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Premiere of Prof. Kiril Topalov's book
The new book with short stories and short stories by Prof. Kiril Topalov "Sofia Stories" - "BARD" Publishing House will be presented on July 21 at 6 pm in the Peroto Literary Club. Kiril Topalov was born in 1943 in Sofia. Professor of Literature at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", as well as at French and Greek universities. He was director of the St. Cyril and St. Methodius National Library, ambassador to Greece, the Vatican and the Order of Malta. Honorary citizen of Athens and...
premiere of the Novel
The premiere of the novel "Roots" by Vasilen Vasevski will take place on July 22 at 6:30 pm at the Peroto Literary Club. Vasilen Vasevski was born in 1969 in Sliven. He graduated from the Academy of Arts in Sofia and is a professional artist with over twenty years of experience. His works, appreciated by spectators and art critics, have been shown many times in Bulgaria and around the world. He has worked as a journalist in various media and so far has published several books, essays and...
EQUILIBRIUM/РАВНОВЕСИЕ: LYRICAL AND EXPRESSIVE EXHIBITION PAINTING AND DRAWINGS BY VASILEN VASEVSKI AND ALEXANDER TELALIM
July 21 - August 20, 2021Opening: July 20, 7 pm by Professor Chavdar PopovTriangular tower of SerdicaSofia, 16 Knyaginya Maria Luiza Blvd.The exhibition "EQUILIBRIUM/РАВНОВЕСИЕ: LYRICAL AND EXPRESSIVE" brings together paintings, watercolors and drawings by two Bulgarian authors who develop their creative potential at home and abroad. Two directions from different parts of the world; two different lives and two artistic careers, which, according to some hidden regularity, constantly intersect...
The exhibition "Argentina and Bulgaria: 90 Years of Friendship"
On the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and Argentina, the Embassy of Argentina in Sofia, in cooperation with the State Cultural Institute and the America Directorate at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, are pleased to present the exhibition Argentina and Bulgaria: 90 Years of Friendship ". The exhibition recreates various moments and documents from the development of bilateral relations since their inception in 1931. In the panel...
CULTURAL DIALOGUE BETWEEN BULGARIA AND GERMANY THROUGH THE EXHIBITION "BRAVE NEW EARTH: LOOKING FORWARD THROUGH MEMORIES" IN BERLIN
DATES: 03.07.2021 - 18.07.2021OPENING: July 2, 2021, 7:00 p.m.GALLERY: http://www.vbk-art.de/index.php/en/verein.html On July 2, 2021, the exhibition "Brave New Earth: Looking Forward through Memories" opened at the Gallery of the Association of Berlin Artists in Berlin. The title of the exhibition is a reference to the anti-utopian novel by Aldous Huxley, Brave New World, 1932.The event is part of a project for cultural exchange between the Association of Berlin Artists, the State Institute...
Държавният културен институт кани студентите на Националната художествена академия да участват в конкурса „Костюм на символа на Брюксел: Манекен Пис“
Традицията да се облича миниатюрната бронзова статуя на голо момченце Menneken Pis датира поне от XVII век. В миналото властите в Брюксел или генералните губернатори дарявали костюми за определени тържества. Тогава колекцията се е състояла само от няколко тоалета. Между 1919 и 1940 г. статуята получава по един нов тоалет всяка година. След Втората световна война гардеробът на „момченцето“ нараства средно с пет до петнадесет облекла годишно. Към 80те години броят на костюмите...
Readers of Europe - Bulgarian recommendation
Readers of Europe - recommendation by the Permanent Representation of Bulgaria to the EU Book selected: Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov What if you could return to previous moments in your life and linger in them a little longer. What if you could use time itself a shelter to wrap yourself in to escape the future. Would you do it? And if you could, what would be the consequences. Georgi Gospodinov asks these questions in his remarkable novel Time Shelter. In the early 1990s we meet...
The Bulgarian Embassy in Prague and the Bulgarian Cultural Institute join the traditional celebrations of the life work of the holy brothers Cyril and Methodius in Velehrad, Czech Republic
For the first time outside Prague we exhibit six Bulgarian icons from the beginning of the XX century, donated by the Bulgarian Patriarchate to the Orthodox Church "St. St. Cyril and Methodius" in the Czech capital. The focus of the program is the exhibition "Light of the Letters" of the State Institute of Culture The Bulgarian Embassy and the Bulgarian Cultural Institute in Prague are again among the main partners of the Archdiocese of Olomouc in the traditional celebrations of the...
Thank-you letter for the support of DKI for organizing the exhibition "Sboryanovo - nature and monuments, gods and people"
In connection with the presentation of the exhibition "Sboryanovo - nature and monuments, gods and people" during the International Festival "Days of Thracian Culture", Mrs. Snezhana Yoveva-Dimitrova, director of the State Cultural Institute at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, received an appretiation letter from the Trakart-2000 Foundation. The Foundation is grateful for the support in organizing the ninth edition of the festival.
Bulgarian Movie Night for diplomats in Beijing
On June 30, 2021 the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria organized a Bulgarian Culture and Movie Night for diplomats in Beijing. The diplomatic community had the opportunity to watch the contemporary Bulgarian film "Bubblegum". More than 40 foreign diplomats from countries from 5 continents participated in the event. The Embassy expresses gratitude for the cooperation and support of the State Institute for Culture with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria.The Bulgarian...
Premiere of the Documentary Film “The Path of Light”
The National Program “Cultural and Historical Heritage, National Memory and Social Development", in which Sofia University" St. Kliment Ohridski" is a leading partner, and the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria, within the framework of their partnership agreement, presented the new documentary “The Path of Light”. The screening took place on June 25, 2021 in the literary club "Peroto" - National Palace of Culture. The...
Bulgaria participates at the Archeovision – back to the future Festival in Tirana
Underwater cultural heritage of the Black sea presented at the European Archeological Festival in Tirana, AlbaniaFrom June 16 to June 30, the first edition of the European Archeological Festival is being held in Albania, featuring thirteen films from eight countries: Albania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, and Spain. Bulgaria participates with the film Lost worlds. Deep into the Black sea, presenting the largest project for underwater archaeological research in...
Balkan Folklore Gathered Participants in the Fourth Edition of the Festival "Days of Balkan Culture, Folklore and Traditions" - Ohrid 2021
On 21.06. in Ohrid the fourth edition of the festival "Days of Balkan Culture, Folklore and Traditions" - Ohrid 2021 took place. The festival is organized for another year within the project "Preservation of intangible heritage in the field of culture and folklore of the Balkans", funded by funds from the Official Development Assistance of the Republic of Bulgaria.Despite the complex circumstances of the pandemic, the festival managed to gather over 100 participants from Bulgaria, RS Macedonia...
Bulgarian animated film participates at the Ismailia International Film Festival for Documentary and Short Films
On June 20, the Bulgarian animated film "Marmalade" was presented at the 22nd edition of the International Film Festival for Documentary and Short Films in Ismailia, Egypt. The filmmaker Radostina Neykova is associate professor of film studies and film art at the Institute of Art Studies, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. After the presentation Radostina Neykova met the audience, who was impressed by her story about the innovative hand-embroidered animation. It took Radostina Neykova over a year...
International Exhibition "Brave New Earth: Looking Forward through Memories" Shows Contemporary Bulgarian Artists in Berlin
In times of huge changes for humanity, it is relevant to think about what we would do differently if we had a second chance. Picking up the pieces and coming up with new perspectives and visions for a future, where the past is no longer applicable, where the old solutions are no longer relevant to the new problems of society. Through reconsidering the relationship between different groups of people in a global village and the relationship between the global society with nature, we are able to...