On August 4th at 10:30 a.m., the team of the Museum of Humor and Satire organized a press conference on the progress of Project No. BGCULTURE-1.001-0039, titled “The Address of Satire,” implemented with financial support from the Cultural Entrepreneurship, Heritage, and Cooperation Program of the EEA Grants 2014-2021. The conference took place in the Hall of Giraffes in the Museum, and representatives from local and national media responded to the invitation.
The project was presented by Nela Rachevits, deputy director for administrative activities at the Museum and project leader.
“The museum will have four revitalized spaces on the third floor, two exhibition halls, a foyer will be renovated, and a new space for the library will be created, equipped with technology, furniture, and shelves for storage, and reading areas. The project is named ‘The Address of Satire’ and will reveal the hidden treasures of the museum. Its duration is 22 months, and we are currently on schedule. The creation and presentation of new exhibitions involve the use of innovative technologies and tools that provide a new perspective on cultural heritage, interactivity, and engagement of various social, cultural, and ethnic groups and communities,” Rachevits announced.
In the midst of construction and renovation activities, one of the highlights of the presentation was that the library collection, exceeding 29,000 units thematically related to humor and satire, comedy, folklore, and the humor of peoples, will become accessible to citizens, scholars, and researchers in the new museum library on the third floor.
The role of the partnering organization, the Norwegian University College for Green Development, was not overlooked, and its representatives are developing an innovative methodology for creating exhibitions through community curation. Training sessions are being organized for specialists from the Museum and employees of other cultural institutions to enhance their competence and improve the quality management of cultural heritage. For the first time in Bulgaria, the See One, Do One, Teach One methodology of the Norwegian partner is expected to be introduced, enabling the creation of exhibitions through the participation and empowerment of specific communities, who, together with the Museum team, will convey their understanding of the role of satire as a moral corrective to society and authority.
At the end of the press conference, the two new members of the Museum team engaged in the project were introduced: Bogdana Dencheva – events/museum educator with a focus on literature and book collection, and Ralitsa Minkova – Public Relations expert, focusing on online audience development and creating online content.
Project № BGCULTURE-1.001-0039 “The Address of Satire – Creating an Exhibition from the Fund of the Museum House of Humor and Satire – Gabrovo and accompanying program on the role and boundaries of satire and its exhibition in renovated spaces in the Museum,” funded under Program RA14 “Cultural Entrepreneurship, Heritage, and Cooperation,” co-financed by the Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area 2014-2021.
