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The gallery is located on 3 "Trakia" blvd. Since 2002 is managed by “Krag” art society. It often hosts exhibitions of local and visiting artists – painters, sculptors, ceramists. It also functions as an information centre for forthcoming cultural events.
The collection is located in the building of “Nov jivot” library since 1993. It reveals the minerals variety in the region as does its archeological and ethnographic wealth.
The regional historical museum is located in a big, beautiful three-storey building – a monument of culture itself. It was a school building and was specially reconstructed for the needs of the museum.
It is located in the old town and close to the mosque and the market. The gallery is a separate 2-storey building constructed in the middle of the XX century for a Turkish konak and used by the army, police and public administration. At one point the building hosted the Historical Museum too. This is one of the oldest cultural institutes in the city. It disposes of a rich collection or older and contemporary Bulgarian artists. In the ground floor of the gallery (the crypt) are displayed many icons and prints from the Revival period.
The gallery consists of around 300 paintings and sculptures of mainly local artists: Stanka Dimitrova, Djemal Emulov, Kamber Kamber, Vladimir Chukich, Ziatin Nuriev and others. It is also located in the building of “Nov jivot” library.
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