Collect Gallery

Collect Gallery Contemporary art galleries based in Sofia, Istanbul and Limnos +359 Gallery is the newest place for contemporary art in Sofia.

27 May marks the final day of Gallery +359 at the Water Tower in Sofia, as it continues its journey as part of Collect G...
09/06/2026

27 May marks the final day of Gallery +359 at the Water Tower in Sofia, as it continues its journey as part of Collect Gallery.

Over the last decade, this space was dedicated to contemporary art — a place for exhibitions, encounters, experiments, and conversations between artists, curators, collectors, and audiences.

During this period, Gallery +359 realized more than 60 exhibitions featuring over 100 artists, alongside performances, lectures, and numerous cultural events that transformed the Water Tower into one of Sofia’s distinctive spaces for contemporary art.

What began as a single gallery gradually evolved into a wider network of projects, collaborations, and spaces extending beyond national borders.

Collect Gallery brings together our spaces, projects, and future initiatives within a shared structure dedicated to the development of contemporary art and the culture of collecting.

This transformation is not an ending, but an evolution — one that allows us to expand our vision beyond exhibition-making alone and to build lasting relationships between artists, artworks, collectors, and communities.

We extend our deepest gratitude to all artists, curators, collectors, partners, and visitors who became part of the history of Gallery +359 at the Water Tower throughout these years. The Water Tower remains an important part of our story.

Stay tuned for our upcoming projects.
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Collect Gallery
Sofia — Istanbul — Limnos

Collect Gallery brings together our spaces, projects, and future initiatives within a shared structure dedicated to the ...
09/06/2026

Collect Gallery brings together our spaces, projects, and future initiatives within a shared structure dedicated to the development of contemporary art and the culture of collecting.

This transformation is not an ending, but an evolution — one that allows us to expand our vision beyond exhibition-making alone and to build lasting relationships between artists, artworks, collectors, and communities.

We extend our deepest gratitude to all artists, curators, collectors, partners, and visitors who became part of the history of Gallery +359 at the Water Tower throughout these years. The Water Tower remains an important part of our story.

Stay tuned for our upcoming projects.
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Collect Gallery
Sofia — Istanbul — Limnos

Our Locations:

Charta, Sofia
12 Vrabcha str., Bg

MHG, Sofia
51 Vasil Levski blvd., BG

Collect, Istanbul
Yeni Çarşı Cd. No:8, Beyoğlu, TR

Limnos Land Art
Keros, Limnos, GR

The Slave MarketThere are three large-size photos, depicting auctions of women. In two of them, the auctioneers are wear...
01/04/2026

The Slave Market

There are three large-size photos, depicting auctions of women. In two of them, the auctioneers are wearing antique himation, while the bidders are clothed rather contemporary. Whereas the women are mostly undressed and they are evidently ashamed. In these photos, the artist reinterprets paintings by Jean-Léon Gérôme from the second half of the 19th century. With his style of the academic realism, the French artist displayed the current scientific state of knowledge about antiquity. Once again, tradition and modernity meet. The paintings are transferred into a contemporary medium: photography. Moreover, Nasr changes the perspective: while Gérôme displayed the European idea of oriental behaviour, the Egypt artist looks at European art history from his position.

In Petro Beads, Moataz Nasr strings together perforated and illuminated gas containers to form an oversized strand of pr...
25/03/2026

In Petro Beads, Moataz Nasr strings together perforated and illuminated gas containers to form an oversized strand of prayer beads. The industrial tanks — symbols of fossil fuel wealth and global energy economies — are transformed into objects associated with religious devotion, creating a powerful visual metaphor for the relationship between petro-capital and religion.

The containers are carefully perforated and painted, allowing the light inside to glow outward and cast patterns reminiscent of traditional metal lamps found across North Africa and the Middle East. Although made from recycled industrial materials, the work recalls long-standing artisanal traditions and devotional objects used in spiritual rituals. This transformation from utilitarian gas vessels into luminous beads creates a striking tension between industry and spirituality.

By merging these two worlds, Nasr reflects on how economic power derived from natural resources can shape religious institutions and practices. At the same time, the light glowing from within the containers suggests that spirituality itself persists, even when surrounded by structures of power and wealth.

MIA Photo Fair BNP Paribas is not just an event – it is a place for encounters, discoveries, and conversations around co...
25/03/2026

MIA Photo Fair BNP Paribas is not just an event – it is a place for encounters, discoveries, and conversations around contemporary photography.

We are pleased to share that Gallery +359 took part in this year’s edition, where we presented a selection of works by Moataz Nasr.

Address

12 Vrabcha Str
Sofia
1000

Opening Hours

Thursday 15:00 - 19:00
Friday 15:00 - 19:00
Saturday 15:00 - 19:00

Telephone

+359887226651

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