The exhibition “Vasil Zahariev. 130th Anniversary of the Artist’s Birth” has a retrospective character and presents a significant part of the preserved works of the author. It is the result of a partnership between the Sofia City Art Gallery, the History Museum – Samokov, and the State Archives Agency. Today, 130 years after Vasil Zahariev’s birth, as we examine his artworks, teaching career, scholarly writings, and rich archival materials – seeking to place them within the context of his time – our understanding of his place in Bulgaria’s artistic life becomes clearer.

A Picture Beyond the Picture is the first major retrospective exhibition dedicated to Ivan Vukadinov (1932–2024)—the only Bulgarian artist accepted into the Collection of Modern and Contemporary Art of the Vatican Museums. The exhibition has a retrospective nature, with the goal of introducing the audience to the work of an exceptional artist whose art in recent decades has become an enigma—mysterious, difficult to access, and experienced only by a few initiates.