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Virtual Greeting on the Occasion of the Independence Day of Bulgaria
On the occasion of the official holiday of Bulgaria's Independence Day, September 22, the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the State Folklore Ensemble "Philip Kutev" send a virtual greeting to all Bulgarians and friends of Bulgaria around the world. The specially created video uses works from the repertoire of the State Folklore Ensemble "Philip Kutev" and is part of the partnership between the two institutions.
THE PRESENTATION OF THE SECOND BOOK BY VICTOR MELAMED AGAIN IN THE INSTITUTE'S PROGRAM
"Wild Moon" is a collection of stories about the richness of life by the Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of Thailand and author Victor Melamed. The premiere of the luxury edition will take place on September 30 at 18:30 in the literary club "Peroto". The event is part of the program of the State Cultural Institute "Writing Diplomats". The book will be presented by the actor and theater critic Yuri Dachev, and the conversation will include the author of the illustrations in the book - Prof....
European Heritage Days - Sofia 2021
The French Institute in Bulgaria in partnership with the Ministry of Culture and Sofia Municipality organized the "European Heritage Days" in Sofia on September 18 and 19, 2021 under the motto "Together for cultural heritage!" Founded in 1984 at the initiative of French Minister of Culture Jack Lang and supported since 1991 by the Council of Europe and the European Union, the European Heritage Days aim to promote the richness and diversity of cultural heritage. The event provides an...
THE BULGARIAN FILM "ODYSSEY" WON THE AWARD OF THE STATE CULTURAL INSTITUTE IN THE SIXTH EDITION OF THE MASTER OF ART FESTIVAL
On September 10, at a ceremony in Vivacom Art Hall, the winners of the sixth edition of the Master of Art Film Festival were announced. For the first year, the State Cultural Institute under the Minister of Foreign Affairs is an institutional partner of the festival and has provided the award for the best Bulgarian documentary film about art. The international jury of the festival chose for this award the film "Odyssey" (2020), directed by Desislava Shishmanova and Noncho Nonchev, produced by...
The Photo Exhibition "Bulgarian monuments under the protection of UNESCO" at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris
On the occasion of the 65th anniversary of Bulgaria's membership in UNESCO on September 6, the photo exhibition "Bulgarian Monuments under the Protection of UNESCO" was opened at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. The exhibition, which was officially opened by Ambassador Nikolay Milkov, Permanent Representative of Bulgaria to the organization, is dedicated to the unique cultural and natural sites of Bulgaria. The exhibition is part of the traveling exhibitions of the State Cultural Institute...
The Documentary Exhibition "Light of the Letters" in Niagara Falls
13 panels dedicated to the Bulgarian alphabet will be exhibited in the Canadian city of Niagara Falls on the occasion of the 1150th anniversary of the Great Moravian Mission of the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius. The initiative is of the Consulate General of the Republic of Bulgaria and is conducted with the assistance of the Historical Museum in Niagara Falls. The start of the initiative was given in the autumn of 2020, when the Consulate General of the Republic of Bulgaria in Toronto...
Exhibition of the Bulgarian Sculptor and Artist Boyko Mitkov - Boyo in Bern
On September 1, at the Art Gutenberg Gallery in Bern, Ambassador Radi Naidenov opened an exhibition of the famous Bulgarian sculptor and artist Boyko Mitkov - Boyo. Boyo graduated from the Academy of Arts in Sofia, taught in Bulgaria and Switzerland, was vice president of the Union of Bulgarian Artists. The sculptor lives and works in Bulgaria, Austria and Switzerland, has participated in symposia and has organized solo and group exhibitions in Bulgaria, Germany, the Netherlands, the Czech...
The Bulgarian Embassy in Abuja Became a Member of the EUNIC Cluster in Nigeria
On August 30, 2021, the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Abuja officially joined as a full member of the cluster of the Association of European National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) operating in Nigeria. During the ceremony, organized by the chairman of the local cluster - the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain, Marcelino Cabañas, a letter was handed by the director of the State Institute for Culture under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria, Snezhana...
Документален филмов проект от Република Северна Македония печели наградата на МВнР на филмов фестивал в Призрен
Документният филмов проект на режисьорката Анета Лесниковска от Република Северна Македония Did it hurt? Few Monuments more, few people less. (Боля ли? Повече паметници, по-малко хора) спечели голямата награда от името на министъра на външните работи, на филмовия фестивал БДЦ Открития през август в Призрен, Р Косово. БДЦ Открития е професионална обучителна програма за документално кино и единствената досега в България, подкрепена от водещи европейски институции и фондове. Държавният...
Opening in Plovdiv of a Photo Exhibition "Canada - Known and Unknown"
The photographic exhibition "Canada - Known and Unknown", dedicated to the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and Canada was officially opened on August 18, 2021 at the Gallery-Restaurant "Philippopolis" in Plovdiv. Part of the event was a jazz concert performed by young performers Miroslava Katsarova (vocals) and Miroslav Turiyski (piano). From 15 to 22 August 2021, the Bulgarian public will have the opportunity to view photographs from Canada,...
Bulgarian Participation in the Copenhagen Guitar Festival
The ninth edition of the Guitar Festival was held in Copenhagen on August 8-14, 2021. The edition was closed with a concert by the trio "Ralchenitsa", consisting of Petar Ralchev - accordion, Mie Ogura (Japan) - flute and Atanas Urkuzunov - guitar. This was the second consecutive participation of the trio in the festival and was again greeted with great interest by both the Danish audience and the Bulgarian community. The presented original compositions, inspired by the Bulgarian...
The State Institute for Culture is part of the Festival Program of "MASTER OF ART" Koprivshtitsa, 2021
The Master of Art Film Festival is a unique cultural event and the only International Film Festival for Artistic Documentary Films in Eastern Europe, which takes place in Bulgaria. Its program is dedicated to documentary cinema, which examines creative views on art history, contemporary art, and notes multicultural diversity today. The sixth edition of the film festival "Master of Art" will be held in 6 cities - Sofia (August 25 - September 12), Plovdiv (August 25-September 12), Varna...
The Renovated Mission Gallery Opened Its Doors With a Documentary Exhibition of Miraculous Icons from the Balkans
The official opening of the renovated Mission Gallery at the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs took place on August 13 (Friday) at 11 a.m. with the phototype exhibition "Miraculous Icons and Holy Relics of the Balkans". It was realized by the Center for Slavic-Byzantine Studies "Prof. Ivan Duychev” at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski ”and will remain in the gallery until September 13. The festive event was attended by...
Festival of Bulgarian Culture in Durrës
"Bulgaria Day" was included in this year's edition of the Day of Cultural Diversity in Durrës. At the Archaeological Museum in Durrës, children aged 6-13 presented songs and dances from Bulgaria and Albania. In English, the children told the audience about Bulgarian history, culture and traditions. Interesting facts about Bulgaria were presented in the form of a quiz. Among the children participating in the program were representatives of the Bulgarian national minority in...
The State Institute for Culture Presents an Online Exhibition of Paintings from the Foreign Missions of the Republic of Bulgaria in Beirut and Damascus
The State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs presents a virtual story about the so-called "saved" paintings from the Bulgarian diplomatic missions in Beirut and Damascus. The works of art are part of the Art Fund of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and are by famous Bulgarian artists such as Georgi Baev, Dimitar Panayotov, Nikolay Evrov and others. In 2020, after an explosion near the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Beirut, where until now the paintings were...
OVATION FOR SONYA YONCHEVA AT THE CONCERT AT THE LJUBLJANA FESTIVAL
Bulgarian opera singer Sonya Yoncheva received a standing ovation at her concert as part of the Ljubljana International Summer Festival on July 27th. The soprano's first visit to Slovenia was entitled "Evening with opera arias and duets", dedicated entirely to the Italian composer Giacomo Puccini. Fans of classical music had the opportunity to enjoy performances of fragments from the operas "Tosca", "Madame Butterfly", "Sister Angelica", "Bohemia", "Fedora" and others. Yoncheva had to...