The Museum of Socialist Art in Bulgaria and the Public Response to It Cover Image

Музеят на социалистическото изкуство в България и общественият отзвук за него
The Museum of Socialist Art in Bulgaria and the Public Response to It

Author(s): Anka Ignatova
Subject(s): History, Cultural history, Social history, Recent History (1900 till today), Special Historiographies:, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-Communist Transformation
Published by: Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”
Keywords: museum;gallery; sculpture park; socialist art in Bulgaria; public response

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to present the Museum of Socialist Art in Bulgaria, opened in Sofia on September 19 2011, and the way it is accepted by the Bulgarian society. The reasons for the wave of discontent provoked by the new museum are explained by some of the most characteristic statements of political parties and public organizations, journalists, art critics, artists, historians. The respective conclusions are drawn on the basis of the information available in the electronic media and internet forums.

  • Issue Year: XX/2012
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 196-217
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Bulgarian