Bansko School of Icon Painting Museum
Банска художествена школа
A small museum on the 18th- and 19th-century Bansko school of icon painting, with icons by painters including the Vishanov family.
The Bansko school of painting was founded in the 18th century by painters including Toma Vishanov (Molera). It blended Byzantine tradition with the naturalistic techniques of Western Baroque. Their works appear in churches and monasteries across the Balkans, including Rila Monastery. The museum is housed in a former monastery building in the old town and displays icons, tools and pigment-making methods from the school. It is modest in size but distinctive, and it pairs well with the paintings in the Holy Trinity Church. It can be visited with the old-town museum combined ticket.
Opening hours
About 09:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Neofit Rilski House Museum
- Bansko Old Town & Mehanas
- Velyanova House
- Holy Trinity Church
- Nikola Vaptsarov House Museum
- Septemvri–Dobrinishte Narrow-Gauge Railway
- Bansko Ski Resort
- Dobrinishte