The public collection is dedicated to the bagpipe art and the folk craft of making bagpipes in Bulgaria
Explore the exhibition
The installation "Wall of 333 "Kaba" Bagpipes" represents a collection of the names of all gaida players who participated in setting the Guinness World Record...
Listen to our stories
A bagpipe player saved soldiers from execution by playing a Rhodopean song as his last wish...
Discover Stoykite Village
The village of Stoykite is the center of the Rhodope bagpipe tradition, which has its vivid manifestations in the faces of dozens of bagpipers, whose craftsmanship is respected and remembered.
From Stoykite comes the folklorist Apostol Kisyov, who in 1961 created, led, and conducted the famous orchestra "100 Kaba Bagpipes". The core of this musical formation is made up of musicians from Stoykite.