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The State Institute for Culture is a Partner of the Second Edition of Sofia Art Fair
For а second year in a row, the capital will host Sofia Art Fair – the biggest contemporary art event in Bulgaria, which is becoming a sustainable bridge between culture, education and international cooperation. The forum will unite leading galleries, institutions and visionaries from Europe, turning Sofia into an international hub for global cultural dialogue. “Our goal for Sofia Art Fair is to be a place where art is not just shown, but shared – as ideas, visions and...
The State Institute for Culture Visits Art Center "Vihroni"
This week, a team from the State Institute for Culture - Director Snezhana Yoveva and Chief Expert Yavor Koynakov, visited the Art Center "Vihroni" in the village of Dolno Kamartsi near Sofia at the invitation of Professor Vihroni Popnedelev - former head of the Textile Department at the National Academy of Arts and a famous Bulgarian artist, as well as his daughter Eva Popnedeleva, architect and head of the center. During the visit, the State Institute for Culture team was thoroughly...
Valentin Bakardjiev Explores the Geometry of Emotion in a Multidimensional Exhibition Tesseract – Universe Geometry
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Exhibition Dates: 10 - 19 September, 2025 Location: The Mission Gallery, 2 alexander Zhendov Street Opening Reception: September 10, 2025, 6 pm This fall, acclaimed Bulgarian-Dutch artist Valentin Bakardjiev presents Tesseract – Universe Geometry, an immersive exhibition that transcends time, texture, and dimensional boundaries. Merging traditional weaving with cutting-edge photographic techniques, Bakardjiev invites viewers on a journey that is as emotional as it is conceptual. At the...
International Photo-Exhibition In Burgas
The Regional Historical Museum in the city of Burgas, in partnership with the State Institute for Culture under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, presents the international photographic exhibition "National Dress: a Source of Pride and Heritage", organized by the Global Public Diplomacy Network (GPDNet) – Doha, Qatar. The official opening of the exhibition will take place on September 4, and it will be available for viewing until the end of October 2025. This remarkable photographic...
Exhibition of the State Institute for Cultuel Featured in the Program of the 47th UNESCO Session in Paris
The 47th session of the World Heritage Committee, chaired by Bulgaria, has begun at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. All sessions and cultural events will take place from July 6 to 16, 2025. The official opening was marked by welcoming speeches from Minister of Culture Marian Bachev and Ms. Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, along with other distinguished guests. During the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee, led by Prof. Nikolay Nenov —a renowned scholar, ethnologist,...
A Bulgarian exhibition is included in the program of the International Poster Biennale in Warsaw
On July 5, 2025, in Warsaw, the 29th International Poster Biennale opens—perhaps the most prestigious and certainly the oldest international forum for poster art. On July 10, as part of the Biennale's program, an exhibition of the International Triennial of the Stage Poster – Sofia will open at the gallery of the Bulgarian Cultural Institute. 'Bulgarian Posters with International Awards' is an exhibition-research project of the International Triennial of the Stage Poster –...
THE CULTRAL DIPLOMACY OF GREECE BECAME A FOCAL POINT OF DISUCSSION
On July 2, 2025, the State Cultural Institute under the Minister of Foreign Affairs took part in a public lecture-discussion on the topic “Greece's culture is far more than the Acropolis”, held in the Ivan Geshov Hall of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The event was part of the series of initiatives dedicated to cultural diplomacy in Bulgaria and the Balkans, organized by the Institute of Balkan Studies & Centre of Thracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IBSCT-BAS)...
Greek Cultural Policy to be Presented at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
On July 2, 2025 (Wednesday), a public meeting-discussion on the topic “Greece's culture is far more than the Acropolis” will be held in the Ivan Geshov Hall of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Special guest and lecturer will be H.E. Alexios Marios Liberopoulos, Ambassador of the Republic of Greece to Bulgaria. The event is part of a series of initiatives dedicated to cultural diplomacy in Bulgaria and the Balkans, implemented within the framework of the scientific project...
Bulgarian production participates in Francophone Film Week in Skopje
Bulgaria took part in the Francophone Film Week in the Republic of North Macedonia with a screening of the film “The Foreigner” – a Bulgarian production directed and written by Niki Iliev. The event took place on June 24 in the packed hall of the Cinematheque of the Republic of North Macedonia in Skopje. The screening was organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Skopje, in partnership with the Bulgarian Cultural and Information Center – Skopje and the...
The project "Hidden Letters" was Presented in Bratislava
On June 21, 2025, the traveling exhibition-installation "Hidden Letters" was opened in the Slovak capital Bratislava - an artistic project of the "Read Sofia" Foundation, the presentation of which in Slovakia is carried out by the Bulgarian Cultural Institute in Bratislava in partnership with the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The installation includes eight colorful benches in the shape of the letters of the Cyrillic alphabet, which have no analogues in...
The State Institute for Culture participated in the EUNIC General Assembly in Amsterdam
On 18 and 19 June 2025, the summer regular General Assembly of EUNIC (the European Union Network of National Cultural Institutes) was held in Amsterdam. The event was organized by EUNIC and DutchCulture and took place at the H’ART Museum – a leading cultural center located on the banks of the Amstel River. The State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs was represented by its Director Ms. Snezhana Ioveva-Dimitrova and Senior Specialist Ms. Nia Tabakova. The...
The State Institute for Culture is a Partner of the Fifth Edition of the Asian Festival "United in Diversity"
On June 14, 2025 (Saturday), South Park II in Sofia (behind the "Earth and People" Museum) will become the scene of a cultural journey through Asia. From 10:00 to 22:00, the Bulgarian capital will host the fifth edition of the Asian Festival "United in Diversity", an event that has established itself as emblematic of international cultural cooperation. The State Institute for Culture is a partner of the festival, as part of its efforts to promote intercultural dialogue and support events...
Bulgarian Cultural and Historical Heritage Presented in Pakistan
In the period May 28 - June 4, 2025, the Bulgarian Embassy in Pakistan organized a series of cultural events that presented Bulgarian cultural and historical heritage in Islamabad and Lahore. These events were dedicated to May 24 - the Day of the Bulgarian Alphabet, Education and Culture and the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and Pakistan. The main event in the program was the photo exhibition "Ancient Treasures of Bulgaria", shown within the...
The exhibition "Diplomacy and Art 2" was opened in Burgas
On June 5, 2025, the representative exhibition "Diplomacy and Art 2" was opened in the "Atelier" gallery of the National Academy of Arts - Burgas Branch. The exhibition includes works of art from the rich collection of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is a kind of continuation of the exhibition of the same name from 2019, dedicated to 140 years since the establishment of the Bulgarian diplomatic service. The exhibition was opened by the rector of the National Academy of Arts, Prof. Georgi...
The Exhibition "Diplomacy and Art 2" is Visiting the National Academy of Arts-Burgas
On June 5, 2025, at 6:00 p.m., the representative exhibition of paintings from the Art Fund of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - "Diplomacy and Art", part 2 will be opened at the "Atelier" gallery of the National Academy of Arts - Burgas Branch. The event is part of the rich program to mark the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs and is being implemented within the framework of a strategic partnership between the...
Exhibition "Trilogy of a Friendship" - Bogomil Nikolov, Krasimira Drenska and Yuli Dermendzhiev
Curator: Nadia Rozeva "Mission" Gallery 16.06.25 – 30.07.25 Opening: June 16, 18:30 The State Institute for Cultural under the Minister of Foreign Affairs, together with curator Nadia Rozeva and the Swiss Embassy in Bulgaria, present an exhibition of three authors, three friends who walked in the same direction, but on different paths. Three is a complete number, the number of harmony and stability. Pythagoras' favorite number. The number of a long-standing friendship of three...