“Vladislav Varnenchik” Park-Museum with a New Exhibition Marking the Anniversary of the Battle of Varna
On 10 November (Monday) “Vladislav Varnenchik” Park-Museum, a branch of the National Museum of Military History, will mark the 581st anniversary of the Battle of Varna with a new photo-documentary exhibition. Especially for the anniversary the Park-Museum will be exceptionally open to visitors from 10:00 to 17:30.
The exhibition “Memorials to the Battle of Varna” presents for the first time the chronology and the intriguing events surrounding the creation and installation of memorials commemorating the Battle of the Peoples in 1444. The rich collection of graphic materials illustrates the initiatives that gave tangible expression to the desire to highlight the significance of the battle and the historical figures who shaped the course of history in Southeastern Europe during the Middle Ages.
The narrative traces the development of the memorial complex at the site of the battle, its expansion and the establishment of the museum exhibition. It highlights the decisive role played by Colonel Petar Dimkov in the construction of “Vladislav Varnenchik” Park-Museum, as well as the efforts of the members of the Initiative Committee. The exhibition also features the earliest memorials, including a monument erected in 1856 by Polish soldiers under the command of Count Władysław Zamoyski (1803–1868), with the later destroyed monument they expressed the people’s tribute to King Władysław III and the Polish knights who fell alongside him.
A special place in the exhibition is devoted to the individuals whose perseverance, talent and skills shaped the artistic design of the memorials, creating the intended aesthetic impact of these symbolic markers of preserved memory. The creative projects for the principal elements of the memorial complex were carried out by distinguished and accomplished professionals, including arch. Anton Novak, arch. Anton Frangya, arch. Kamen Goranov, Prof. Georgi Bogdanov, Prof. Mykhailo Parashchuk, artist Sami Bidjerano, and others.
In the exhibition “Memorials to the Battle of Varna” residents of Varna and visitors to the city will be able to trace the signs deliberately left behind to ensure that the history of the battle is not forgotten and will also discover the work of numerous public figures and creators who succeeded in preserving an important thread in the shared past of the peoples of the Balkans, Central Europe and Southeastern Europe.
