Exhibition called “Icons from Rhodopes” is going to open on the 17th of March at 18.30 at the Sofia-Sv. Aleksandir Nevsli Memorial Temple basement. More than 50 of the pieces that are going to be exhibited are from Kardzhali Region History Museum and Stanka Dimitrova District Art gallery. These are skillfully drawn pieces from 16-19th century. Some of these pieces were exhibited in Alaca Monastery near Varna in 2008 and in Varna Regional History Museum in 2009 and the exhibitions were appreciated. Two of the Cultural Associations of Kardzhali were introduced by the Municipality of Kardzhali.
The activity was organized by Ancient Bulgarian Art Department of Sofia-National Fine Arts Museum. In addition to the pieces from Kardzhali Region History Museum and Stanka Dimitrova District Art Gallery pieces from Smolyan Regional History Museum and Smolyan Art Gallery, Metropolis of Plovdiv, Haskovo History Museum and Sofia national History will also be exhibited. The exhibition will take place until the 21st of May and a catalog including all the pieces in the exhibition will be printed. After this date exhibition will move to Kardzhali and stay there until the end of the summer.