Museum of Socialist Art
Музей на социалистическото изкуство
An open-air sculpture park with statues of Lenin, Dimitrov and other figures from the socialist era. The giant red star once on top of the Communist Party headquarters is also on display here.
The Museum of Socialist Art opened in 2011 and comprises an open-air sculpture garden, exhibition halls and a screening room. The garden displays about 77 sculptures dating from 1944 to 1989, including Lenin, Georgi Dimitrov, and groups of workers and soldiers. The enormous red five-pointed star that once sat atop the Communist Party headquarters is also here. The galleries show socialist realist paintings, and the screening room plays propaganda films from that era. The museum is near G.M. Dimitrov metro station. Admission is about 3–5 euros, and it is closed on Mondays.
Opening hours
Approx. 10:00–17:30 (closed Mondays)
Nearby sights
- National Museum of Military History
- Borisova Gradina
- Seven Saints Church
- Kvadrat 500 (National Gallery)
- St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
- Hagia Sophia Church
- Russian Church of St. Nicholas
- Ivan Vazov National Theatre & City Garden