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Art collection

Ivan Dujčev Centre for Slavic and Byzantine Studies and Elena and Ivan Dujčev Foundation possess a rich collection of Icons, works representative of Renaissance and Contemporary Art. All of the works in this collection are endowed by artists and friends of CSBS Ivan Dujčev or are inherited as a part of the complete donation made by Professor Ivan Dujčev , Mrs. Nonka Dujčeva, Ruska Gandeva, Irina Mihalcheva, Katja Vasileva and etc.

Icons in the collection span the period XVIII to XIX century. CSBS Ivan Dujčev possesses Hristofor Zhefarovich's and Zahari Orphelin's woodcuts endowed by His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Pavle as well as oil painting portraits from XIX century.

A substantial part of the collection consists of works of Contemporary Art (more than 200 pieces), which belong to artists like: Aneta Hodini, Zlatiu Boyadjiev, Vasil Zahariev, Kurt Peters, Simeon Velkov, Alexander Bojinov, Georgi Baev, Naiden Petkov, Svetlin Rusev, Encho Pironkov, Nikolai Maistorov, Radi Nedelchev, Iordan Katsamunski, Andrei Daniel, Svilen Blazev, Gredi Assa, Stanislav Pamukchiev; black and white artists like: Hristo Neikov, Roumen Skorchev, Liuben Dimanov, Hristo Popov, Ivan Ninov, Stoimen Stoilov; and sculptors like: Ivan Penkov, Valentin Starchev, Krum Damianov, Hristo Haralampiev, Ivan Rousev, Bogomil Jivkov, Angel Stanev, Emil Popov and etc.