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The Еxhibition “Miraculous Icons and Holy Relics of the Balkans” Opened in Kyustendil
At the beginning of the second day of the Sixteenth World Meeting of the Bulgarian media in Kyustendil, the exhibition "Miraculous Icons and Holy Relics of the Balkans" was opened. The media meeting continues symbolically from the Rila Monastery, said at the opening General Director of BTA Kiril Valchev, pointing out the most valuable icon in the Rila Monastery - the miraculous icon "The Virgin Mary Odigitria". "The whole exhibition comes to show us what the Balkans are most connected with,...
The Exhibition "Miraculous Icons and Holy Relics in the Balkans" in the Program of the Sixteenth World Meeting of the Bulgarian Media
The exhibition "Miraculous Icons and Holy Relics of the Balkans" will be presented at the Art Gallery "Vladimir Dimitrov - The Master" in Kyustendil from 18 to 31 October as an accompanying program to the 16th World Meeting of Bulgarian Media, which will be held at the Rila Monastery and in Kyustendil between 16 and 18 October. The exhibition is a new visual project, presenting a story about iconic icons, on which the State Institute for Culture is working together with a team of medieval...
THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROJECT "MARK AND VERSE" PRESENTED AT THE MISSION GALLERY
On October 13, 2021, the project of the production company "Compote Collective" - 12 animated films based on contemporary Bulgarian poetic texts, was presented with a book-album in the gallery of the State Institute for Culture. The State Institute for Culture has been a partner of the „Mark and Verse“ project for several years now by presenting some of the films in the programs of the Bulgarian diplomatic missions, said Ms. Snezhana Yoveva-Dimitrova, director of the Institute, in...
“The Medea Element” at the European Film Festival in Stockholm
On October 10, 2021, the screening of the Bulgarian documentary film “The Medea Element”, directed by Nayo Titzin, took place at “Zita Folkets Bio” Cinema in Stockholm. The Bulgarian film was part of the program of the European Film Festival in Stockholm (October 8-10, 2021), organized jointly by the Association of European National Cultural Institutes (EUNIC) in Stockholm, the Representation of the European Commission in Stockholm, as well as the embassies of EU Member...
Bulgarian Рarticipation in the European Children's Festival in Washington
Kids Euro Fest is one of the largest performing arts festivals for children in the United States and presents a number of interactive online and face-to-face events in October. Bulgaria participates with a short video in the fourteenth edition of the festival, which is being held in Washington. The short video provided by the State Institute for Culture presents to the children's audience an easy way to create an art installation from paper birds.
The Exhibition "Diplomacy Through the Hearts of two Peoples. 110 Years of Diplomatic Relations Between Bulgaria and Spain” Visits the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In October 2021 at the exhibition space on the 7th floor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be presented the documentary exhibition "Diplomacy Through the Hearts of Two Peoples. 110 Years of Diplomatic Relations Between Bulgaria and Spain ” - the result of the cooperation between the State Archives Agency and the Embassy of the Kingdom of Spain in Bulgaria. On the occasion of the upcoming National Holiday of Spain on October 12, H.E. Alejandro Polanko - Ambassador of the Kingdom...
OFFICIAL VISIT OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL ART GALLERY FROM SKOPJE DITA STAROVA - KERIMI IN SOFIA
At the invitation of the Director of the State Cultural Institute Snezhana Yoveva-Dimitrova and with the assistance of the Bulgarian Cultural Information Center in Skopje in the face of Director Antonia Veleva, the Bulgarian Embassy in the Republic of North Macedonia, and in partnership with the Ministry of Culture in Sofia on its first official visit between October 5th and 7th arrived Dr. Dita Starova-Kerimi, director of the National Art Gallery in Skopje, and Ana Frangovska, a...
Photo exhibition
At the beginning of October, a photographic exhibition "The Balkans - the Shared Heritage" visited the New Bulgarian University on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the university. The exhibition, whose author is the famous Bulgarian photographer Ivo Hadjimishev, is a project from the collection "Traveling Exhibitions" of the State Institute for Culture and is also part of the program "Balkan Dialogues". The theme of the exhibition is to present in one place the uniqueness and beauty...
Panos Statoyanis Awarded the Prize of the Union of Translators in Bulgaria for Overall Activity in the Field of Translation from Bulgarian into a Foreign Language
On September 30, 2021, the Greek writer and translator Panos Statoyanis was awarded by the Union of Translators in Bulgaria for overall activity in the field of translation from Bulgarian into a foreign language, for the popularization of Bulgarian literature and culture in Greece. Panos Statoyanis was nominated by the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Athens with the support of the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The reason to pay attention to the...
Exhibition "Diplomacy Through The Hearts Of Two Peoples. 110 Years Of Diplomatic Relations Between Bulgaria And Spain"
From 4 to 29 October 2021 in the representative space on the 7th floor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be shown the exhibition "Diplomacy Through The Hearts Of Two Peoples. 110 Years Of Diplomatic Relations Between Bulgaria And Spain”, the result of the excellent cooperation between the State Archives Agency and the Embassy of the Kingdom of Spain in Bulgaria. Shown for the first time in the exhibition hall of the State Archives Agency in Sofia, in November 2020, the exhibition...
The State Institute for Culture Commences Work on an International Project to Combat Anti-Semitism
The State Institute for Culture is one of the partners of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a project to develop a National Action Plan against xenophobia and anti-Semitism. Together with the Diplomatic Institute and many partners from institutions, academic, cultural organizations and civic structures, debates and research will be held on the history of the Holocaust and the manifestations of intolerance in today's society. The project "Strategic Cooperation between Bulgaria...
The Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Islamabad Joins the EUNIC Cluster in Pakistan
The Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Islamabad has officially joined the cluster of the Association of European National Cultural Institutes (EUNIC) in Pakistan. The membership became possible by virtue of a mandate granted by the State Institutefor Culture to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria, which is a full representative of our country in EUNIC. The statute of the cluster was signed by the Bulgarian Ambassador to Islamabad Irena Gancheva on September 29, 2021 at a...
Participation of the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Tokyo in the Initiative European Day of Languages
An online seminar dedicated to the European Day of Languages was held on September 25, 2021 in Tokyo. The topic of the seminar was "Haiku as a bridge between the Japanese language and the languages of Europe". For the first year, the Bulgarian Embassy in Tokyo participates in the EUNIC Japan initiative, along with 8 other EU MS - Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Poland and Portugal. Mrs. Elena Kutsarova, translator at the embassy, made a...
Cultural Program with Bulgarian Participation for the Celebrations on the Occasion of the 200th Anniversary of the Completion of the Process of Independence of Mexico
As part of the cultural program on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the completion of the process of independence of Mexico, the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Mexico has been invited to participate in the celebrations in the state of Campeche. From September 27 to October 15, 2021, residents and guests of the state will have the opportunity to learn about the history, traditions and culture of our country through the photo exhibition "Bulgaria on the Road between East and...
GREAT INTEREST IN THE BOOKS BY THE HONORARY CONSUL OF BULGARIA IN NAMIBIA MIHAIL MIHAYLOV
Peroto Literary Club gathered a very curious audience at the presentation of the new books by the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Bulgaria in Namibia Mihail Mihailov. The event took place on September 23 and the new novel "Brown Sugar", "Hunting and Love" and "History of Truth" were presented - all editions of the University Publishing House "St. Kliment Ohridski ”. The event was part of the program of the State Cultural Institute under the Minister of Foreign Affairs "writing...
КОНФЕРЕНЦИЯ FUTURE UNLOCKED!
Experts from The State Institute for Culture took part in the online conference Future Unlocked!, which took place in a hybrid format in Ljubljana between 12 and 15 September 2021. The conference Future Unlocked! is a joint event by the European Creative Industries Summit (ECIS21), Creativeforum.si and the Centre for Creativity Slovenia which is hosted by the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The European Creative Industries Summit (ECIS) is a yearly...