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Art Gallery Boris Georgiev

Art Gallery Boris Georgiev, Art museum in central Varna, Bulgaria.

The Boris Georgiev City Art Gallery occupies the Gothic Revival building of the former Varna Men's High School at 1 Lyuben Karavelov Street. Its brick facade draws on medieval Northern European Brick Gothic. Inside, eight exhibition halls cover 1,000 square metres across three floors, with Dutch Golden Age portraits on the second floor and a hall for concerts and readings on the third.

The building opened in September 1885 as the Varna Men's High School, designed in Gothic Revival style with medieval Northern European Brick Gothic inspiration; some researchers credit National Revival master builder Gencho Kanev with its design. It served as a hospital from 1912 to 1928, then returned to schooling. On 12 January 1944 Varna artists voted to house the city art gallery there, and in 1999 it was named after Varna-born painter Boris Georgiev (1888–1962).

The collection features works by Bulgarian artists from the early 20th century, shaping how people understand the country's modern art history. Visitors encounter names like Vladimir Dimitrov and Ivan Milev here, artists who are less known internationally but deeply important in the local art world.

The gallery stands at 1 Lyuben Karavelov Street in central Varna, in the former Men's High School building; its north wing was demolished in 1952, so the entrance front differs from the original 1885 structure. Exhibits occupy three floors, with the top-floor hall used for concerts, plays and readings. Allow time to cross all floors on foot, as the halls are reached by stairs.

The gallery holds nine 17th-century paintings by Anselm van Hulle, portraits of envoys from the states that signed the 1648 Peace of Westphalia after the Thirty Years' War. It also keeps Mikhail Boruchinski's painting "The Battle of Vladislav Varnenchik" from 1911–1912.

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