NEWS
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...
THE GUIDE "IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF A SPANISH DIPLOMAT IN SOFIA: JULIO PALENSIA" CELEBRATES 110 YEARS OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BETWEEN SPAIN AND BULGARIA
As part of the cultural program on the occasion of the 110th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Spain and Bulgaria, the Spanish Embassy in Bulgaria pays tribute to the Spanish diplomat Julio Palencia, who as Minister of the Spanish Legation in Sofia between 1940 and 1943 acted in defense of the Bulgarian community of Sephardic origin. To this end, the guidebook "In the Footsteps of a Spanish Diplomat in Sofia: Julio Palencia. Route and Overview of the Diplomatic Relations between...
IN SEARCH OF THE BULGARIAN ROOTS IS THE FIRST NOVEL OF VASILEN VASEVSKI - BULGARIAN ARTIST FROM CHICAGO
An interesting and dynamic discussion as a result of Prof. Vasilen Vasevski's new book, "Roots", which will be presented on July 22 at the Peroto Literary Club.The book was presented by the writer Yoto Patsov, who knows well the work of the author and Snezhana Yoveva, director of the State Institute for Culture at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who congratulated the artist for his tireless activities among the Bulgarian community in Chicago.Vasilen Vasevski was born in 1969 in Sliven. He...
Новата книга на проф. Кирил Топалов
На 21 юли от 18 часа в препълнения салон на Литературен клуб "Перото" беше представена новата книга с разкази и новели на проф. Кирил Топалов "Софийски истории" от издателство "БАРД". Събитиетобеше открито от г-жа Снежана Йовева, директор на Държавния културен институт, а специален гост с приветствие беше кмета на град София г-жа Йорданка Фандъкова. В своите емоционални думи тя сподели за дългогодишното...
THE EXHIBITION "EQUILIBRIUM / EQUILIBRIUM: LYRIC AND EXPRESSIVE" BY VASSILEN VASEVSKI AND ALEXANDER TELALIM GATHERED A LARGE AUDIENCE IN THE TRIANGULAR TOWER OF SERDICA
On July 20 at the Triangular Tower of Serdica, a branch of the Regional History Museum of Sofia was opened the exhibition "EQUILIBRIUM/РАВНОВЕСИЕ: lyrical and expressive", presenting paintings, watercolors and drawings by two Bulgarian authors who develop their creative potential in our country, but also abroad - Alexander Telalim and Vassilen Vasevski. The exhibition is another of their joint appearances in front of the audience. Alexander was born in Bessarabia, but returned to his...
New exhibition "The City of the Balkans: Spaces, Images, Memory in Postcards" opened in Thessaloniki
The exhibition "The City of the Balkans: spaces, images, memory in postcards" was prepared by a team of the Institute of Balkan Studies with a Center for Thracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in implementation of the National Research Program "Cultural and Historical Heritage, National Memory and Social Development", funded by Ministry of Education and Science. It contains postcards from the late 19th century to the beginning of the digital age. The exhibition was opened on July 19,...
We celebrate the day of the Bulgarian diplomatic service!
July 19 was approved by a resolution of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of July 21, 1999. On this date in 1879 a decree was issued by Prince Alexander I, appointing the first Bulgarian diplomatic representatives abroad. Dragan Tsankov, Evlogi Georgiev and Dimitar Kirovic were sent to defend Bulgarian interests in Constantinople, Bucharest and Belgrade. In the period from 1879 to 2003, Bulgarian diplomats learned the intricacies of diplomacy mainly in foreign diplomatic schools. In September...
EXHIBITION CELEBRATES 90 YEARS OF FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN BULGARIA AND ARGENTINA
The phototype documentary exhibition "Argentina and Bulgaria: 90 Years of Friendship" opened on July 16, 2021. The event is part of a series of initiatives with which Bulgaria and Argentina celebrate the 90th anniversary of the establishment of their diplomatic relations in 1931. It is implemented as a partnership project between the Embassy of Argentina in Bulgaria, the State Cultural Institute under the Minister of Foreign Affairs and with the assistance of "America" Directorate at the...