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On the Eve of Easter - "Miraculous Icons and Holy Relics of the Balkans" were Opened in Asenovgrad
On April 12, at the invitation and initiative of the History Museum in Asenovgrad, the mobile exhibition "Miraculous Icons and Holy Relics of the Balkans” was opened in the space of the Ancient School "St. George". The exhibition, realized by a team of researchers from the Center for Slavic-Byzantine Studies "Prof. Ivan Duychev" at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" and the State Institute for Culture to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, also visited on an important occasion - the...
The Exhibition "Miraculous Icons and Holy Relics of the Balkans" will be Opened in Asenovgrad
The Historical Museum in Asenovgrad is pleased to invite you to the opening of the mobile exhibition "Miraculous Icons and Holy Relics of the Balkans", which will take place on April 12, 2023 (Wednesday) at 5 p.m. in the Old School "St. George". The exposition is visiting on the occasion of the 940th anniversary of the foundation of the Bachkovo Monastery. The monastery, which the great domestic of the West Grigoriy Bakuriani created in 1083, was for centuries a fortress, sacrum and horizon...
Meeting of Experts Involved in The Creation of the Exhibition "The Jewish Street – a Reconstruction"
On April 4, 2023, a meeting of managers and experts from the museums that participated in the creation of the exhibition "The Jewish Street - a Reconstruction" was held at the Regional History Museum - Sofia. The invitation to them was extended by the State Institute for Culture and the hosts from the History Museum of Sofia. The two directors - Prof. Veneta Khandzhiyska and Snezhana Joveva welcomed the participants, emphasizing the features of the project, which presents a panorama of the...
Presentation of the film "The Infinite Garden" in Lagos at the Francophonie Week in Nigeria
On March 25, 2023, after a long hiatus, a Bulgarian film was again presented in Lagos, Nigeria. As part of the Francophonie Week, the screening of the feature film "The Infinite Garden" (2018) directed by Galin Stoev took place in the largest Nigerian city. The event was jointly opened by the Bulgarian Honorary Consul in Lagos, Achike Umunna, the Consul General of France in the city, Joseph Catino and the Honorary Consul of Switzerland, who highlighted the importance of Francophonie Week in...
A Bulgarian Exhibition and a Documentary Film were Presented for the First Time in Abuja
With the assistance of the State Institute for Culture within the framework of the Week of Francophonie (March 18-26, 2023) in Abuja, on March 21, 2023, with a very high interest from the Nigerian public, the Bulgarian community, federal institutions and the diplomatic corps, were presented the exhibition "Bulgarian Monuments under the Protection of UNESCO" and the documentary film "The Way of Light", which tells about the work of the holy brothers Cyril and Methodius and about...
Presentation of the film “The Naked Truth about Zhiguli Band” at the University of Lisbon
On March 22, 2013, the Bulgarian feature film "The Naked Truth About the Zhiguli Band" directed by Viktor Bozhinov was presented in the Library building at the Faculty of Philology of the University of Lisbon. The screening took place within the Cinelínguas international film festival, which takes place from March 20 to March 24 and is organized by the Department of General and Romance Linguistics at the Faculty of Philology with the aim of promoting the cultural diversity of the...
Presentation of the exhibition "The Letters of Bulgaria - Alphabet of Europe" to the diplomatic corps in Budapest
After the successful opening on November 8, 2022 of the poster exhibition "The Letters of Bulgaria - Alphabet of Europe" at the Bulgarian Cultural Institute Budapest, followed by a display of a selection of the collection on the fence of the Bulgarian Embassy, the two Bulgarian institutions held a modest reception. Guests were the ambassadors and cultural attachés/directors of cultural institutes from the 19 countries whose authors participated in the poster campaign. The presentation...
THE STATE INSTITUTE FOR CULTURE AND THE FACULTY OF CLASSICAL AND NEW PHILOLOGIES SIGNED A COOPERATION AGREEMENT
In Meeting Hall 2 in the Rectorate of Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" in the presence of the Dean's Council of the Faculty of Classical and Modern Philologies, the director of the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs - Snezhana Yoveva-Dimitrova and Prof. Dr. Madeleine Danova , dean of the faculty, signed a cooperation agreement. The document envisages the possibility of a closer connection between the two institutions and the implementation of internships...
THE FILM "THE INFINITE GARDEN" WAS SCREENED AT FRANCOPHONIE DAYS IN ISRAEL
This year, the Days of Francophonie 2023 in Israel take place from March 1 to 16. They are organized by the French Institute in Israel and the embassies of the member countries of the International Organization of Francophonie (OIF) accredited in the country. The program traditionally includes a film festival, a forum of Francophone sciences, a French dictation competition and literary debates. With the cooperation and help of the State Institute for Culture, Bulgaria participated in the...
CELEBRATION OF THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FULL MEMBERSHIP OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA IN THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF FRANCOPHONIE
The event is part of the Program to mark the 30th anniversary of the full membership of the Republic of Bulgaria in the International Organization of Francophonie, which is being realized under the patronage of the Vice President of the Republic of Bulgaria Mrs. Iliana Yotova The "Directions" exhibition shows some of the works of artists who have participated in the last eleven years in the international plein air exhibitions organized by the Soleil Foundation within the framework of the...
THE EXHIBITION "THE JEWISH STREET - A RECONSTRUCTION" WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED AT THE REGIONAL HISTORY MUSEUM - SOFIA
A large audience gathered at the Regional History Museum - Sofia on March 9, 2023 for the opening of the "The Jewish Street - a Reconstruction" exhibition. The exhibition is one of the many initiatives initiated and organized by the State Cultural Institute within the framework of the Strategic Cooperation project between Bulgaria and Norway in support of Bulgaria's international commitments to combat anti-Semitism and the preservation of Jewish heritage". The exhibition is also part of the...
MOBILE EXHIBITION WITH POSTERS ON THE THEME "COEXISTENCE" VISITS A NEW BULGARIAN UNIVERSITY
On March 6, a mobile exhibition with posters on the theme "Coexistence" was opened in the space in front of the hall of the New Bulgarian University, the event being one of many planned by the University on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The exhibition of Bulgarian and foreign posters under the title "Coexistence" is part of the traveling expositions of the State Cultural Institute under the Minister of Foreign Affairs,...
Celebration of the National Day of the Republic of Bulgaria in Denmark
The National Day of the Republic of Bulgaria was celebrated in Copenhagen with a classical concert with the participation of the Bulgarian musicians Joanna Kamenarska (violin) and Nadia Dimitrov (piano). The event took place on 02 March 2023 in the concert hall of the Italian Cultural Institute. The celebration was honored by over 100 official guests, including representatives of the Danish Foreign Ministry, the diplomatic corps and Bulgarian educational and cultural organizations in...
THE CELEBRATION OF THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF BULGARIA'S MEMBERSHIP IN THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF FRANCOPHONIE STARTS WITH THE POSTER EXHIBITION
In the month of Francophonie and on the occasion of 30 years of Bulgaria's full membership in the International Organization of the Francophonie, at the invitation of the State Institute for Culture, the poster exhibition "Molière without Borders" is visiting the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and will be available for viewing until the end of April 2023. The collection "Molière without Borders", created by the International Triennial of Stage Poster - Sofia, brings together over...
THE REPRESENTATIVE EXHIBITION "DIPLOMACY AND ART" IS GUESTING ON MARCH 3 AT THE BULGARIAN CULTURAL AND INFORMATION CENTER IN SKOPJE
The representative exhibition "Diplomacy and Art" of paintings from the Art Fund of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be opened in the new space of the Bulgarian Cultural and Information Center in Skopje, on the occasion of the commemoration of the 145th anniversary of the Liberation from Ottoman rule and the National Day of Bulgaria - 3rd of March. The opening was attended by our country's ambassador to the Republic of North Macedonia, Angel Angelov, Mihail Artemontsev - an expert at DKI...
Presentation of the Award for the Best Bulgarian Art Documentary at the 8th Edition of Master Of Art
Within the framework of the 8th edition of the Master of Art film festival, the director of the State Institute for Culture at the Minister of Foreign Affairs - Mrs. Snezhana Joveva-Dimitrova presented the award for the best Bulgarian art documentary, which for the third year is provided by the institute. This year, an international jury chose the Bulgarian-Canadian production with director Borislav Kolev and producer Maria Landova "Teodor Ushev: Invisible Connections" as the winner of the...