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Memorial Plaque to the Noted Bulgarian Sculptor Atanas Kachamakov and his Wife Alexandra in the USA
On 12/19/2022, the Consulate General of the Republic of Bulgaria in Los Angeles placed a memorial plaque to the noted and talented sculptor Atanas Kachamakov and his wife Alexandra at La Sierra University in Riverside. The Kachamakovs have donated half of their property to this university, which in turn provides a scholarship bearing their name to outstanding students. Atanas Kachamakov (1898 – 1988) was a Bulgarian sculptor who fulfilled the American dream with a successful career in...
THE CAMPAIGN OF BNR "THE BULGARIAN AMBASSADORS OF CULTURE" IS HELD FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW
For the second year in a row, the Bulgarian National Radio organized the "Bulgarian Ambassadors of Culture" campaign. This year, the campaign is being held under the patronage of Vice President Iliana Yotova. Its purpose is to honor distinguished Bulgarian writers, poets, playwrights, artists, actors, singers and composers, representatives of the art of dance and others, who with their creativity in 2022 cross the geographical borders of our country. These are world-class artists who make our...
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year - 2023
Dear colleagues, partners and friends! The State Institute for Culture to the Minister of Foreign Affairs presents its best wishes for the upcoming Holiday Season! We are pleased to send a virtual musical greeting to all Bulgarians and friends of Bulgaria around the world. In the specially realized video, part of the partnership interaction between the State Institute for Culture of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Bulgarian National Radio, a song from the repertoire of the children's...
Presentation of a selection of posters from the exhibition "The Letters of Bulgaria - Alphabet of Europe" in Budapest
Following the successful opening on November 8, 2022 of the poster exhibition "Letters of Bulgaria Alphabet of Europe" at the Bulgarian Cultural Institute Budapest, the Embassy in Budapest in partnership with the organizers of the International Triennial of the Stage Poster received a copy of the exhibition. To mark the finale of the 10th Triennial of the Stage Poster – Sofia, a selection of the posters were displayed on the fence of the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in...
The Group XXL is Visiting the National Gallery of the Republic of North Macedonia with the Support of the State Institute for Culture
The National Gallery of the Republic of North Macedonia (Multimedia Center "Mala Stanitsa") presents the group XXL, created in 1994, in Sofia. The opening of the exhibition will take place on December 15 at 6 p.m. After decades of mutual ignorance (or partial knowledge) of the current art processes of both countries, we see this exhibition as another step towards lasting cooperation in the field of culture. In 1994, the founders of the group were Svilen Stefanov, Gennady Gatev, Huben...
Increased Interest In The Days Of Bulgarian Culture In Senegal
In the representative hall of the University Library of one of the largest and most prestigious universities in Africa - "Sheikh Anta Diop" (UCAD), on December 8, the phototype exhibition of the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs "Bulgarian Monuments Under The Protection Of Unesco" was opened ". The first Days of Bulgarian Culture are being held in the capital of Senegal, Dakar. The event is with the participation of the host University, the Faculty of Classical...
Days of Bulgarian Culture in Dakar, Senegal
In the first days of December in the capital of Senegal Dakar, the first days of Bulgarian culture will be held. The events will start with the opening of a representative phototype exhibition of the State Institute for Culture of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, dedicated to "Bulgarian Monuments under the Protection of UNESCO ". The Bulgarian delegation, in which the director of the State Institute for Culture Snezhana Yoveva-Dimitrova, Prof. Madeleine Danova, Dean of the Faculty of Classical...
Visit of the Director of the State Institute for Culture in Ankara
On 28.11.2022, the Embassy of Bulgaria in Turkey hosted an international group of students - participants in a project under the Erasmus+ program on the topic "Sustainable Green Future" with the Bulgarian partner Bridges - Eastern European Forum for Dialogue. Within the framework of the meeting, a special presentation was organized - a lecture by the director of the State Institute for Culture to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria, Mrs. Snezhana Joveva, who presented more significant...
Watch 20 Bulgarian films for free in the next 3 weeks
For the third year in a row, the State Institute for Culture at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the streaming platform Gledam.bg are pleased to present the online festival for Bulgarian films, which will be available on your screens for three weeks – from November 28 to December 18, 2022. The entire film program of BG Screen Online is completely free of charge at any time of the day, from anywhere in the world, including Bulgaria. BG Screen Online presents a diverse selection of...
The Bulgarian film "Fear" participates in the 37th European Film Festival in Canada
The Bulgarian film Fear (2020) by the director Ivaylo Hristov participates in the 37th edition of the traditional European film festival in Canada, which takes place from November 17 - December 10, 2022. The Bulgarian production is included in the program of the festival with three screenings – in Ottawa, Toronto, and Vancouver. Traditionally organized by the EU Delegation in Ottawa in partnership with the Canadian Film Institute in Ottawa, the European Film Festival in Toronto, the...
The Bulgarian film “Bubblegum” participates in the 34th European Film Festival in Amman
On November 19, 2022, at 8:00 p.m. in Haya Cultural Center in Amman the presentation of the Bulgarian film Bubblegum (2017, dir. Stanislav Todorov) took place as part of the traditional annual European Film Festival in Jordan, organized with the support of the EU and the European Union National Institutes for Culture - EUNIC. This year’s 34th edition was scheduled in November 13-25. It features 16 films from EU member states - Belgium, France, Italy, Cyprus, Romania, Germany,...
Избрана колекция от ,,Града на художниците'' гостува в МВнР
По покана на Държавния културен институт към министъра на външните работи в официалните пространства на Министерството на външните работи гостува отбрана колекция от Художествената галерия в Казанлък. „По този начин изкуството ни става достояние до по-широк кръг публики – до политици, дипломати, гости на министерството.“ – това сподели директорът на ХГ Казанлък д-р Пламен Петров по време на официалната му визита в министерството, придружен от екип на ДКИ. Като...
"Ambassadors of the Initiative" seminar programme
The State Institute for Culture held on November 21 and 22, 2022 a seminar program "Ambassadors of the initiative". The project is part of 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". The participants are young leaders of public opinion - journalists from national media, representatives of the non-governmental sector and the diplomatic service, of...
Изложба „Чудотворни икони и свети мощи на Балканите“ беше открита в Университет по библиотекознание и информационни технологии
По инициатива и покана на Института за анализи и оценки на информационната среда в туризма, Катедра „Култура, историческо наследство и туризъм” към Университет по библиотекознание и информационни технологии и Българския туристически съюз, Държавният културен институт към Министъра на външните работи гостува с постерна изложба „Чудотворни икони и свети мощи на Балканите“, която се откри днес. Събитието бе уважено от зам.-министър на туризма доц....
Opening of the Exhibition
On November 14, at 12:00 p.m., the exhibition "The Shared Art Of The Balkans - Traditions and Modernity" will be officially opened in the building of the art gallery, located in the building of the town hall of District Bruchko. The event was organized on the initiative of the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Bosnia and Herzegovina, National Endowment Fund "13 Centuries Bulgaria" and with the courtesy of the State Institute for Culture of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic...
The State Institute for Culture is a Partner of the Seventh Edition of the
The official opening of the seventh edition of the "Poetry on the Subway" project took place on November 15, 2022, Tuesday, at 6:30 p.m. in the Ancient Cultural and Communication Complex "Serdika" - under the dome of Largoto. The project was presented by Prof. Amelia Licheva, editor-in-chief of "Literaturen Vestnik" and Ivona Yakushko-Dudka, director of the Polish Institute. The representatives of the institutions and embassies participating in this year's edition, as well as the...