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Vanya Radeva presented a collection of poems "Window" in the Sofia City Gallery
A new collection of poems "Window" by Vanya Radeva was presented in the Sofia City Art Gallery on February 2 at 6:30 p.m. The performance was accompanied by a virtual exhibition of the author Vanya Radeva's brother - Miroslav Radev, who illustrated the collection of poems with paintings. The event is part of the "Writing Diplomats" program of the State Cultural Institute at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, together with the publishing and production house "Musagena", whose goal is to discover...
THE NINTH EDITION OF THE MASTER OF ART FILM FESTIVAL STARTS
For the ninth year, the Master of Art Documentary Film Festival will gather connoisseurs of various genres, and the State Cultural Institute is once again an institutional partner and supports the new film about the great artist Altsek Mishev, which is an opening event. On February 9, at 7:00 p.m., the premiere of the documentary film by director Maria Averina "To fly with fins", written by journalist Mariana Svetoslavova, will take place at the Lumiere cinema."Flying with Fins" is a film...
Presentation of "WINDOW" by Vanya Radeva with paintings by Miroslav Radev
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On 2.02. 2024 from 6:30 p.m. in the Sofia City Art Gallery at 1 Gurko St. in Sofiathe artist and musician Petko Manchev and the writer Georgi Burdarov, founders ofMUSAGENA publishing house, will present the collection of poems to the Bulgarian public"Window" by Vanya Radeva with paintings by Miroslav Radev. Last Novemberyear it was presented for the first time in front of dozens of Bulgarians and Slovaks who performedthe halls of the Bulgarian Cultural Institute to honor the author andthe...
"BULGARIA FROM A BIRD'S VIEW" GATHERED A HUGE AUDIENCE IN LONDON
On January 26, 2024 The phototype exhibition "Bulgaria from a bird's eye view" with author Alexander Ivanov was officially opened in the "Sofia" exhibition hall at the Bulgarian Cultural Institute in London. The event took place in partnership with the State Cultural Institute of the Minister of Foreign Affairs as part of the "Mobile Exhibitions" program.A large audience filled the gallery space, over 150 people representing English and Bulgarian and other communities in the city of London,...
Participation of the State Cultural Institute in the celebration of the International Day of Holocaust Victims
January 27 has been declared by the United Nations as the International Day in which we pay tribute to the memory ofmillions of people perished in the years of the Holocaust. On this occasion, on January 26, 2023 inThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a memorial ceremony. DeputyPrime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Maria Gabriel welcomed diplomats,people's representatives, guests from numerous state institutions and members of the public. In his ownIn her speech, Mrs. Gabriel...
Opening of the exhibition "Memory and Posters" in Prague
On 09.01.2024, an exhibition of posters "Memory and Posters" opens at the Bulgarian Cultural Institute in Prague, as a partnership project between the hosts and the State Cultural Institute of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. This exhibition touches on the topic of anti-Semitism in our society and the fight against it through art. The event is on the occasion of commemorating the International Holocaust Remembrance Day - 27.01."International Triennial of the Stage Poster - Sofia, as an...
Exhibition “The Ancient Treasures of Bulgaria”
The exhibition “The Ancient Treasures of Bulgaria” is prepared by a team of the Institute of Balkan Studies & Centre of Thracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences under the National Scholarly Program “Development of Bulgarian Studies Abroad”. The exhibition includes a total of 26 posters (70x100 cm). They show photographs of artistically crafted gold and silver objects of exceptional historical value – precious vessels, jewelry, weapons and other...
Journey to Jerusalem movie streaming online in Argentina
For several days at the end of December 2023, the Embassy of Bulgaria in Buenos Aires and the Argentine-Israeli Cultural Association (AMIA) organized an online presentation of Ivan Nichev's film "Journey to Jerusalem", the plot of which is related to the vicissitudes of refugees from the persecutions against the Jews during the Holocaust. The film, which is subtitled in Spanish, has been met with interest by both the Bulgarian community and a large audience and has been viewed over 1,000 times...
The State Institute for Culture Took Part in the General Assembly of EUNIC Global in Brussels
New members of the Board of DirectorsApproval of the 140th cluster of the networkStrategic discussion on the EUNIC Cluster Roadmap In the period 7-8 December 2023, representatives of the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs took part in the regular General Assembly of EUNIC Global (EU National Institutes for Culture), which was held in Brussels, Belgium. At the meeting, the network elected Liviu Jicman, President of Romanian Cultural Institute, as new EUNIC...
VISIT TO THE MOBILE EXHIBITION "STORIES FROM VERBAL TIMES" AT THE MFA
Two alphabets were used in the Middle Ages in Europe: Latin (or Roman) and Greek. Those were the sacred alphabets of Christianity and all literature was written in Latin or Greek. In the late 9th century, that unwritten rule was broken once and for all. Bulgaria, one of the large states at the time that had recently converted to Christianity, started using two new scripts. The Glagolitic alphabet was brought in by the disciples of its creators: Constantine Cyril and Methodius. Men of letters,...
Sofia Regional Center - UNESCO and the State Cultural Institute are strengthening cooperation
On December 14, the General Assembly of the Sofia Regional Center - UNESCO will be held online. It was attended by all the countries of the South-Eastern Europe region, which are under the auspices of the Center. During the meeting, Executive Director Irena Todorova presented a detailed Report for the past year 2023, as well as the plan for 2024, which were accepted. The representatives of all 17 countries expressed their gratitude to the team of the Regional Center for the hard work and...
Participation of Bulgarian films at the European Film Festival in Tunis
In the period 22-30 November 2023, the European Film Festival took place in Tunis with the participation of 28 films from 17 European countries. The Embassy of Bulgaria in Tunis was among the co-organizers of the festival, together with the diplomatic missions and cultural centers of the MS represented in Tunis (enclosed brochure and program of the festival).The screenings were organized in three movie theaters in the capital Tunis, as well as in the cities of Kef, Djemel and Menzel Bourguiba,...
Participation in the eighth edition of "POETRY IN THE SUBWAY"
For eighth year in a row, the international project "POETRY IN THE SUBWAY" collected poems by European authors. The poems are located in the carriages and stations of the Sofia metro in Bulgarian and in the original languages. The opening took place on November 22 at the Polish Institute in Sofia with the participation of the director of the State Cultural Institute under the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Snezhana Joveva, who congratulated the organizers and emphasized the sustainability and...
"Sandro - Prince Alexander von Battenberg. One European destiny"
The exhibition participates in the Open Door Days for students at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs The exhibition "Sandro - Prince Alexander von Battenberg. One European destiny", is visiting the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the invitation of the State Cultural Institute and will be part of the rich program of the Open Door Days for students on December 2. It is a joint implementation of the "Values" Foundation and the "Heiligenberg-Jugenheim" Foundation - Germany, with the support of...
Open Call for Titles for the International Film Festival of Art (FIFA) in Montreal
The State Institute for Culture is pleased to inform you of an open call for titles for the International Film Festival of Art (FIFA), which will take place in Montreal from March 14-24, 2024. Detailed information is available at https://lefifa.com/en/appel-a-soumissions. When registering by August 31, 2023, participants pay a reduced fee of CAD 40 for films over 40 minutes and CAD 20 for titles under 40 minutes. The standard registration fee is CAD 55 and CAD 30 respectively. The application...
Exhibition of Artist of Bulgarian Origin Stella Sidi in Buenos Aires
The Argentine artist of Bulgarian origin Stella Sidi opened on August 10 this year her new exhibition under the title "Ecdisis" in the prestigious historic neighborhood of Buenos Aires Recoleta. Ambassador Stoyan Mihailov congratulated Mrs. Sidi on her new exhibition and wished her to continue to inspire the audience with her unusual look at the world. The name of the exhibition is not only played with the name of the Creator, but also in Latin means "come out", "run",...