In the old Sliven neighbourhood "Deli Balta"
is situated the house where the distinguished poet,
educator and church figure Dobri Chintulov lived
up to 1886.
The house was built in the 1850s by the two brothers
Ivan and Dobri Cintulovi quite near the house where
they were born. It has the typical architecture of
the period - an open, unsymmetrical two-storeyed house
with wooden projecting parts of the verandah and balconies
hanging above a large cobbled yard.
In the middle of 1970s the house was completely
restored and a museum exposition was opened there.
The photographs and documents, the belongings
of the poet and the recreated typical atmosphere of
the period reveal important stages of the life and
social and creative activities of Dobri Chintulov.
The books from his personal collection, textbooks
and reference books shown there give us information
about the activities in the sphere of the education
and culture in Sliven during the Revival period.
There is a solemn ceremony every year in the
house where the name of the winner of the special
Dobri Chintulov award for literature and art is written
in a special place on the wall. This award is given
to distinguished figures of literature and culture
on the day of Sliven - 26th October, the day of its
patron saint St. Dimitar.
