Fake Modern Art Museum Puzzles Sofia
Society | April 27, 2005, Wednesday // 00:00

A group of Bulgarian artists caused a major public scandal by organising a fake opening of a Modern Art Museum in Sofia.
Over 100 Sofia citizens, culture and media representatives flocked late Tuesday to the railway station of Podujane, expecting to see a grand opening of a new museum with the special presence of the Bulgaria-born artist Christo Yavasheff.
At the fake opening came as well foreign ambassadors, also mislead by the perfectly organised media campaign.
As it later turned out it was a well-planned action for drawing the public attention to the urgent need of such a museum in Bulgaria.
The project was organised by a circle around the Bulgarian artist Ivan Mudov - an emblematic figure in the contemporary Bulgarian art.
Over 100 Sofia citizens, culture and media representatives flocked late Tuesday to the railway station of Podujane, expecting to see a grand opening of a new museum with the special presence of the Bulgaria-born artist Christo Yavasheff.
At the fake opening came as well foreign ambassadors, also mislead by the perfectly organised media campaign.
As it later turned out it was a well-planned action for drawing the public attention to the urgent need of such a museum in Bulgaria.
The project was organised by a circle around the Bulgarian artist Ivan Mudov - an emblematic figure in the contemporary Bulgarian art.
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