Museum of Asian and African art in the city of Tryavna is the only such museum in the Balkans.

The museum was founded in the last decade of the XX century .  The exposition consists of 328 items donated by sculptor living in the United States Zlatko Paunovym .  The artist is a graduate of the Art Academy of Sofia, but the love of art in its various manifestations led him through many countries .  Immediately after graduation, he emigrated first to Italy and then - in France, until finally he settled in New York .  During his life, ZA .  Paunov has visited all five continents and an interesting collection of art from different countries .  Special love sculptor nurtures the culture of the East .  Each year, he spent some time in Tibet and Nepal .  Furthermore, Z .  Pointe studied art in China, India, Japan and Indonesia .  In 1993, he returned to his home in Bulgaria .  Caught in Tryavna, he was deeply impressed by how the residents managed to preserve the architecture and appearance of the city the spirit of the Renaissance .  Then he decided to donate his collection to the city .

The museum is located about 400 works of art from Europe, Asia and Africa. Here you can see a large collection dedicated to Buddhist culture: objects of ritual purpose; gilded bronze statues of the gods; manuscript on drevnebirmanskom language, written on palm leaves, which contain fragments of the Buddhist canon Tripitaka; plate with a cut on her prayer-spell "Oh Mani Padme Hum"; made of human bones Kanlin sacred musical instrument, which is used during ceremonies in some Tibetan monasteries, and much more.

In a small collection of items Hindu religion presented figures of deities - Vishnu, Brahma, Lakshmi, Shiva and others.

The Hall of African art exhibited authentic African masks made of wood, fabrics and leather used in various rituals. Of particular interest are the wooden sculptures and paintings depicting the life of the Maasai - semi-nomadic African people.

In 2004 the museum moved to a specially allocated for him in a former public bath on the city side of the river.