Национална галерия (National Gallery)

The National Gallery, which was established in 1948, is the largest art museum in Bulgaria, with over 41,000 paintings, sculptures, graphics, decorative and contemporary artworks. It has the richest collection of Christian art from the Bulgarian lands (4th–19th centuries), boasts some of the highest achievements of the Bulgarian masters from the National Revival to the present day, along with exemplars of European art (15th–20th centuries), and unique artworks from Asia, Africa, and America.
The Gallery combines Kvadrat 500 ( St Alexander Nevsky Sq., 1, 19th February St.) with a permanent exposition on display; The Palace (1, Knyaz Alexander I Sq.) with its halls for temporary exhibitions; the Museum of Christian Art in the crypt of St Alexander Nevsky Cathedral; the Museum of Socialist Art (7, Lachezar Stanchev St.); Sofia Arsenal – Museum of Contemporary Art (2, Cherni Vrah Blvd.); and the House Museums of Vera Nedkova, Nikola Tanev, and Ivan Lazarov.