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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
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
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
"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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
CULTURAL DIPLOMACY IN ACTION: ARTISTS FROM BULGARIA AND THE REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN MACEDONIA WITH A JOINT EXHIBITION IN SOFIA
The collective exhibition "Cultural Diplomacy - Balkan Dialogue" was opened at the Mission Gallery at the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Seven Bulgarian artists take part in it: Svetlin Rusev, Stanislav Pamukchiev, Ivaylo Mirchev, Lyuben Genov, Dimitar Cholakov, Milko Bozhkov and Roman Kisov, and seven artists from the Republic of North Macedonia: Vladimir Georgievski, Pavle Kuzmanoski, Dimitar Malidanov-Janeta Gelevano , Petar Popchev, Nikola Ivanov...
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITION "CULTURAL DIPLOMACY - BALKAN DIALOGUE" VISITS THE "MISSION" GALLERY
Opening: May 17, 6 pm, Mission Gallery, 2 Alfred Nobel Street The Collective exhibition "Cultural Diplomacy - Balkan Dialogue" from the Republic of North Macedonia is visiting Sofia on the occasion of the celebration of May 21 - World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development of UNESCO. At the initiative of the United Nations, a joint declaration was adopted on May 21, 2001, aimed at promoting the diversity of national cultures in the world. Since then, the celebration of the...
The exhibition
The Director of the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs Snezhana Yoveva-Dimitrova opened the visiting exhibition "Shared Art in the Balkans - Traditions and Modernity". The exhibition is on the occasion of April 15, declared by UNESCO World Art Day and contains works from the IV International Youth Art Festival "River of Tolerance", held from 13 to 17 September 2021, under the auspices of UNESCO, organized by the National Donation Fund "13th Century...
"The Shared Art of the Balkans—Traditions and Contemporaneity" - Art Works from the 4th ‘River of Tolerance’ International Youth Art Festival
The ‘River of Tolerance’ International Youth Art Festival is a project of the ‘13 Centuries of Bulgaria’ National Endowment Fund that brings together lecturers and students in the visual arts from Balkan states to inclusive educational initiatives. During this event, established artists and young talents can share their ideas, views and practices, and build a common vision of the values that unify them. The Fund had previously held three successful editions of...