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“Culture and International Cooperation for Development” - discussion
Membership of Bulgaria in EU has changed decisively the nature of its significance as a recepient country to a country donating financial support to third countries. The participation of Bulgaria as a donor in the programmes of the EU and its policies in the filed of foreign affairs, security and development raised the question of the role of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs in the establishment of a common strategy. The discussion on the importance of cultural...
The Sculpture park of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed guests at the “Night of Museums”
The Institute for Culture hosted the presentation of the Sculpture park of the Ministry at the Night of Museums in Sofia. The event was supported by a musical group from the National Music High School “Lyubomir Pipkov” and students from The National High School for Fine Arts “Ilia Petrov”. The ethno-jazz group “Silver boys” performed their own compositions while the young sculptors had the mission to show guests around the sculpture works on display in the...
125 Anniversary from the establishment of the first German school in Bulgaria
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivaylo Kalfin and the Ambassador of Germany in Bulgaria Michael Gayer hosted the celebration of the 125th Anniversary of the establishment in Russe of the first German school in Bulgaria. They opened the concert in the German Language High School “Fridrich Shiller which was organized to mark its anniversary. The Ambassador for Easter Europe of the German province Baden-Wurttemberg Heinz Kelberer was Honorary guest to the...
“The Cyrillic Alphabet” exhibition in Madrid
Ambassador Hristov stressed in his speech on the historical significance and socio-cultural role of the development of the Slavic alphabet and the work of Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius which are celebrated every 24 May. The Cyrillic alphabet is the unique Bulgarian contribution to the world’s cultural heritage and now for a year to the large European community. <!-- @page { size: 21cm 29.7cm; margin: 2cm } H3 { margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0.49cm; page-break-after:...
First Bulgarian Edition of the “One World” Documentaries Festival
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affaires Ivaylo Kalfin was the honorary patron of the International documentaries festival on the theme of human rights “One World”. The first Bulgarian edition of the festival was held from 7 to 11 May 3008 in Sogia. The patron of the Czech event and president of the Czech republic Vaclav Havel, president Peter Stoyanov, Prof. Krikor Azaryan, the writer Orhan Pamuk and others sit on the honorary board of the festival. The event...
“The Cyrillic Alphabet’ exhibition at the European Parliament
The “Cyrillic Alphabet” exhibition of works of 30 artists from Plovdiv was opened on 15 April 2008 at the house of the European Parliament in Brussels. The exhibition, which is part of the ‘Travelling exhibitions” collection of the Institute for Culture, is on display in the European capital on invitation from Mr Atanas Paparizov, Bulgarian Member of the European Parliament. Mr. Paparizov’s initiative was made possible by the Regional administration –...
European Course for Curators of Contemporary Art
The Italian province of Milan and the Antonio Ratti Foundation are the organizers of the second edition for this year of the European Course for Curators of Contemporary Art. Various European diplomatic representation bodies have been invited to join the project as co-organizers, the General Consulate of the Republic of Bulgaria in Milan amongst them. The Bulgarian artist Nredko Solakov participates in the training course as lecturer. This year trainings will focus on the role of cultural...
Opening of the Office of the Bulgarian community in Surdulitsa, Republic of Serbia
The Institute for Culture, the “Tangra TanNakRa” Foundation and “Janet – 45” publishing house were the first donors of Bulgarian literature to the Office of the Bulgarian community in Surdulitsa, Republic of Serbia. The Institute for Culture provided the first 40 volumes of literature, luxurious calendars, copies of the catalogue of “The Cyrillic Alphabet” exhibition and discs with Bulgarian music for the Office of the Bulgarian community in...
2008 New York Bulgarian Film Festival
The sixth edition of the festival of Bulgarian films “BG – New York” took place from 4 to 19 April in the Scandinavian Cultural Centre (New York). This year’s edition is under the patronage of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria Georgi Parvanov. Main organizers are the Bulgaria- America Cultural Exchange – a foundation represented by Jana Karaivanova, Bulgarian artists working in New York and “Tishman International”. The festival is also...
Bulgarian films presented at the International Day of Francophonie
The International Day of Francophonie – 20 March was celebrated all over the world with different cultural events .The Bulgarian movie “Monkeys in the Winter” from director Milena Andonova was shown at the cinema festivals organized within the International day of Francophonie in Amman, Jordan and Damascus, Syria. The film was also presented at European cinema themed screenings in Pnom Pen, Cambodia, Hanoi, Vietnam and Kishinev, Moldova. In Istanbul Bulgaria was represented...
The “Traditions” exhibition at the festival in Manisa, Turkey
The 48th annual edition of the folklore festival “Mesir”, one of the oldest cultural forums in the world, took place in mid-March in the old Aegean city of Manisa (close of Izmir). 27/03/2008Bulgaria was represented by the “Traditions” exhibition of photographer Alexander Mihaylov that is included in the “Travelling exhibitions” project of the Institute for Culture. Several exhibitions were shown under the open sky; the Bulgarian being one of them, showing...
Bulgarian puppet theatres take part in the ”IF” International festival of puppet theatres in Milan
The State Puppet Theatre in Varna was presented with “The Cave of Shadows” and “Thumbelina” and theatre “Credo” delivered their well-known version of “The Coat” by Gogol. (on the picture) Two Bulgarian puppet theatre troupes took part in the”IF” International festival of puppet theatres that was held from 22 till 24 April 2008 in Milan, Italy. The guest performances of the Bulgarian troupes were initiated by the “Verdi”...
“Bulgarian chronics” by Stefan Tsanev was presented at the Bulgarian Cultural Institute in Prague
The event was part of the cultural programme for celebrating the 130th anniversary of the liberation of Bulgaria. It took place on 5 March 2008 and was attended by representatives of the Bulgarian Diaspora, Czech publishers and members of the Czech PEN club. The meeting at the Bulgarian cultural institute with Stefan Tsanev, his wife Doroteya Toncheva, a representative of the “Janet 45” publishing house which released the two-volume edition gave the opportunity to those...
European Union Youth Orchestra in Sofia
For the first concert of EUYO in Sofia on 22-d of March 2008 Ivailo Kalfin - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Republic of Bulgaria, Member of the Honour Committee of the 'The European Union Youth Orchestra address a greeting:'It is my privilege to welcome you to the 'The European Union Youth Orchestra first concert ever on Bulgarian stage.A meeting place of young musicians, world renowned conductors and above all, of the musical gems of Europe, this orchestra is a...
March Music Days in Russe
Russe will host the 48th edition of the international festival “March Music Days” from 15 till 30 March. The programme features 24 concerts of world-renowned artists, groups and international projects from 14 countries in Europe and rest of the world. The festival is one of the largest music projects that Bulgaria has to offer in the European year of Intercultural Dialogue. Many of the works to be premiered present different national and cultural identities and follow the theme...