Burgas Centre for Contemporary Art and Library

Cultural and Educational Centre for Contemporary Art and the "Peyo K. Yavorov" Regional Library – Burgas

A single modern building unites the Cultural and Educational Centre for Contemporary Art and the modernized "Peyo K. Yavorov" Regional Library. Together they provide access to a wide range of cultural initiatives, presented in an appealing setting through modern technology.

The building responds to the dynamic development of contemporary society and to the needs of the Burgas community. The "Peyo K. Yavorov" Regional Library is the largest public library in Southeastern Bulgaria. It reaches all segments of the population across every age group in Burgas and the Burgas region, and works actively to attract young readers – mainly pupils, students and young professionals.

The Cultural and Educational Centre for Contemporary Art is a space for exhibiting fine, applied and decorative art, fashion, interior, exterior and industrial design, and more. It features a dedicated zone for children's creativity and a zone with ateliers and workshops for young talents.

Residents and visitors of Burgas have the opportunity to visit the permanent exhibition, the art biennials and triennials, exhibitions of fine, applied and decorative art, fashion, interior, exterior and industrial design, photography, graffiti and other exhibitions in the field of the visual arts, as well as exhibitions of vintage cars, conferences, lectures and thematic evenings.

For the city's visitors: Visitors to the Municipality of Burgas can diversify their seaside tourism with a variety of cultural initiatives.

For children and youth: For the children and youth of the municipality, a space has been provided for creative development and education in the arts. The modern halls host educational and creative courses (book writing, comics creation), master classes in contemporary art forms, applied-arts clubs, hackathons, courses in making handmade books and a bookbinding atelier.

They also have access to new high-tech forms of learning and games: a Virtual Reality and Learning Hall in the Regional Library, as well as an Interactive Museum in the Cultural and Educational Centre.

For business: Businesses in the Municipality of Burgas gain the opportunity to organize and take part in business forums in an artistic setting, where art is combined with business – company parties, team-building events, hackathons, game nights, bibliotherapy and shared spaces.

"Peyo K. Yavorov" Regional Library – Burgas

The "Peyo K. Yavorov" Regional Library in Burgas was founded in 1888 and is the largest library in the territory of the Burgas region. It is open to all, and its readership is universal in character – its users include children, pupils, students, professors, employees, specialists and others.

Over its long history, the library has established itself as a literary and regional cultural institute.

The appealing and modernized library environment ensures the effective fulfillment of the library's functions and mission, as well as its establishment as an educational, informational, methodological and cultural institute.

The library's operation in combination with the Museum of Contemporary Art turns it into a modern community centre that will attract new users and successfully develop social and educational activities within the territory of Burgas.

Parking

The building of the Centre for Contemporary Art and Library has an enclosed underground parking facility with a capacity of 20 parking spaces. There are also 4 open-air parking spaces in the building's courtyard, 2 of which are designated for people with disabilities.