HOUSE OF HUMOUR AND SATIRE Gabrovo, BULGARIA

TOURIST INFORMATION

Why are Gabrovians the butt of their own jokes?
How does one set one's watch right by Gabrovo "Mean" Time?
Where in Gabrovo can two have coffee served in one two-handled cup?
How curved is your image in the curved mirror?
Is it true that after the Fall Adam and Eve settled down in Gabrovo?
Where can one get cups for uninvited guests?

TO FIND THE RIGHT ANSWERS, VISIT THE HOUSE OF HUMOUR AND SATIRE IN PERSON!

And also:
- humorous art from the world over
- cartoons, paintings, photographs, sculpture, etc.; carnival masks, costumes and accessories;
- authentic African masks and ritual plastic art;
- The Garden of Eden through the eyes of Adam and Eve;
- Satirical murals from twenty Bulgarian monasteries;
- Monumental statues made of scrap - Tricky Peter, Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, Charlie Chaplin and the Tower of Babel;

THE LATEST TOURIST ATTRACTION!!!

From March 2007 on visitors to the town of Gabrovo and the House of Humour and Satire who are willing to become part of the inimitable Gabrovo carnival and to take back home a precious memento can do that jumping into either of the costumes and having a photograph taken on the backdrop of the enchanting exhibition room 8 "Long Live the Carnival". The costumes are kindly provided by the chief scenario-man of the Gabrovo carnival Mr. Slavi Bonev while the Long Live the Carnival exhibtion is an incontestable evidenece of the undying carnival traditions all over the world.

Should you decide to take a piece of

Gabrovo humour away with you, don't pass by the

SOUVENIR SHOP. This is the one and only place where you can find unique Gabrovo souvenirs (1/2 coffee-cups, utensils for unwelcomed guests, Gabrovo beer mugs, clocks that work counter-clockwise, white and black statues of cats, cups for reading one's future, Forget-it ash-trays, cups for moustached men, tapped eggs, etc.), as well as a variety of HHS publications. Only here can tourists buy the latest publication of GABROVO HUMOUR - ANECDOTES AND JOKES ABOUT GABROVIANS in 5 languages and an apron with Gabrovo recipes to survive an economic crisis.

CONFERENCE HALL

The insiders have dubbed it the Giraffes' Hall, but in fact, it is a multifunctional space designed for carrying out diverse activities - from political meetings and discussions to literary readings and presentations of new authors and books, children's festivities, seminars and workshops for NGOs, etc. The conference hall can seat 100 people, and is equipped with a video-screen and modern audio-and-video facilities. The hall can be hired out on request.

For contacts:

HHSStudio offers production of complete musical products; mixing and processing of ready audio-recordings; interior and exterior sounding; audio-and-video recording of press-conferences, seminars, workshops, etc. The audio-and-video collection of the HHSStudio houses noteworthy interviews and artistic portraits of outstanding creators of humour, as well as recordings of all public events of the House of Humour and Satire.

For contacts:

LIDER Restaurant

Open every day from 7:00 p.m. until 4:00 a.m., the restaurant offers Bulgarian cuisine dishes, salads, fast-made dishes, mature drinks, etc. Live Bulgarian folk music and a DJ cater for the high spirits of the visitors. Frescos after Gabrovo anecdotes painted by Bulgarian artists Boris Dimovski decorate the restaurant ceiling.
For contacts: GSM /+359/ /0/895000709


HOUSE OF HUMOUR AND SATIRE - GABROVO WORKING HOURS
Summertime (Apr. 1 - Oct. 31) Open: 9.00 a.m.- 6.00 p.m. (every day)	Wintertime (Nov.1 - Mar. 31) Open: 9.00 a.m.- 6.00 p.m. Closed: Sundays
The House of Humour and Satire is closed on the following public holidays observed all over the Republic of Bulgaria: January 1, March 3, Easter holidays (Sunday & Monday), May 1, 6, 24, September 6, 22, December 24, 25, 26 DOORS OPEN DAYS April 1 - Birthday of the House of Humour and Satire and GABROVO Planet September 19 - European Heritage Day November 11 - Opening of the carnival season
SEVICE CHARGES ADMISSION CHARGES 1. ADULTS 2. SCHOOLCHILDREN , STUDENTS, PENSIONERS 4. FAMILY TICKET (with children under 18) 4. CHILDREN UP TO 7 YRS., CHILDREN FROM SOCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS 5. HANDICAPPED PEOPLE Upon concluding a visit agreement for groups of over 10 tourists, the museum offers a discount. GUIDED TOUR (in English, German, French or Russian)	3.00 Lv. 1.50 Lv. 6.00Lv. NO CHARGE NO CHARGE 10.00 Lv.
TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS (with photographic and video camera)
TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS in the Roots of Gabrovo Humour and Gabrovo Planet exhibition rooms Amateur Photographing Professional Photographing GIRAFFES' ROOM RENTAL - without technical facilities - with technical facilities MULTI-CHANNEL RECORDING AT THE SOUND-RECORDING STUDIO	NO CHARGE 8.00 Lv. 100.00 Lv./hr 50.00 Lv/hr 70.00 Lv/hr 10.00 Lv/hr
The admission charges were adopted by Resolution No 254 of the Gabrovo City Council of December 23^rd, 2008 and become effective as of January 1^st, 2009. THE MUSEUM IS ACCESSIBLE TO DISABLED PEOPLE.

PARKING

Individual and group tourists can use the free-of-charge parking lot opposite the building of the House of Humour and Satire

For CONTATCS and REQUESTS:

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Museum HOUSE OF HUMOUR AND SATIRE
68, Bryanska St., 5300 Gabrovo
Tel: 066/807229, 804945, 807248; Fax: 066/806989
e-mail: humorhouse@globcom.net; humorhouse@mail.bg
http://www.humorhouse.bg

TOURIST OFFER

THE WONDERS OF GABROVO THRIFT
A thematic guided tour of the central part of Gabrovo
(designed for organized groups of tourists and available on request)

Starting point: Museum HOUSE OF HUMOUR AND SATIRE and the Park of Laughter

Route to be followed:

- Monument to Racho the Blacksmith in the River Yantra
- Bridges spanning the river decorated with thematic sculpture compositions
- Aprilov-Palauzov Community Centre
- Two clock-towers on the main square
- Monument to Chardafon the Great
- Two side-by-side bridges over the river
- Along the course of the carnival procession in the central part of the town: Vazrazhdane square, Regional Library, House of Culture, Aprilov High School and the National Museum of Education, Regional History Museum, the Church of the Assumption of Our Lady, the St. Petka of Gabrovo Chapel, Dechkov House, the Holy Trinity Cathedral , the Old Clock-tower, Mai 1st. 1876 square.
- Decorative wall panel featuring local practices to economize

Visitors will learn interesting details about the aforementioned Gabrovo sights and buildings along the route of the carnival procession.
This special service is offered to organized groups of Bulgarian and foreign tourists. Requests should be made 3 days prior to the visit and addressed to the House of Humour and Satire; charges are paid at the museum ticket-office.

Adults - 3.00 Lv
Schoolchildren, students and pensioners - 1.50 Lv
Guided tour in Russian, English, German and French - 10.00 Lv