In 2019, a cooperation agreement was signed between the National Endowment Fund "13 Centuries of Bulgaria" and the State Institute for Culture to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The two institutions will partner on significant initiatives in the field of culture and on projects that bring together and promote the cultural and historical heritage in European and regional scope. The fourth edition of the International Youth Festival "River of Tolerance", which NEF "13 Centuries of Bulgaria"...

  On June 10, 2021, the State Institute of Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs was accepted as a full member of the EU National Institutes for Culture - EUNIC and thus stood next to the Ministry of Culture as a representative in the network on the Bulgarian side.  Membership was unanimously approved by EUNIC members at the General Assembly of the Network, held in Toledo, Spain in a hybrid format. The Sate Institute for Culture's membership in EUNIC expands the...

The joint projects with the International Triennial of Stage Poster are presentations of the exposition "From A to Y & Z", presented in the Bulgarian diplomatic missions. The State Institute for Culture participates in one of the discussion forums of the Triennial program. The traveling exhibitions of the state Institute for Culture projects of the Triennial such as "Authors and Posters", dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Bulgarian cinema, "Through the eyes of the poster from the...

Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" is the first Bulgarian high academic school establishment. Its history is an embodiment and a continuation of the centurylong cultural and educational tradition of the Bulgarian nation. The State Institute for Culture and the Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" partner through the National Research Program "Cultural and Historical Heritage, National Memory and Social Development"  in the preparation and implementation of nationally...

The Global Public Diplomacy Network was established in 2014 in Seoul, as a platform that aims to contribute to the international community through initiatives of the cultural, academic and civic communities, supporting and contributing to international cooperation. Members of the Global Public Diplomacy Network (GPDNet) have dedicated their work to public and cultural diplomacy in their countries, which has an important global dimension. At the 7th General Assembly of the Global Public...

The initiative "Strategic cooperation between Bulgaria and Norway in support of Bulgaria's international commitments to combat anti-Semitism and the preservation of Jewish heritage" is an initiative implemented by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in partnership with the "Norwegian Center for Holocaust and Minority Studies" from donor side and with the Diplomatic Institute and the State Cultural Institute under the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria, on the Bulgarian...

The project "Literary Exchange - Ambassadors of Bulgarian Literature" of the State Institute for Culture to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs aims to expand professional contacts between authors and translators of contemporary Bulgarian literature. A key partner in this direction is the Elizabeth Kostova Foundation, which promotes and assists in the translations and publications of Bulgarian writers abroad. An example of successful cooperation between the foundation and the State Institute for...

The Union of Bulgarian Artists is a traditional partner of the State Institute for Culture. Since its inception, the Institute has supported two of the world-famous international forums of the Union of Bulgarian Artists - the International Biennial of Graphics - Sofia and the International Triennial of the Stage Poster - Sofia.The joint project "Cartoonists", created on the initiative of the state Institute for Culture, marks 25 years since the beginning of the democratic changes in the...