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The State Institutefor Culture Took Part in the VIII General Assembly of the Global Public Diplomacy Network in Doha, Qatar
Between February 18 and 22, a team from the State Institute for Culture under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs took part in the VIII General Assembly of the Global Public Diplomacy Network (GPDNet) in Doha, Qatar. We remind you that the State Institute for Culture was accepted as a full member of the network in 2021, after receiving an official invitation to submit its application for membership in 2020 through the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in the State of Qatar. During the 8th...
Participation of a Banner from the Exhibition "The Messages of the Cyrillic Alphabet" in the Welcoming of our Polar Ship in Argentina
Our polar ship "St. St. Cyril and Methodius" was welcomed on February 3 in the military port of Mar Del Plata, Argentina. The ship "St. Cyril and Methodius" is part of the 31st Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition, which realized the first voyage of a Bulgarian research vessel to Antarctica in the history of our country. During the official press conference organized on February 4 in connection with the passage of the Bulgarian research vessel through Argentina, which was attended by Ambassador...
EIGHTH EDITION OF "MASTER OF ART" FILM FESTIVAL - IN FEBRUARY IN SOFIA, PLOVDIV, VARNA AND STARA ZAGORA
This year we will anticipate spring and we invite you to a festival from February 10 to March 8, in Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna and Stara Zagora. The festival presents over 50 documentary feature-length and short films in the following categories: Architecture, Design and Fashion, Fine Art, Music and Dance, Literature, Photography, Theatre and Cinema, Contemporary Art and Art and Power. The opening is on February 10 (Friday) at 6:00 p.m. simultaneously at Lumiere Cinema (Sofia), Lucky Cinema House...
Presentation of The Exhibition "Hidden Letters: The Alphabets Of Bulgaria And Korea - Cyrillic And Hangul" in the City of Sejong
With the cooperation of the municipal authorities of the city of Sejong, in the period December 13, 2022 - February 5, 2023, the exhibition "Hidden Letters: The Alphabets Of Bulgaria And Korea - Cyrillic And Hangul" was shown in the City Library of the city. On January 30, 2023, Ambassador Draganov held a meeting with the mayor of Sejong, Choi Minho, and the two visited the exhibition together. During the talks, the possibilities for deepening the established cooperation between the...
The Photographic Exhibition "Directions" can be Viewed until the End of March at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The representative photographic exhibition "Directions" of the State Institute for Culture to the Minister of Foreign Affairs is arranged on the occasion of the global week for harmonious interreligious relations, which is celebrated in February by a decision of the UN General Assembly, since 2011. The decisions of the General Assembly on the occasion of this global initiative are related to the promotion of the culture of peace and non-violence, cultural mutual understanding, harmony and...
Presentation of the Guidebook "For Visitors to the Jewish Quarter in Sofia"
On January 25, 2023, a presentation of the publication "For Visitors to the Jewish Quarter in Sofia" - a guidebook prepared by Ivanka Gezenko, an expert at the State Agency Archives - took place in the Regional History Museum - Sofia. The publication was prepared as part of the program of the State Institute for Culture at the Minister of Foreign Affairs under the initiative "Strategic cooperation between Bulgaria and Norway in support of Bulgaria's international commitments to combat...
POSTER EXHIBITION OT THE THEME OF “COEXISTENCE” IS ON DISPLAY AT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGH AFFAIRS
On the occasion of January 27 - the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a poster exposition of Bulgarian and foreign poster artists entitled COEXISTENCE is exhibited at the Ministry of foreign affairs. COEXISTENCE - without violence, without hate speech, without assault on human dignity is the theme of the posters specially selected from the fund of the International Triennial of the Stage Poster – Sofia. The exhibition is part of the traveling expositions of the State Institute...
The State Institute for Culture - Officially Registered As A Cultural Organization In The Register Of The Ministry Of Culture
Since the beginning of this year, the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs, after applying according to the prescribed procedure, has already been registered as a cultural organization in the Register of Cultural Organizations, which is managed and led by the Ministry of Culture. This is a very important step in the strategic development of the Institute, after in 2021 it was accepted as an official full member of the EUNIC network - European Network of...
Memorial Plaque to the Noted Bulgarian Sculptor Atanas Kachamakov and his Wife Alexandra in the USA
On 12/19/2022, the Consulate General of the Republic of Bulgaria in Los Angeles placed a memorial plaque to the noted and talented sculptor Atanas Kachamakov and his wife Alexandra at La Sierra University in Riverside. The Kachamakovs have donated half of their property to this university, which in turn provides a scholarship bearing their name to outstanding students. Atanas Kachamakov (1898 – 1988) was a Bulgarian sculptor who fulfilled the American dream with a successful career in...
THE CAMPAIGN OF BNR "THE BULGARIAN AMBASSADORS OF CULTURE" IS HELD FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW
For the second year in a row, the Bulgarian National Radio organized the "Bulgarian Ambassadors of Culture" campaign. This year, the campaign is being held under the patronage of Vice President Iliana Yotova. Its purpose is to honor distinguished Bulgarian writers, poets, playwrights, artists, actors, singers and composers, representatives of the art of dance and others, who with their creativity in 2022 cross the geographical borders of our country. These are world-class artists who make our...
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year - 2023
Dear colleagues, partners and friends! The State Institute for Culture to the Minister of Foreign Affairs presents its best wishes for the upcoming Holiday Season! We are pleased to send a virtual musical greeting to all Bulgarians and friends of Bulgaria around the world. In the specially realized video, part of the partnership interaction between the State Institute for Culture of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Bulgarian National Radio, a song from the repertoire of the children's...
Presentation of a selection of posters from the exhibition "The Letters of Bulgaria - Alphabet of Europe" in Budapest
Following the successful opening on November 8, 2022 of the poster exhibition "Letters of Bulgaria Alphabet of Europe" at the Bulgarian Cultural Institute Budapest, the Embassy in Budapest in partnership with the organizers of the International Triennial of the Stage Poster received a copy of the exhibition. To mark the finale of the 10th Triennial of the Stage Poster – Sofia, a selection of the posters were displayed on the fence of the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in...
The Group XXL is Visiting the National Gallery of the Republic of North Macedonia with the Support of the State Institute for Culture
The National Gallery of the Republic of North Macedonia (Multimedia Center "Mala Stanitsa") presents the group XXL, created in 1994, in Sofia. The opening of the exhibition will take place on December 15 at 6 p.m. After decades of mutual ignorance (or partial knowledge) of the current art processes of both countries, we see this exhibition as another step towards lasting cooperation in the field of culture. In 1994, the founders of the group were Svilen Stefanov, Gennady Gatev, Huben...
Increased Interest In The Days Of Bulgarian Culture In Senegal
In the representative hall of the University Library of one of the largest and most prestigious universities in Africa - "Sheikh Anta Diop" (UCAD), on December 8, the phototype exhibition of the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs "Bulgarian Monuments Under The Protection Of Unesco" was opened ". The first Days of Bulgarian Culture are being held in the capital of Senegal, Dakar. The event is with the participation of the host University, the Faculty of Classical...
Days of Bulgarian Culture in Dakar, Senegal
In the first days of December in the capital of Senegal Dakar, the first days of Bulgarian culture will be held. The events will start with the opening of a representative phototype exhibition of the State Institute for Culture of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, dedicated to "Bulgarian Monuments under the Protection of UNESCO ". The Bulgarian delegation, in which the director of the State Institute for Culture Snezhana Yoveva-Dimitrova, Prof. Madeleine Danova, Dean of the Faculty of Classical...
Visit of the Director of the State Institute for Culture in Ankara
On 28.11.2022, the Embassy of Bulgaria in Turkey hosted an international group of students - participants in a project under the Erasmus+ program on the topic "Sustainable Green Future" with the Bulgarian partner Bridges - Eastern European Forum for Dialogue. Within the framework of the meeting, a special presentation was organized - a lecture by the director of the State Institute for Culture to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria, Mrs. Snezhana Joveva, who presented more significant...