Location: 3th floor lobby
Starting today, December 10, the Museum of Humor and Satire presents a mini-exhibition of cartoons in which currency is not just money, but a promise of adventures – economic, political and emotional.
What do we know about the introduction of the euro?
Probably as much as we know about the future: few facts, many wishes and a pinch of fear of the unknown.
Will we manage? Will the price of doner kebab increase? Will we become poorer or simply richer in subjects for jokes?
Cartoonists have had an answer for a long time – in their world, the euro is a hero with character, sometimes with a sense of humor, sometimes with a slightly arrogant expression, but always with good intentions.
If we ask economists, the benefits are like in a fairy tale: fewer risks, more stability, easier trade, more efficient markets and a chance to compete with the big players in the world economy without having to worry about exchange rates.
If we ask the artists, the benefits are even clearer: the bigger the currency, the bigger the palette for humor.
This mini-exhibition walks through all of this – the facts, the fears, the hopes and the sheer pleasure of looking at the economy with a smile.
The Eurozone may be a serious club, but the cartoon reminds us that the best way to enter it is with a sense of humor.
The exhibition features cartoons by:
Alla and Chavdar Georgievi, Bulgaria
Wolfgang Schlegel, Germany
Ivan Kutuzov, Bulgaria
Iliyan Savkov, Bulgaria
Manuel Serrano, Spain
Svetlin Stefanov, Bulgaria
Stoyan Dechev, Bulgaria (the cartoon used as the photo for this article)
Florian Doru Crihana, Romania
Chavdar Nikolov, Bulgaria