The exhibition presents reshaped textiles from the beginning of the XNUMXth century, in the creation of which embroidery elements from traditional clothing from the XNUMXth century were used. Made as tablecloths, pillows, bags and other types of textiles for home decoration, the exhibits combine with particular artistry the rich embroidery ornaments of needlewomen from different ethnographic regions - Sofia, Samokov, Dupnish, Pleven, Macedonia.
The National History Museum's "Native Art" exhibition is visiting the History Museum - Razlog
The exhibition presents reshaped textiles from the beginning of the XNUMXth century, in the creation of which embroidery elements from traditional clothing from the XNUMXth century were used. Made as tablecloths, pillows, bags and other types of textiles for home decoration, the exhibits combine with particular artistry the rich embroidery ornaments of needlewomen from different ethnographic regions - Sofia, Samokov, Dupnish, Pleven, Macedonia.
The creation of redesigned textiles on the basis of second-hand elements of authentic clothing is part of the general European stylistics of the Secession and the fascination with the "native" heritage, characteristic of the first decades of the XX century. In Bulgaria, the interpretation of the Vezbe traditions found a place in the urban clothing of the time and in the modern among the intellectual elite in the 20s and 30s, the so-called "Bulgarian salons" in the city homes.
In the exhibition, you can see on display tablecloths with Samokov and Dupnish ornamentation, some of which are related to the family of Hadji Valcho from Bansko - the founder of the Zograf and Hilendar monasteries and suggested by some researchers to be the brother of Paisiy Hilendarski. Also on display are unique exhibits that belonged to the family of Ekaterina and Petko Karavelovi. The bag, probably used by their daughter Viola Karavelova, has parts of belts from Sofia applied on black factory fabric. From the Karavelovi home is also a chair cover, in which details of embroidery from Macedonian shirts from the region of Bitola and Prilep are harmoniously combined. All exhibits shown in the exhibition are part of the "Sewing" and "Fabric" collections of the National History Museum.
The exhibition was realized as part of the project "Signs from Vezmo. Bulgarian needlework for and through the generations", financed by the National Fund "Culture". This is her fifth visit to museums and galleries outside the National History Museum.
The exhibition can be seen in the temporary exhibition hall of the History Museum - Razlog until the end of August 2023.
