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Dutch authors from the Herbarium Collection are Visiting the Mission Gallery

15/12/22
Dutch authors from the Herbarium Collection are Visiting the Mission Gallery

  Andrea Freckman, Berndnaut Smilde, Lola Göller, Levi van Veluw, Nan Wang, Funda Baysal, Michaela Lakova, Lili Huston Herterich, Eden Mitsenmacher, Rene Beekman, Larisa David, Marie Civikov, Merve Kilicer, Angelica Falkeling   December 13, 2022 - 27 January 2023 Opening: December 13, Tuesday, 18 - 20:00 Mission Gallery, 2 Alfred Nobel Str. (Entrance to Al. Zhendov Str.               The Herbarium project...

Contemporary Art from Kosovo Is Visiting Sofia

27/10/22
Contemporary Art from Kosovo Is Visiting Sofia

  The best of Kosovo's contemporary art comes to Bulgaria as part of the NEXT Balkan series for cooperation and exchange between the Balkans of the DOMA Art Foundation. "Club Insistence: After a Party" is a group exhibition with the participation of Kosovo artists Atdhe Behluli, Laureta Hajrullahu, Arbnor Karaliti, Leart Rama, Mimoza Sahiti, and Yll Xhaferi with curator Hana Halilaj, who come to Sofia especially for the event. The exhibition has gathered works in various media and themes...

Contemporary Graphics At The Mission Gallery In October

12/10/22
Contemporary Graphics At The Mission Gallery In October

In the overcrowded "Mission" gallery, a collective exhibition was opened yesterday, presenting the rich graphic collection of the graphic school in the town of Samokov. The curatorial project of Prof. Aksinia Dzurova with the title "Printmaking in Samokov - Tradition and Modernity". The exhibition presents the artists Radi Genev, Vasil Kolev, Emanuela Kovach, Onnik Karanfilyan, Lyudmil Georgiev and Milko Bozhkov. The exhibition continues the mission of the Samokov graphic base to maintain and...

The exhibition "Printmaking in Samokov - Tradition and Modernity" Opens at the "Mission" Gallery

05/10/22
The exhibition "Printmaking in Samokov - Tradition and Modernity" Opens at the "Mission" Gallery

  On October 11, at 6 p.m., at the "Mission" gallery, the exhibition "Printmaking in Samokov - Tradition and Modernity" will be opened, which presents part of the rich collection of the graphic base Samokov, founded in 1973 at the initiative of the Union of Bulgarian Artists. The collection is kept in the 19th century Esova House, which preserves the Bulgarian Renaissance architectural aesthetics. The curator of the exhibition is Prof. Aksinia Dzurova, and it presents the work of the...

EXHIBITION MARKS THE 30th ANNIVERSARY OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BETWEEN BULGARIA AND SLOVENIA

21/09/22
EXHIBITION MARKS THE 30th ANNIVERSARY OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BETWEEN BULGARIA AND SLOVENIA

On September 20, at 5:30 p.m., the "Bridges" exhibition was opened in the "Mission" gallery, presented on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of Slovenia. The event was opened by the director of the State Institute for Culture, Snezhana Joveva-Dimitrova and the ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia, Hes Excellency Natasha Bergel. The guests had the opportunity to enjoy a special musical performance...

The Exhibition "Closeness" from the Program "Balkan Dialogues" was Opened at the Mission Gallery

02/09/22
The Exhibition "Closeness" from the Program "Balkan Dialogues" was Opened at the Mission Gallery

  An exhibition by Ivan Milushev and Yasharali Tahir was presented in the "Mission" gallery of the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The exhibition entitled "Closeness" is part of the program of the "Balkan Dialogues" of the Institute. Both artists were born in Bulgaria, graduated from Art High School and Art Academy in Sofia, and although Yasharali Tahir has been living in Turkey since 1985, the authors maintain their contact and closeness in...

Exhibition "CLOSENESS" by Ivan Milushev and Yasharali Tahir

22/08/22
Exhibition "CLOSENESS" by Ivan Milushev and Yasharali Tahir

  The Mission Gallery, Sofia: September 1 - 16, 2022 Opening: September 1, 2022, 6 p.m   The exhibition "Closeness" by Ivan Milushev and Yasharali Tahir will be presented in the "Mission" gallery at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Sofia in September. Neighborhood, contact, communication, friendship - all these words describe the essence of the word "closeness". This closeness that exists in the friendship between Ivan Milushev and Yasharali Tahir is also the feeling that...

Bulgarian-Swiss Exhibition Gathered Connoisseurs of Contemporary Art at the Mission Gallery

15/07/22
Bulgarian-Swiss Exhibition Gathered Connoisseurs of Contemporary Art at the Mission Gallery

"Visible & Invisible" is a joint Bulgarian-Swiss exhibition with participants Miglena Savova-Auclair and Annick Berclaz from Geneva, Switzerland, which opened on July 14 at the Mission Gallery. The project for this creative visit has been organized since last year, as the director of the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs Snezhana Joveva shared at the opening. Miglena Savova-Auclair took part in one of the important online initiatives of the institute...

BULGARIAN-SWISS EXHIBITION VISIBLE & INVISIBLE

07/07/22
BULGARIAN-SWISS EXHIBITION  VISIBLE & INVISIBLE

Mission Gallery, Sofia: July 14 - August 12, 2022 Opening: July 14, 2022, 6 pm   "Visible & Invisible" is a joint exhibition that meets the creativity of the contemporary Bulgarian artist Miglena Savova Auclair, who has lived and developed successfully on the Geneva art scene for over 15 years, and ceramics artist Annick Berclaz from Geneva, Switzerland. In her work, Annick Berclaz borrows plots from the vast world of the "invisible", the microcosm, rich in incredibly diverse...

THE BOOK "ANTHOLOGY OF MIRAGES" GATHERED A LARGE AUDIENCE AT THE MISSION GALLERY

06/07/22
THE BOOK "ANTHOLOGY OF MIRAGES" GATHERED A LARGE AUDIENCE AT THE MISSION GALLERY

           On July 5, the book "Anthology of Mirages" was presented in the crowded hall of the "Mission" gallery of the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The event brought together many diplomats, journalists, researchers and travelers, who had the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the over 400-page edition, illustrated with nearly 1,000 author's photos, which collects all the dream trips in one...

Presentation of the Book "Anthology of Mirages" at the "Mission" Gallery

30/06/22
Presentation of the Book "Anthology of Mirages" at the "Mission" Gallery

  The book "Anthology of Mirages" will be presented on July 5 at 6 pm at the "Mission" gallery of the State Institute for Culture at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 400 pages, illustrated with nearly 1000 original photos, the publication brings together all the dream journeys in one volume. These 50 travelogues of talented Bulgarian journalists and travelers tell about the most impressive masterpieces of human genius and natural landmarks. Famous waterfalls, temples, towers,...

GRAPHIC DESIGN MEETS DIPLOMACY IN THE EXHIBITION "VISION FOR DIPLOMACY" AT THE "MISSION" GALLERY

17/06/22
GRAPHIC DESIGN MEETS DIPLOMACY IN THE EXHIBITION "VISION FOR DIPLOMACY" AT THE "MISSION" GALLERY

An exhibition of graphic design by Erina Boyanova was opened at the Mission Gallery on June 16, 2022. The exhibition entitled "Vision for Diplomacy" is part of the project "Digital Museum of Sports", funded by UNESCO, and presents a system for visual communication. The project was developed and implemented in the period July-December 2021 and is dedicated to the 75th anniversary of UNESCO, the 65th anniversary of Bulgaria at UNESCO and the 60th anniversary of the Museum of Sports. On the...

THE MISSION GALLERY PRESENTS THE GRAPHIC EXHIBITION "VISION FOR DIPLOMACY" BY ERINA BOYANOVA

13/06/22
THE MISSION GALLERY PRESENTS THE GRAPHIC EXHIBITION "VISION FOR DIPLOMACY" BY ERINA BOYANOVA

Mission Gallery, 2 Alfred Nobel Street June 16 - July 12, 2022 Departure: June 16, 6 p.m. The solo graphic exhibition by Erina Boyanova "Vision for Diplomacy" is an attempt at creative interpretations and experiments in the field of visual communication. The exposition presents a realized system for visual communication - part of the project "Digital Museum of Sports", funded by UNESCO. The focus of the project is on modern graphic communication with its distinctive features: at the same...

PRESENTATION OF PUBLICATIONS OF THE INSTITUTE OF BALKAN STUDIES WITH THE CENTER FOR THRACOLOGY

09/06/22
 PRESENTATION OF PUBLICATIONS OF THE INSTITUTE OF BALKAN STUDIES WITH THE CENTER FOR THRACOLOGY

  On June 8, 2022 (Wednesday) from 17:30 in the gallery "Mission" at the State Institute for Culture were presented the latest editions of the Institute of Balkan Studies with the Center for Thracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences: the album "101 Paintings from Bulgaria", the collective monographs "The City of the Balkans: Spaces, Images, Memory", and "The Royal Cinnamon Flower in Thracian and Roman Culture in the Bulgarian Lands", as well as the jubilee edition of Studio...

The Eighth World Competition for Children's Drawing 2021 on the Topic "Green Planet" Visits The Mission Gallery

03/06/22
The Eighth World Competition for Children's Drawing 2021 on the Topic "Green Planet" Visits The Mission Gallery

The State Institute for Culture and the Little Zograph Foundation present an exhibition of the awarded drawings from the Eighth World Competition for Children's Drawing 2021 on the topic "Green Planet", held in the Rila Holy Monastery. The eighth edition of the competition was attended by children from 60 countries aged 4 to 18, who sent nearly 6,000 drawings, carrying their messages, imagination and talent. Among the participating countries are: Italy, Ukraine, China, Croatia, Russia,...

Filip Dimitrov's Book "Brothers" Gathered Diplomats at the "Mission" Gallery

01/06/22
Filip Dimitrov's Book "Brothers" Gathered Diplomats at the "Mission" Gallery

  On the last day of the month of spirituality, Bulgarian writing and speech, the Mission Gallery hosted a presentation of Filip Dimitrov's latest book "Brothers", realized by Stefan Dobrev Publishing House, as well as a conversation with the author as an experienced politician, diplomat, and writer. The presentation of the book and the subsequent discussion included the director of the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs Snezhana Yoveva, the director of...