“Square 500” (KVADRAT 500), Bulgaria’s new national gallery was officially opened on 28th of May.

The gallery complex is located near the monument to Vassil Levski in the capital city Sofia and behind “St. Alexander Nevsky”cathedral

It has a collection of over 42,000 art works from the National Art Gallery and the National Gallery for Foreign Art. The exhibition presents about 2,000 art works, half of which are by Bulgarian artists and the other come from Europe, Asia, Africa, and America.

“Square 500” will be open to the public every day from 10.00 to 18.00, except on Mondays. The standard entry ticket cost 10 BGN. There is discounts for students and pensioners.