Art Gallery “Ivan Funev” in Vratsa was established in 1956. Its fund comprises over 2000 works of art – painting, sculpture, black and white drawings and applied arts. The Gallery possesses a rich collection of art pieces of artists from Vratsa, such as Ivan Angelov, Tseno Todorov, Boris Kotsev, Pencho Georgiev, Andrey Nikolov, Ivan Funev and many others.
The visitors’ interest is also compelled by the outstanding works of art of a number of painters, whose names are held dear by any Bulgarian:
– Vladimir Dimitrov – the Master,
– Dimiter Dobrovich,
– Ivan Markvichka,
– Nikola Petrov,
– Nikola Tanev,
– Dimiter Kazakov – Neron,
– Vasil Stoilov,
– Zlatyu Boyadzhiev,
– Stoyan Venev,
– Atanas Yaranov,
– Alexander Poplilov,
– Ivan Trichkov, Pavleto, etc.
The Art Gallery aims at promoting the works of art in its possession through the events that are held therein. It celebrates occasions such as anniversaries of our painters, as well as exhibitions dedicated to the commemoration of Botev’s Days.