Dryanovo art gallery, Art museum in Dryanovo, Bulgaria

The Dryanovo Art Gallery sits in a stone building with traditional Bulgarian Revival architecture, featuring symmetrical windows and decorative elements across its facade. Inside, the space displays paintings, sculptures, and personal items that document the artistic heritage of the area.

Built in 1859 by master builder Kolyu Ficheto as the home of the priest Vasil Iconomov, the house is one of the few fully preserved buildings by the master, alongside the Monkey House in Veliko Tarnovo. In 1971 it was declared a monument of culture of national importance, and it was later restored and adapted as an art gallery.

The house bears the name of its first owner, the priest Vasil Iconomov, for whom Kolyu Ficheto built it in 1859. Since its restoration it has served as a gallery: the ground floor holds temporary shows of paintings, photographs, woodcarvings and tapestries, while the upper floor displays 132 icons and church woodcarvings from the Dryanovo region, made between the 17th and 19th centuries by icon painters such as Yoanikiy papa Vitanov, Dosyu Koev and daskal Zahariya.

The gallery is open daily with seasonal variations in hours and a lunch break during the week. Its location in the town center makes it easy to visit alongside other sites in the area.

The building holds architectural drawings and technical plans that reveal the craftsmanship of 19th-century builders. These documents offer insight into how master builders worked and solved construction challenges of their era.