The project “Digital House of Humor and Satire: Art from 170+ Countries over the Last Century” is an ambitious creative initiative that transforms the rich international fund of humorous and satirical art of the Museum “House of Humor and Satire”, including works from 173 countries, into an accessible digital ecosystem for international dialogue and exchange in the field of art, education and cooperation.
The museum preserves over 37,500 works of art and 30,000 library units – a unique heritage spanning almost a century of history (from 1928 to the present).
The “Caricature” fund alone contains 23,500 works – an unprecedented wealth that awaits its digital transformation.
The core of the project is the public platform eMuseumPlus, which builds on the professional MuseumPlus software implemented in the museum in 2024.
Through it, online access to 5,000 selected works will be provided in 2026.
The online catalog will be upgraded with 7 multimedia stories/memories from a thematic video cycle, two educational programs, a historical section and a competition for young curators.
The specialized library with publications in 35 languages will be integrated into the visual collections, becoming a research resource for scholars, students and museum specialists.
The project is not limited to technological digitization – its essence is in building communities and participation.
Museum specialists will undergo training in presenting digital resources; bearers of tradition and professional storytellers will enrich the interpretation of the collection; vulnerable groups and elderly people will have access to adapted formats; students and young people will participate in educational programs and a creative competition.
SMILING CHRONICLES | Episode 7: Eryk Lipiński
The Museum of Humor and Satire launches the new video series “Smiling Chronicles”, which introduces the audience to authors whose works are part of the museum’s Digital Collection. In seven short episodes, artists, collaborators and partners of the museum talk about the life, work and inspirations of some of the interesting names represented in the art collection. The series is an invitation to all who want to peek behind the works and discover more of the wealth of the Museum of Humor and Satire. In the final episode of the series, Dr. Paweł Płoski, the current director of the Museum…
SMILING CHRONICLES | Ep. 6: Emilia Nikolova-Bayer
The Museum of Humor and Satire launches the new video series “Smiling Chronicles”, which introduces the audience to authors whose works are part of the museum’s Digital Collection. In seven short episodes, artists, collaborators and partners of the museum talk about the life, work and inspirations of some of the interesting names represented in the art collection. The series is an invitation to all who want to peek behind the works and discover more of the wealth of the Museum of Humor and Satire. In this episode, Preslava Kirova, Digitalization Associate at the Museum of Humor and Satire, introduces Emilia…
SMILING CHRONICLES | Episode 5: Paa Joe
The Museum of Humor and Satire has launched the new video series “Smiling Chronicles”, which brings the audience together with authors whose works are part of the Museum’s Digital Collection. In seven short episodes, artists, collaborators and partners of the museum talk about the life, work and inspirations of some of the interesting names represented in the art fund. The series is an invitation to all who want to peek behind the works and discover more of the wealth of the Museum of Humor and Satire. In the fifth episode, museum graphic designer Ana Radkova introduces Ghanaian artist Paa Joe…
SMILING CHRONICLES | Episode 4: Ronald Searle
The Museum of Humor and Satire has launched the new video series “Smiling Chronicles”, which brings the audience together with authors whose works are part of the Museum’s Digital Collection. In seven short episodes, artists, collaborators and partners of the museum talk about the life, work and inspirations of some of the interesting names represented in the art fund. The series is an invitation to all who want to peek behind the works and discover more of the wealth of the Museum of Humor and Satire. In this episode, Ralitsa Dobreva, museum educator and librarian at the Museum of Humor…
SMILING CHRONICLES | Episode 3: František Dostál
The Museum of Humor and Satire has launched the new video series “Smiling Chronicles”, which brings the audience together with authors whose works are part of the Museum’s Digital Collection. In seven short episodes, artists, collaborators and partners of the museum talk about the life, work and inspirations of some of the interesting names represented in the art fund. The series is an invitation to all who want to peek behind the works and discover more of the wealth of the Museum of Humor and Satire. In the third episode, Jan Chovanec, a linguist and professor at Masaryk University in…
SMILING CHRONICLES | Episode 2: Gencho Simeonov
The Museum of Humor and Satire has launched the new video series “Smiling Chronicles”, which brings the audience together with authors whose works are part of the Museum’s Digital Collection. In seven short episodes, artists, collaborators and partners of the museum talk about the life, work and inspirations of some of the interesting names represented in the art fund. The series is an invitation to all who want to peek behind the works and discover more of the wealth of the Museum of Humor and Satire. In the second episode, Galiana Evgenieva introduces Gencho Simeonov – a cartoonist, illustrator, animator…
SMILING CHRONICLES | Episode 1: Hristo Stoychev
The Museum of Humor and Satire launches the new video series “Smiling Chronicles”, which introduces the audience to authors whose works are part of the museum’s Digital Collection. In seven short episodes, artists, collaborators and partners of the museum talk about the life, work and inspirations of some of the interesting names represented in the art fund. The series is an invitation to all who want to peek behind the works and discover more of the wealth of the Museum of Humor and Satire. The first episode introduces us to Hristo Stoychev – a musician, artist and master of wood…
The Museum’s Digital Catalog is now online
As part of the project “Digital House of Humor and Satire: Art from 170+ Countries over the Last Century”, funded by the National Culture Fund, the Museum has opened public online access to its Collection. The Digital Catalog is now available here and includes selected works from the Art Collection – Cartoons, Graphics, Paintings, Graphic Posters, Sculptures, Photography and other forms of Visual Art. The Catalog is updated daily in the process of digitization. The platform is bilingual (BG/EN) and is built on the MuseumPlus system, implemented in the Museum in 2024. More about the project: https://humorhouse.bg/digitalen-dom-na-humora-i-satirata/ For questions and…