Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 622 496; ul Asenova 2; admission 2 lv; 9am-noon & 2-5pm Mon-Fri)
This mu-
seum dedicated to the 19th-century rebel movement leader is set in a lovely building and
features several rooms of furniture (including antique weaving equipment) set around a
cobblestone courtyard.
History Museum
(Museum; 622 495; ul Tsar Osvoboditel 18; admission 2 lv; 9am-noon & 2-5pm
Mon-Sat)
Along the mall, the History Museum occupies a grand old building of three
floors that house archaeological and ethnological items such as coins, weapons and books.
The best exhibits concern the Turkish struggle.
MUSEUM
ART GALLERY
Galeriya Dimitâr Dobrovich
( 622 083; ul Tsar Osvoboditel 13; admission free; 9am-12.45pm & 2-4.45pm Mon-
Sat)
Galeriya Dimitâr Dobrovich is signposted from the centre as 'Sirak Skirnik'. This art
gallery in the park displays paintings by 19th- and 20th-century Bulgarian artists, includ-
ing many by its namesake, Sliven-born painter Dimitâr Dobrovich. Among the works,
which display French and Italian influences, are portraits of local luminaries and ordinary
people, plus impressionistic landscapes (including an evocative portrayal of Veliko
Târnovo).
The gallery's most intriguing section, however, belongs to the Museum of Christian Art
on the lower floor, which has many 18th- and 19th- century icons, some from the Tryavna
school of icon painting. Works range from monumental wall icons to unique small pieces,
the most unusual being an almost Oriental icon of the Virgin Mary surrounded by roses
(1836).
Obshtinski Pazar (Municipal Market)
Shop with the locals at this large warren of shops, which sells everything from fruits and
vegetables to clothes and electronics supplies. The market's entrance is located opposite ul
Tsar Simeon where it meets the park's southwestern edge.
OPEN MARKET
