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Organization of the exhibition "The Light of the Letters" and a celebration by occasion of the Day of the Bulgarian Enlightener in Greater Toronto
The Consulate General of the Republic of Bulgaria in Toronto, together with the Canadian-Bulgarian Foundation for Cultural Heritage and Art, organized a solemn celebration of the Day of People's Awakeners. The event took place on November 6 in one of the halls of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church "St. St. Cyril and Methodius", attended by over 50 representatives of the Bulgarian community in the Greater Toronto Area. The Consulate General presented the exhibition "The Light of Letters"....
Presentation of New Books at the Mission Gallery
The National Scientific Program "Cultural-Historical Heritage, National Memory and Social Development" with the courtesy of the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs invites you to the presentation of its latest publications: "CORPUS OF THE DECORATED SLAVIC MANUSCRIPTS IN THE NATIONAL LIBRARY "ST. ST. CYRIL AND METHODIUS", X/XI-XIV CENTURY. VOL. 1. PART 1. PSALTER, GOSPEL, APOSTLES" WITH AUTHOR ELIZABETA MUSAKOVA and "OLD TESTAMENT BOOKS IN THE SLAVIC...
Opening of an Exhibition On The Occasion Of 60 Years Of Diplomatic Relations Between Bulgaria and Algeria
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikolay Milkov opened an exhibition dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Bulgaria and the Democratic and People's Republic of Algeria, in the presence of representatives of the diplomatic corps, members of the public and journalists. The exhibition was organized by the Embassy of the Democratic and People's Republic of Algeria in Sofia, together with the State Institute for Culture of the...
Official Opening Of The Jubilee Tenth Edition Of The International Triennial Of Stage Poster-Sofia
On November 1, the official opening of the tenth anniversary edition of the International Triennial of Stage Poster-Sofia will take place in the National Palace of Culture. Founded in 1994 by Bojidar Ikonomov (1943-2016), Bojidar Ionov and Albena Spasova, today the Triennale is among the authoritative international poster platforms and the only exhibition focused on posters created especially for the cultural scene. The tenth edition differs from all the previous ones, not only because the...
The representative exhibition "Diplomacy and Art" opened at the National Gallery in Skopje
The representative exhibition "Diplomacy and Art" of the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs opened in the National Gallery in Skopje, which successfully attracted admirers of contemporary Bulgarian art, diplomats and the media. In 2022, the exhibition "Diplomacy and Art" was successfully presented in the National Museum of Montenegro in Cetinje and in the Museum of Literature and Theater Art in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The exhibition, including...
The Exhibition Diplomacy and Art II Opens in Skopje
The second part of the exhibition "Diplomacy and Art" will be opened at the National Gallery of the Republic of North Macedonia in Skopje on October 26, 2022. Partners in the implementation of the project are the Bulgarian Cultural and Information Center in Skopje and BTA. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bulgaria has been developing, for decades on end, a fine art collection, which is remarkable in terms of both volume and artistic quality. The building of the Ministry in Sofia...
The Palace of Culture in Tunis - Host of a Bulgarian Event
On October 21, 2022, Ambassador Veselin Dyankov and the Director of the State Institute for Culture Snezhana Joveva opened the Days of Bulgarian Cinema at the Palace of Culture in Tunis with the Director of the Tunisian Cinema Center Khaled Azek. The event was attended by the first diplomats of Germany, Argentina, the Czech Republic, as well as other guests. Within the framework of the film festival, the feature films "The Foreigner" (2012) by director Niki Iliev and two films by...
The Traveling Exhibition "Miraculous Icons and Holy Relics of the Balkans" at the Pontifical Gregorian University
The traveling exhibition "Miraculous Icons and Holy Relics of the Balkans" of the State Institute for Culture of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria is on display at the Pontifical Gregorian University, the most prestigious higher education institution of the Vatican, where nearly 3,000 students from 125 nationalities study in 14 faculties led by 334 teachers. The opening of the exhibition was held on Monday, October 17 at 6:00 p.m. in the university hall, while the 25...
Days of Bulgarian Cinema in Tunisia
In the period October 21-23, Days of Bulgarian Cinema will be held in Tunis. The project was implemented at the initiative of the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Tunisia in cooperation with the State Institute for Culture of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Culture of Tunisia and the Tunisian Cinema Center. The event is hosted by the Palace of Culture in Tunis. Within three days, 3 documentaries and 3 contemporary Bulgarian films will be presented. The panorama of...
Bulgarian films in the first edition of the Festival of European Cinema and Democratic Values - FESCIVAL, Segovia
The Bulgarian Embassy in Madrid will participate in the 1st Festival of European Cinema and Democratic Values - FESCIVAL, which will be held from October 19 to 23 in the city of Segovia. The festival is organized by EUNIC-Madrid (a network of the cultural institutes of the EU Member States), the Bulgarian Embassy in Madrid and the "Valsaín" Foundation, and is aimed at promoting European values. The diverse film program includes two of the most successful Bulgarian...
Presentation of the Exhibition "Hidden Letters: Alphabets of Bulgaria and Korea - Cyrillic and Hangul"
In the period September 28 - November 18, 2022, the Embassy in Seoul, the Korea Foundation and the Center for Bulgarian Studies at Hankuk University will present the exhibition "Hidden Letters: The Alphabets of Bulgaria and Korea - Cyrillic and Hangul" in the gallery of the Korea Foundation in Seoul. The exhibition presents the "Hidden Letters" project of the "Read Sofia" Foundation through 6 of the original benches in the shape of the unique letters of the Cyrillic alphabet - Д, Б,...
Exhibition Dedicated to 800 Years of the Founding of the Rock Monastery "St. Archangel Michael" Near S. Ivanovo - Monument in the List of UNESCO
At the foyer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria on the occasion of initiatives marking the month of Bulgarian Enlighters will be presented the exhibition "800 years since the foundation of the rock monastery "St. Archangel Michael" near the village of Ivanovo", which will remain there until the end of November. The poster exhibition was realized by a team of the Regional Historical Museum - Ruse, on the occasion of the holding of the international scientific...
The Exhibition
The poster exhibition "Miracle Icons and Holy Relics of the Balkans" will be presented on October 6 in the "Ambrosiana" library in Milan by the partners of the State Institute for Culture - medievalist researchers from the Center for Slavic-Byzantine Studies "Prof. Ivan Duichev" at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski", within the framework of scientific readings, which take place from October 6 to 9, 2022. They are dedicated to the veneration of the Mother of God in the Slavic...
The Ambassador of Spain Closed the Exhibition
On September 29 the extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain in our country, His Excellency Alejandro Polanco closed the exhibition "The Image of Don Quixote Through the Ages. Publications from the collection of the National Library" officially prepared by the Embassy and our National Library. The exposition was exhibited in the representative space of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for nearly two months. Deputy Minister Kostadin Kodjabashev, diplomats and guests...
Bulgarian kuker costume for the symbol of Brussels - Manneken Pis
On September 26, the ceremony for awarding the Bulgarian costume to the famous symbol of Brussels - Manneken Pis took place. The Bulgarian ambassador to Belgium, Plamen Bonchev, presented the specially made clothes to the local government in the town hall building in the Belgian capital. The sculpture of Mannequin Peace put on a cook costume. The first Bulgarian costume was made in 2007 on the occasion of our country joining the European Union. Among those present at the event was the designer...
The Exhibition "The Light of Letters" is presented in Vancouver, British Colombia
The first of its kind exhibition in the province of British Colombia, which tells of the glorious history of the Bulgarian alphabet - "The Light of the Letters", successfully took place in Vancouver on the Day of Independence of the Republic of Bulgaria - September 22. The exhibition was organized by the Consulate General of the Republic of Bulgaria in Toronto with the assistance of the Embassy and the Bulgarian-Canadian Society in British Colombia. 13 works dedicated to the Bulgarian...