On the Occasion of the National Day of Bulgaria, the Embassy of Bulgaria in Oslo Presented the Exhibition "Bulgarian Monuments under the Protection of UNESCO"
On the occasion of the National Day of Bulgaria, on 3rd March the Embassy of Bulgaria in Oslo presented the photographic exhibition “Bulgarian Monuments under the Protection of UNESCO”.
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Kingdom of Norway Ms. Desislava Ivanova welcomed over 300 guests in the prestigious Kupelhallen Hall. Among them: the Deputy Mayor of Stavanger Henrik Holleland, who delivered a welcoming speech to the guests, and other representatives of the political, business and cultural elite of Stavanger, the board of directors of the Bulgarian Cultural Society in Rugoland and many of our compatriots from the region. In her welcoming speech, Ambassador Desislava Ivanova emphasized the work of the Embassy to activate bilateral relations, including at the regional level, and especially highlighted the significance of the opening of the first Bulgarian honorary consulate in Norway, which is located in Stavanger.
The emphasis in Ambassador Ivanova’s speech was the message about the growing role of diplomacy in the increasingly uncertain and unpredictable world in which we live. Cultural diplomacy was also highlighted as an important part of diplomatic activity, which has the vocation to "open doors", to bring peoples closer together and to build bilateral relations between countries, which was the goal of the current event. "Knowledge of our cultures is a universal key to our coexistence and cooperation. The better we know each other, the better we will interact with each other," said Ambassador Ivanova.
The collection of photographs is by prominent Bulgarian artist Ivo Hadzhimishev and presents Bulgarian sites under the protection of UNESCO. In Oslo, the collection was presented in the lobby of the prestigious metropolitan concert hall "Konserthus". The selected photographs present the centuries-old beech forests of the reserves in the National Park "Central Balkan", the Ivanovo Rock Monasteries, the "Srebarna" Natural Park, the Sveshtar Tomb, the Madara Horseman, "Pirin” National Park, the Boyana Church, the Kazanlak Tomb, Nessebar Old Town and the Rila Monastery.
The exhibition has made on occasion of the 65th anniversary of Bulgaria’s membership to UNESCO, and 75-year anniversary of the founding of the organization. As part of the "Traveling Exhibitions" program, the exhibition is shown in Norway with the support of the State Institute for Culture at the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria.
You may find more information about the exhibition here.
Photo credit: Embassy of Bulgaria in Oslo, Norway