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THE FILM "THE INFINITE GARDEN" WAS SCREENED AT FRANCOPHONIE DAYS IN ISRAEL
This year, the Days of Francophonie 2023 in Israel take place from March 1 to 16. They are organized by the French Institute in Israel and the embassies of the member countries of the International Organization of Francophonie (OIF) accredited in the country. The program traditionally includes a film festival, a forum of Francophone sciences, a French dictation competition and literary debates. With the cooperation and help of the State Institute for Culture, Bulgaria participated in the...
CELEBRATION OF THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FULL MEMBERSHIP OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF FRANCOPHONIE
The event is part of the Program to mark the 30th anniversary of the full membership of the Republic of Bulgaria in the International Organization of Francophonie, which is being realized under the patronage of the Vice President of the Republic of Bulgaria Mrs. Iliana Yotova The "Directions" exhibition shows some of the works of artists who have participated in the last eleven years in the international plein air exhibitions organized by the Soleil Foundation within the framework of the...
THE EXHIBITION "THE JEWISH STREET - A RECONSTRUCTION" WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED AT THE REGIONAL HISTORY MUSEUM - SOFIA
A large audience gathered at the Regional History Museum - Sofia on March 9, 2023 for the opening of the "The Jewish Street - a Reconstruction" exhibition. The exhibition is one of the many initiatives initiated and organized by the State Cultural Institute within the framework of the Strategic Cooperation project between Bulgaria and Norway in support of Bulgaria's international commitments to combat anti-Semitism and the preservation of Jewish heritage". The exhibition is also part of the...
MOBILE EXHIBITION WITH POSTERS ON THE THEME "COEXISTENCE" VISITS A NEW BULGARIAN UNIVERSITY
On March 6, a mobile exhibition with posters on the theme "Coexistence" was opened in the space in front of the hall of the New Bulgarian University, the event being one of many planned by the University on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The exhibition of Bulgarian and foreign posters under the title "Coexistence" is part of the traveling expositions of the State Cultural Institute under the Minister of Foreign Affairs,...
Celebration of the National Day of the Republic of Bulgaria in Denmark
The National Day of the Republic of Bulgaria was celebrated in Copenhagen with a classical concert with the participation of the Bulgarian musicians Joanna Kamenarska (violin) and Nadia Dimitrov (piano). The event took place on 02 March 2023 in the concert hall of the Italian Cultural Institute. The celebration was honored by over 100 official guests, including representatives of the Danish Foreign Ministry, the diplomatic corps and Bulgarian educational and cultural organizations in...
THE CELEBRATION OF THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF BULGARIA'S MEMBERSHIP IN THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF FRANCOPHONIE STARTS WITH THE POSTER EXHIBITION
In the month of Francophonie and on the occasion of 30 years of Bulgaria's full membership in the International Organization of the Francophonie, at the invitation of the State Institute for Culture, the poster exhibition "Molière without Borders" is visiting the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and will be available for viewing until the end of April 2023. The collection "Molière without Borders", created by the International Triennial of Stage Poster - Sofia, brings together over...
THE REPRESENTATIVE EXHIBITION "DIPLOMACY AND ART" IS GUESTING ON MARCH 3 AT THE BULGARIAN CULTURAL AND INFORMATION CENTER IN SKOPJE
The representative exhibition "Diplomacy and Art" of paintings from the Art Fund of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be opened in the new space of the Bulgarian Cultural and Information Center in Skopje, on the occasion of the commemoration of the 145th anniversary of the Liberation from Ottoman rule and the National Day of Bulgaria - 3rd of March. The opening was attended by our country's ambassador to the Republic of North Macedonia, Angel Angelov, Mihail Artemontsev - an expert at DKI...
Presentation of the Award for the Best Bulgarian Art Documentary at the 8th Edition of Master Of Art
Within the framework of the 8th edition of the Master of Art film festival, the director of the State Institute for Culture at the Minister of Foreign Affairs - Mrs. Snezhana Joveva-Dimitrova presented the award for the best Bulgarian art documentary, which for the third year is provided by the institute. This year, an international jury chose the Bulgarian-Canadian production with director Borislav Kolev and producer Maria Landova "Teodor Ushev: Invisible Connections" as the winner of the...
The State Institutefor Culture Took Part in the VIII General Assembly of the Global Public Diplomacy Network in Doha, Qatar
Between February 18 and 22, a team from the State Institute for Culture under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs took part in the VIII General Assembly of the Global Public Diplomacy Network (GPDNet) in Doha, Qatar. We remind you that the State Institute for Culture was accepted as a full member of the network in 2021, after receiving an official invitation to submit its application for membership in 2020 through the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in the State of Qatar. During the 8th...
Participation of a Banner from the Exhibition "The Messages of the Cyrillic Alphabet" in the Welcoming of our Polar Ship in Argentina
Our polar ship "St. St. Cyril and Methodius" was welcomed on February 3 in the military port of Mar Del Plata, Argentina. The ship "St. Cyril and Methodius" is part of the 31st Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition, which realized the first voyage of a Bulgarian research vessel to Antarctica in the history of our country. During the official press conference organized on February 4 in connection with the passage of the Bulgarian research vessel through Argentina, which was attended by Ambassador...
EIGHTH EDITION OF "MASTER OF ART" FILM FESTIVAL - IN FEBRUARY IN SOFIA, PLOVDIV, VARNA AND STARA ZAGORA
This year we will anticipate spring and we invite you to a festival from February 10 to March 8, in Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna and Stara Zagora. The festival presents over 50 documentary feature-length and short films in the following categories: Architecture, Design and Fashion, Fine Art, Music and Dance, Literature, Photography, Theatre and Cinema, Contemporary Art and Art and Power. The opening is on February 10 (Friday) at 6:00 p.m. simultaneously at Lumiere Cinema (Sofia), Lucky Cinema House...
Presentation of The Exhibition "Hidden Letters: The Alphabets Of Bulgaria And Korea - Cyrillic And Hangul" in the City of Sejong
With the cooperation of the municipal authorities of the city of Sejong, in the period December 13, 2022 - February 5, 2023, the exhibition "Hidden Letters: The Alphabets Of Bulgaria And Korea - Cyrillic And Hangul" was shown in the City Library of the city. On January 30, 2023, Ambassador Draganov held a meeting with the mayor of Sejong, Choi Minho, and the two visited the exhibition together. During the talks, the possibilities for deepening the established cooperation between the...
The Photographic Exhibition "Directions" can be Viewed until the End of March at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The representative photographic exhibition "Directions" of the State Institute for Culture to the Minister of Foreign Affairs is arranged on the occasion of the global week for harmonious interreligious relations, which is celebrated in February by a decision of the UN General Assembly, since 2011. The decisions of the General Assembly on the occasion of this global initiative are related to the promotion of the culture of peace and non-violence, cultural mutual understanding, harmony and...
Presentation of the Guidebook "For Visitors to the Jewish Quarter in Sofia"
On January 25, 2023, a presentation of the publication "For Visitors to the Jewish Quarter in Sofia" - a guidebook prepared by Ivanka Gezenko, an expert at the State Agency Archives - took place in the Regional History Museum - Sofia. The publication was prepared as part of the program of the State Institute for Culture at the Minister of Foreign Affairs under the initiative "Strategic cooperation between Bulgaria and Norway in support of Bulgaria's international commitments to combat...
POSTER EXHIBITION OT THE THEME OF “COEXISTENCE” IS ON DISPLAY AT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGH AFFAIRS
On the occasion of January 27 - the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a poster exposition of Bulgarian and foreign poster artists entitled COEXISTENCE is exhibited at the Ministry of foreign affairs. COEXISTENCE - without violence, without hate speech, without assault on human dignity is the theme of the posters specially selected from the fund of the International Triennial of the Stage Poster – Sofia. The exhibition is part of the traveling expositions of the State Institute...
The State Institute for Culture - Officially Registered As A Cultural Organization In The Register Of The Ministry Of Culture
Since the beginning of this year, the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs, after applying according to the prescribed procedure, has already been registered as a cultural organization in the Register of Cultural Organizations, which is managed and led by the Ministry of Culture. This is a very important step in the strategic development of the Institute, after in 2021 it was accepted as an official full member of the EUNIC network - European Network of...