Permanent Exposition
This is an implementation of a legendary hall that many visitors are convinced exists in the Museum, and some even claim to have visited it in their youth. However, the truth is that the Mirror Hall at the Museum of Humor and Satire has never existed until now.
Known as the Capital of Humor, Gabrovo is a city where locals take pride in their ability to self-ironize and entertain others with their frugality. Tourists choose it as a destination, expecting to find a place that is fun, witty, and entrepreneurial. The Gabrovo mirrors in the new hall precisely meet this demand – they are warped, funny, and attractive. They reflect the spirit of Gabrovo humor by transforming a person without significant expenses.
The new hall features a series of art installations designed by the young Gabrovo artist Nevena Ekimova, a participant in two editions of the Gabrovo Biennial and the author of the children’s favorite hall “City Garden,” which opened at the Museum in April 2019. Two of the attractions – the famous Gaberzhe egg with a crane and the Kaleidoscope for Two – are the work of another participant in the latest Gabrovo Biennial, the artist Plamen Kondov from Veliko Tarnovo.
Guests will see themselves in a new light in the Gabrovo selfie booths, beautify themselves almost for free with Gabrovo plastic surgery, and get lost and found in the smallest but very confusing Gabrovo mirror maze. The most valuable object in the hall is the dazzling Gaberzhe egg with a crane (a whole egg is too much for one meal!). Another legend tells that the heirs of Alexander III wanted to buy it, but the thrift managers of the Museum of Humor decided that they would make more from entrance tickets if they kept it.
Mirror Hall
Author: Nevena Ekimova, Museum of Humor and Satire
Photographer: Rosina Pencheva
The new Mirror Hall was implemented with the support of:
“Culture” Program of the Municipality of Gabrovo
Public Donor Fund Gabrovo
America for Bulgaria Foundation
Express Gabrovo Auto Service
Noble Graphics Ltd.
FourPlus Studio
Crane Project Ltd.
Inter Power Ltd.
MDMT Ltd.
Library Cafe
BrimBim Studio
Stanko Atanasov
Ivan Kolev