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The exhibition "Significant Women in History - from Bratislava to Ruse" Visits the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The exhibition "Significant Women in History - from Bratislava to Ruse" aims to examine the role of women in the social, political, scientific and cultural world. She compares and at the same time unites the projects "Women in History" of the Regional History Museum in Ruse and the association "European Spaces 21" and the exhibition "The First Women" of the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Sofia in cooperation with the civil association CHARAKTER - Film Development Association. The...
"UPGRADE II" - virtual exhibition with new paintings from the Art Fund of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs starts 2021 with a positive and creative attitude with the exhibition "UPGRADE II".In April-May, 2020, the institute organized the first edition of the virtual exhibition "UPGRADE" - a collective online exhibition at the Mission gallery, which showed the latest works of art acquired for the Art Fund of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. These were works from exhibitions realized in recent years, donated /bought works and...
Exhibition on the Occasion of 170 Years Since the Birth of Ivan Vazov at the Mission Gallery
After its successful exhibition in the summer this year, the poster exhibition "170 Years Since the Birth of Ivan Vazov" visited the State Institute for Culture at the Mission gallery. Specially created for Vazov's jubilee celebrations, the exhibition was presented to the public for the first time in the Central Building of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences on July 9 - the birthday of the Patriarch of Bulgarian Literature. The exhibition presents works by Vazov, stored in the library...
A LOOK AT MEMORIES IN MARIETA KONOVA'S PAINTING EXHIBITION
On October 15, 2020 at the Mission gallery was opened a painting exhibition of the established contemporary Bulgarian artist, associate professor and doctor of art and fine arts at VTU "St. St. Cyril and Methodius ”in the town of Veliko Tarnovo - Marieta Konova.The exposition with the poetic title "Yesterday", which is inspired by the song "Yesterday" by the Beatles from 1965, declared the best song in the history of mankind, is a chronological record of a series of meetings, travels,...
"YESTERDAY" Exhibition Painting by MARIETA KONOVA at the MISSION gallery
October 15-30, 2020Vernissage: October 15, Thursday, 6 – 7 p.m.The MISSION GalleryState Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign AffairsSofia, 2 Alexander Zhendov Str. The Beatles' 1965 song "Yesterday" is the best song in the history of mankind according to the ranking of the financial portal 24/7 Wall Street, BTA reports, quoting Lenta. The chart was compiled taking into account sales, the stay in the hit parade of "Billboard", the number of covers and the...
BULGARIA AND JAPAN IN A NEW EXHIBITION
Bulgaria and Japan celebrated their excellent bilateral relations with a photo exhibition initiated by the authors of the book “Bulgaria and Japan. Politics, Diplomacy, Personalities and Events ”, dedicated to the triple jubilee of relations between the two countries - 110 years since the beginning of official contacts (1909), 80 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations (1939), 60 years since the restoration of diplomatic relations interrupted at the end of World War...
PHOTO EXHIBITION BULGARIA AND JAPAN - POLITICS, DIPLOMACY, PERSONALITIES AND EVENTS AT THE MISSION GALLERY
September 15-25, 2020Official opening: Tuesday, September 15, 18:00 – 19:30The Mission gallery, State Institute for Culture at theMinister of Foreign Affairs, 2 Alfred Nobel str., Sofia The current exhibition is based on the book Bulgaria and Japan. Politics, Diplomacy, Personalities and Events which was published in May 2019 to commemorate the triple anniversary of the diplomatic relations between the two countries - 110 years since the beginning of official contacts (1909), 80...
Photo exhibition at the Mission Gallery on the Occasion of the International Day against Nuclear Tests
On the eve of August 29 - International Day against Nuclear Tests, at the initiative of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Bulgaria was opened a photo exhibition dedicated to the struggle for a world without nuclear weapons.On a proposal from the Republic of Kazakhstan, the UN General Assembly, by resolution № 64/35 of 2 December 2009, declared 29 August the International Day for Action against Nuclear Tests.For several decades, Kazakhstan, as a Soviet republic, has been a place for...
Opening of an Exhibition of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan at the Mission Gallery
An exhibition dedicated to two of the most remarkable Kazakh philosophers, Abai Kunanbayev and Al-Farabi, was opened on August 3 at the Mission Gallery of the State Institute for Culture at the initiative of the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Sofia. Greetings to the guests were sent by the Director of the State Institute Mrs. Snezhana Yoveva - Dimitrova, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Milen Lyutskanov and Mr. Hristo Polendakov Director General of the Ministry of...
KAZAKHSTAN EXHIBITION VISITS THE MISSION GALLERY
Cultural diplomacy is one of the tools for rapprochement and interaction between communities today.The State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs is hosting a special photo exhibition, initiated and realized on the special occasion of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Bulgaria.This year, the whole country of Kazakhstan celebrates memorable dates related to the lives of two great philosophers: Abai Kunanbayev (175th anniversary of his birth) and Al-Farabi...
FINALISTS FROM THE NATIONAL POSTER COMPETITION VISIT THE MISSION GALLERY
As part of the initiatives on the occasion of 65 years of Bulgaria's membership in the UN and 75 years since the establishment of the organization, the State Institute for Culture will host an exhibition - finalists of the national poster competition "Kostadin Otonov" in the gallery "Mission". The first exhibition with selected posters from the third national competition "Poster - Kostadin Otonov" will be arranged from July 9, 2020 in the gallery "Mission" of the State Institute for Culture...
The Mission Gallery Welcomed a Large Audience With The Exhibition
The collective graphic exhibition "NEW MESSAGE" gathered many fans and connoisseurs of contemporary graphics in The Mission Gallery. The exhibition includes works by several prominent contemporary Bulgarian graphic artists: Branko Nikolov, Emanuela Kovach, Veselin Damyanov-Ves, Vasil Kolev - Vassillo, Lyudmil Georgiev.Among guests of the exhibition were: Prof. Chavdar Popov, Prof. Svetozar Benchev, Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts of the National Academy of Arts, Desislava Hristova, Head of...
The Mission Gallery re-opens after the Isolation With a Collective Exhibition "New Message"
The artists Branko Nikolov, Emanuela Kovach, Veselin Damyanov-Ves, Vasil Kolev - Vassillo and Lyudmil Georgiev, selected by Grafikart Gallery, visit the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs.Vernissage - June 16 (Tuesday) from 17:00 to 19:00Mission Gallery, Sofia, 2 Alfred Nobel Str.The exhibition "NEW MESSAGE" focuses on the topic of the increasingly dynamic process of migration and alienation in the communication in the modern globalised world. A process...
The Mission Gallery Opens Its Doors for Visitors on May 18
From May 18 (Monday), the collective exhibition "Upgrading", which started as a virtual exhibition on April 29, will now be on view live at the Mission Gallery at 2 Alfred Nobel Street, every working day between 10:00 and 17:00, in compliance with all measures for distance and disinfection, dictated by the epidemic situation in the country: • Visitors and employees of DKI to wear masks during their stay in the gallery; ...
VIRTUAL EXHIBITION "UPGRADING" AT THE MISSION GALLERY
In the days after Easter, our gaze at the future seems to search and wait more intently for answers to the difficult questions about our being, about human trials, but at the same time, with the hope of good and graceful deeds. Contemplation and humility are the necessary refuges for humanity these days in order to exist and to live fully and in harmony.In 2020 the State Cultural Institute to the Minister of Foreign Affairs is celebrating its 15 years anniversary, and on this occasion we...
Postponement of the public events of the State Institute for Culture
In view of the state of emergency, we would like to inform you that the announced events from the State Institute for Culture's calendar - exhibitions, book presentations, discussions, visitor groups, films, etc. are postponed until the next order. For more information, follow the Facebook page of State Institute for Culture.