In the area of education and culture, Shumen upholds its position as a leading city. Helped along the path by donors and with some help from the state it has created a wide network of schools for every degree. The city is among the innovators in educational studies in Bulgaria - here there are organizations in the field of educational and later a school and institute for the study of education.
In the city there are several professional cultural institutions - a dramatic theatre, philharmonics, a large library, several cultural centers, art galleries and a rich historical museum with contemporary exhibitions. The museum are complementary ranging from four memorial house-museums and an archeological museum to the Shumen fortress.
In honour of 1300 years of the Bulgaria state, the impressive memorial complex, "Founders of the Bulgarian State" was discovered which has become a symbol of the city.
| Regional Historical Museum Dechko Lechev - Director |
19 Slavyanski Blvd. 5 74 10; 800 626; 5 54 87-ext. 24 |
| Dramatics Theatre "Vasil Drumev" Rada Spasova - Director, Diyana Hristova |
Slavyanki Blvd. 5 73 84; 800 275 |
| Durjavna Philharmonic - Shumen Stanislav Ushev - Director, Head Artistic Instructor and Head Conductor |
Slavyanski Blvd. No. 17 800 267 |
| Regional Library "Stiliyan Chilingirov" Zdravka Kukshkova - Director |
Slavyanski Blvd. 5 70 93, 5 68 09 |
| Youth Center Antonin Gorchev |
800 304 |
| Complex "Founders of the Bulgarian State" Svetlana Djankova |
5 21 07 |
| United School of Crafts Nadejda Vasileva |
5 70 51 |
| United Children’s Complex Bistra Vatsova, Veselina Slavcheva |
6 00 56, 6 27 72, 6 26 96 |
| National Cultural Centers | |
| "Dobri Voinikov" Established in 1856 3 artistic collectives, 4 Clubs Rositsa Nikolova - secretary |
Vuzrajdane Square No. 4 5 23 17, 800 281, 800 280 |
| "Stiliyan Chilingirov" Established in 1963 3 artistic collectives, two schools, 3 special interest clubs Nina Boyadjieva - secretary |
Grivitsa Square 800 334 |
| "Napreduk" Established in 1869 2 artistic collectives, 5 special interest clubs, ballet school "Roberta" Nadya Radenkova - secretary |
P. Volov St. No. 2 6 26 27 |
| "Todor Petkov" Established in 1963 2 ensembles, 2 special interest clubs, 4 schools Asen Mutafchiev - secretary |
Madara Blvd. No. 22 830 572 |
| "Boyan Penev" Established in 1949 2 collectives, 1 special interest club, 6 schools Violeta Papzova - secretary |
Trakia quarter, Odrin St. No. 12 6 89 41 |
| "Asen Zlatarov" Established in 1872 3 collectives, 2 clubs Dora Cherneva - secretary |
Divdyadovo quarter 2 26 73 |
| "Nazum Hikmet" Established in 1858 2 collectives Hurten Remzi - secretary |
Rakovski St. No. 37 3 40 58 |
| "Probuda" Established in 1953 2 collectives Zlatina Petrova - secretary |
Gen. Skobelev St. No. 33 |
| "Prosveta" Established in 1926 1 collective Atanas Nanev - secretary |
Makak quarter 545 387 |
| "Ekipe" | 3 74 94 |
| "Otets Paisii" | Mutnitsa quarter |
Galleries | |
| Gallery of the Association of Shumen Artists Dimitrina Kavalska |
Tsar Osvoboditel St. 5 38 09 |
| Art Gallery "Elena Karamihailova" | Tsar Ivan Alexander St. 830 673 |
| Private Gallery "Epsilon" | Vuzrajdane Square 5 49 10 |