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A Team from the State Institute for Culture Paid a Working Visit to the Town of Bitola, Northern Macedonia
On February 22-23 in the town of Bitola a working visit of the Director of the State Institute for Culture Mrs. Snezhana Yoveva took place at the invitation of the Consulate General of Bulgaria in the Republic of Macedonia. The purpose of the visit was related to important talks with the Consul General of Bulgaria in Bitola Mr. Dimitar Ivanov on the occasion of the completion of the reconstruction of the representative premises in the building and the need to...
The Embassy of Bulgaria in Madrid and the Municipality of Madrid will Cooperate on Joint Cultural Initiatives
On February 14, Ambassador Alexei Andreev met with the Mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, at the Sibeles Palace, one of the most recognizable buildings in the Spanish capital. During the talks, which took place in a warm friendly atmosphere, the very good bilateral relations at all levels were highlighted, as well as the contribution of the large Bulgarian community to the development of the Autonomous Region of Madrid. Ambassador Andreev presented a project of the...
Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for the Implementation of the First EUNIC Cluster Project in Pakistan
The Ambassador of Bulgaria in Islamabad Irena Gancheva participated in the MoU signing ceremony for the first ever project of the EUNIC Cluster in Pakistan - „Heritage Live - Music of Pakistan“. The event, which was held at the Residence of the Austrian Ambassador in Islamabad on 10 February 2022, was attended by Heads of Mission and diplomats from EUMS embassies and the EU Delegation, as well as by representatives of Pakistani partner institutions. The first ever...
Participation of a Bulgarian Theater Troupe in the Prestigious Iranian International Theater Festival
In the period February 6-11, 2022, the Azaryan Theater formation at the National Palace of Culture and the Den Gray Foundation participated in the international panel of the 40th anniversary Iranian Fajr Theater Festival. The troupe, consisting of sixteen prominent Bulgarian artists such as Dobrin Dosev, Velislav Pavlov, Zhana Rasheva, Sevar Ivanov, Ralitsa Stoyanova, Vasil Ryahov, Rosen Mihailov, musician Marina Velikova and NBU students, was in Tehran at the festival's invitation....
БЪЛГРАСКИТЕ ПАМЕТНИЦИ ПОД ЗАКРИЛА НА ЮНЕСКО ГОСТУВАТ В РУСЕ
Пътуващата фототипна експозиция „Българските паметници под закрилата на ЮНЕСКО“ бе представена в зала „Русе“ на Регионален исторически музей от проф. Николай Неновх, директор на музея и г-жа Снежана Йовева, директор на Държавния културен институт към министъра на външните работи (ДКИ). Проектът е реализиран от ДКИс експертната подкрепа на Националната комисия за ЮНЕСКО в Министерството на външните работи, по повод отбелязването през изминалата година на 65 години...
The Winter Online Edition of MASTER OF ART with an Exclusive Selection of Art Documentaries from the 10th to the 28th of February
The Documentary Film Festival, dedicated to all fields of art, has started its seventh edition. In the period from 10 to 28 February 2022 on the platform Neterra.TV + will be able to watch over 30 full-length and short titles included in the MASTER OF ART, of which DKI is a traditional partner. The productions, many of which are works of art in themselves, will be available online at any time from anywhere in the country. The selection of feature films includes 10 premiere titles and 10...
The Bulgarian Embassy in Albania has Become a Full Member of the EUNIC Cluster in Tirana
The Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Albania has officially joined the cluster of the Association of European National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) in Tirana. Membership became possible by virtue of a mandate granted by the State Institute for Culture to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria, which is a full representative of our country in EUNIC. At the end of 2020, the Embassy joined as an associate member of the EUNIC cluster in Tirana, whose project for the...
On February 7, at the Mission Gallery, Deputy Foreign Minister Irena Dimitrova and Spanish Ambassador to Bulgaria Alejandro Polanco Mata opened the Longest Journey exhibition, dedicated to the first tour of the earth 5 centuries ago. The exhibition was initiated by the Spanish Embassy in Sofia, in partnership with the State Cultural Institute under the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Minister Irena Dimitrova stressed the traditionally excellent relations between Bulgaria and Spain,...
The Exhibition "Miraculous Icons and Holy Relics of the Balkans" Opened at the Cultural Information Center of the Republic of Bulgaria in Skopje
On February 4, the director of the State Institute for Culture at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Snezhana Yoveva-Dimitrova, opened the exhibition "Miraculous Icons and Holy Relics of the Balkans" at the Cultural Information Center of the Republic of Bulgaria in Skopje. The exhibition is a joint project with the Center for Slavic-Byzantine Studies "Prof. Ivan Duychev" and is a guest at the invitation of the director of BCIC-Skopje Antonia Veleva. Special guests of the event, which is...
Exhibition "Mission Traveler" Tells about Lyuba Kutincheva (1910 - 1998)
The exhibition presents the path of a little known to the general public and defined as the first Bulgarian traveler. Lyuba Kutincheva was born in Veliko Tarnovo on May 15, 1910. She comes from a family of intellectuals. Her mother is the niece of the legendary captain Raycho Nikolov. In 1912, together with her parents, Lyuba Kutincheva moved to live in the town of Silistra. After 1913, the town of Silistra, as part of Southern Dobrudja, came under Romanian rule. Luba...
An evening of Bulgarian literature in Tehran Marked the 125th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Bulgaria and Iran
On January 27, 2022, the Embassy in Tehran initiated the Evening of Bulgarian Literature in Tehran as the beginning of a series of events on the mission's calendar to mark the 125th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and Iran. The evening of Bulgarian literature was organized by Mr. Farid Gadami, translator of contemporary Bulgarian literature in Iran and a great friend of Bulgaria, who took part in a residency program for translators of the Next...
Bulgarian Artists at the Beijing Art Biennale 2022
The opening ceremony of the Beijing Art Biennale 2022 took place on January 21, 2022. The organizers of this most prestigious festival of culture and art are: Beijing Municipality, China Federation of Culture and Arts, Association of Artists in China and the National Art Gallery. For the first time in its twenty-year history, the Biennale is held after 3, not 2 years. Also, for the first time this year, due to the epidemic situation, the creators of the works of art were not present at the...
The Photographic Exhibition "Directions" is a Guest at the Bulgarian Cultural Institute in Rome
The photographic exhibition "Directions" will be opened on January 29 at the Bulgaria Gallery at the Bulgarian Cultural Institute in Rome. It is one of the traveling exhibitions of the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs and presents selected photographs from the 2020 competition on the occasion of celebrating 15 years since the establishment of the Institute. The authors are Ventsislav Petrov, Violeta Apostolova, Georgi Mitev, Elena Savova, Zlatko Latev,...
Commemorating January 27 with an Online Presentation of the Film of Elka Nikolova A Question of Survival
On the occasion of January 27 - International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the State Institute for Culture with the media support of BTA offers online access to the programs of the Bulgarian diplomatic and consular missions an online presentation of the documentary film A Question of Survival by the Bulgarian fimmaker, who lives and works in New York, Elka Nikolova. The film follows the story of three heroes whose childhood was spent in Bulgaria in the troubled years of...
National Endowment Fund "13 Centuries Bulgaria" Challenges Bulgarian Writers Abroad
The new initiative of the National Endowment Fund "13 Centuries Bulgaria" - the contest "Contemporary Bulgarian Literature without Borders" provokes the inspiration of Bulgarian writers abroad. The idea of a patriotic organization with 40 years of history is to support the creativity of native language without geographical constraints, whether poetry or prose. According to the regulation of the creative competition, Bulgarian communities, cultural clubs, authors' associations of the...
Bulgarian Participation in the Sixth EU-China International Literary Festival, 27 November – 19 December 2021
At the end of last year, with the support of the State Institute for Culture, Bulgaria took part in the Sixth EU-China International Literary Festival - 2021 on the topic "Reading between the lines through women's eyes." The institute made contacts with the writers Ina Valchanova and Emilia Proinova, and the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in China provided their materials to the organizers of the festival. Ina Valchanova was approved to participate. The 6th EU-China International...