The Mission Gallery News
Launch of the photo album "Bulgaria Rediscovered" by Peyo Kolev
On 27 May at 5:30 p.m., the photo album "Bulgaria Rediscovered", compiled and edited by Peyo Kolev and published by the Bulgarian Art and Culture Foundation, will have its official premiere at the Mission Gallery to the State Institute for Culture to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The event is organized by the Diplomatic Institute at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The photo album contains original research and articles accompanied by photographs taken from the editor's personal collection,...
The Mission Gallery will be part of the European Night of Museums 2026
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On Saturday 23rd May between 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m., the Mission Gallery at the State Institute for Culture to the Minister of Foreign Affairs has the pleasure to partake in the twenty-second edition of the European Night of Museums. The event is organized by the French Institute in Bulgaria in partnership with the Ministry of Culture and Sofia Municipality. The European Night of Museums began at the initiative of the Ministry of Culture of France in 2005 and, over the course of two decades,...
The Exhibition "Peace as an Object - from Invisible to Visible" was Opened at the "Mission" Gallery
On May 12, 2026, at 6:00 PM, the opening of the exhibition "Peace as an Object - from Invisible to Visible" took place at the "Mission" Gallery at the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs, which includes works by students and teachers of the Sculpture Department at the National Academy of Art - Sofia. The project is being implemented within the framework of the Competition for Funding Projects for the Inherent Scientific and Artistic Creative Activities at the...
Upcoming opening of the collective exhibition "Peace as an Object - From Invisible to Visible" by the Department of Sculpture at the National Academy of Art
The opening of the exhibition “Peace as an Object – From Invisible to Visible” will take place on 12 May 2026 at 6:00 p.m. at the Mission Gallery at the State Institute for Culture to the Minister of Foreign Affairs featuring. The exhibition is organised together with the students and professors of the Department of Scultpture at the National Academy of Art in Sofia. The project is lead by Assoc. Prof. Tsvetoslav Hristov. The exhibition presents the works of professors and...
The Exhibition “At Least Four Hugs A Day, At Least 30 Seconds Each” By Artists Maya Spasova and Iris Dittler Was Presented at the Mission Gallery
On 2nd April, the exhibition “At Least Four Hugs A Day, At Least 30 Seconds Each” by artists Maja Spasova and Iris Dittler was presented at the Mission Gallery. The exhibition is organized jointly with the Austrian Cultural Forum – Sofia. The opening was attended by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Radi Naydenov, who served as Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Republic of Austria from 2005 until 2012. In his welcome speech, Deputy Minister Naydenov...
Upcoming exhibition opening - “At Least 4 Hugs per Day, at Least 30 Seconds Each” by Maja Spasova and Iris Dittler
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The State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs, in partnership with the Austrian Cultural Forum - Sofia, are pleased to present the exhibition "At Least 4 Hugs Per Day, at Least 30 Seconds Each" by Maya Spasova and Iris Dittler. In a world increasingly mediated by digital interactions, where presence is fragmented into pixels and gestures are reduced to data points, this exhibition “At Least 4 Hugs Per Day, At Least 30 Seconds Each” reclaims the body as a...
"Directions 3", an international Exhibition on Occasion of the Month of Francophonie was presented
Exhibition dates: 11 March 2026 – 26 March 2026Venue: Mission Gallery, 2 Alexander Zhendov St. On 11 th March, the opening of the international exhibition "Directions 3" took place at the "Mission" Gallery on the occasion of the month of Francophonie. It presents the results of an open-air which took place within the "Soleil" International Francophone Festival between 31st May and 8th June 2025. The exhibition was opened by Mr. Yavor Koynakov, a.i.acting director of the...
Exhibition “Directions 3” on the Occasion of the Month of Francophonie
Exhibition dates: 11 March 2026 – 26 March 2026 Venue: Mission Gallery, 2 Alexander Zhendov St. Opening: 11 March, 6:00 PM The State Institute for Culture to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, in partnership with the Soleil Foundation, presents the third edition of the international exhibition “Directions 3”, dedicated to cultural exchange and to events organized within the framework of Francophonie Month. The exhibition will be officially opened on 11 March at 6:00 PM...
"Connectedness", an exhibition by Mihael Artamontzev and Sava Tzonev, at "Mission" Gallery
On 6th February, to a numerous crowd, the MISSION Gallery at the State Institute for Culture to the Minister of Foreign Affairs welcomed its first exhibition of the year, titled "Connectedness", by Bulgarian artists Mihael Artamontzev and Sava Tzonev. The event was attended by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikolay Pavlov, the ambassadors of the Arab Republic of Egypt H.E. Nader Saad and of the Kingdom of Morocco H.E. Zakia El Midaoui, together with local and foreign guests, partners,...
Upcoming opening of the collective exhibition "Connectedness" at the "Mission" Gallery, 6th February 2026
The State Institute for Culture at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is pleased to present the exhibition "Connectedness" – a collaborative project by sculptor Sava Tzonev and painter Mihael Artamontzev. The exhibition brings together two distinct yet deeply kindred artistic approaches – stone sculpture and drawing – in pursuit of a unity between matter and gesture, weight and lightness, thought and impulse. At the heart of the exhibition lies the concept of connectedness, not...
Upcoming closing with a curator's tour of the collective exhibition "RETURN" at "MISSION" Gallery
A closing ceremony of the collective exhibition "Return" will take place at the "Mission" Gallery on 29th January, in the presence of its curator Mr. Yavor Kondov. The exhibition, which also marks the curatorial debut for Mr. Yavor Kondov, brings together the work of four authors - Valeri Valdiz, Alexander Tsvetkov, Katalina Vasileva and Iva Dankova and unites them around a common inspiration - the Rhodope Mountains - drawing on work from the well-established plein air "Touching the Mountain...
The Exhibition "Return" Gathered Art Lovers at the "Mission" Gallery
On November 20, at 6:00 p.m., the collective exhibition "Return" was opened at the "Mission" gallery of the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The event marked 20 years since the establishment of the plein air "Touching the Mountain of Orpheus" and attracted wide public and professional interest. A special guest at the opening was H.E. Vasil Grivna - Ambassador of the Slovak Republic to Bulgaria, and among the attendees were diplomats, representatives of...
EXHIBITION "RETURN" - 20 years of the plein air "Touching the Mountain of Orpheus"
Exhibition dates: November 20, 2025 – January 30, 2026 Location: "Mission" Gallery, 2 Alexander Zhendov Street Opening: November 20, 6 p.m. Curator: Yavor Kondov The State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs is pleased to invite you to the opening of the collective exhibition "Return". The event is not only a look back at a 20-year plein air tradition, but also a symbol of the deep connection with the homeland and memory. The exhibition is dedicated to...
“The Unnamed Between” – Exhibition by Elsa Artamontseva Opened at the “Mission” Gallery
On October 14, the solo exhibition “The Unnamed Between” by Bulgarian artist Elsa Artamontseva opened at the packed “Mission” Gallery at the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Artamontseva is an artist with a long-standing career in Germany, where she lives and teaches actively. She graduated in Mural Painting from the National Academy of Arts in Sofia, and among her spiritual and creative inspirations are great names such as Ivan...
Exhibition “The Unnamed Between – Encaustic Experiments” by Elsa Artamontseva
Exhibition dates: October 14 – 31, 2025 Location: Gallery “Mission”, 2 Aleksandar Zhendov Str. Opening: October 14, 2025, 6 p.m. The Gallery “Mission” at the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs presents the exhibition “The Unnamed Between – Encaustic Experiments” by visual artist Elsa Artamontseva. The exhibition explores the possibilities of encaustic – an ancient technique in which colored wax...
Opening of the Exhibition “Mythological Transformations” at Mission Gallery
On September 25, 2025, the exhibition “Mythological Transformations” was officially opened at the Mission Gallery of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The event, organized by the Sofia Paper Art Fest (SPAF) and the AMATERAS Foundation, marked the second highlight of the Bulgarian-Turkish cultural exchange launched in 2025 and represented another step toward building a long-term partnership between Bulgaria and Turkey in the field of contemporary art. The exhibition was inaugurated...