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Celebrations of the Day of the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius, of the Bulgarian Alphabet, Education and Culture and of Slavic Literature Begin in Prague
On May 11, 2021, the Bulgarian Embassy in the Czech Republic and the Bulgarian Cultural Institute in Prague opened the celebrations in the Czech Republic on the Day of the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius, the Bulgarian alphabet, education and culture and Slavic literature. The documentary photo exhibition "Light of the Letters" will be presented. The exhibition was prepared by the Elena and Ivan Duychevi Foundation and provided by the State Institute of Culture under the Minister of Foreign...
An exhibition of the artist Eli Joteva has been opened
The exhibition ‘Biogram Blueprint’ of the multidisciplinary artist Eli Joteva had its opening on the 4th May this year at the ‘Photon’ Centre for Contemporary Photography’s gallery in Ljubljana. As part of the initiative, ‘Dialogue of Artists’ Joteva was presented alongside the Slovenian artist Jost Dolinsek. The initiative focuses on emerging artists from Central and Eastern Europe and Austria. E. Joteva and J. Dolisnek visited...
The Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria to China presented the Photo Exhibition
On May 6-7th 2021 the Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria to China, H.E. Mr. Grigor Porozhanov, was guest of honor at the Rose Festival in Jinan city, Shandong Province. During the festival, Ambassador Porozhanov presented the Photo Exhibition "Fragrances from Bulgaria" of the State Institute of Culture under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria. The Ambassador also inaugurated a Bulgarian Kazanlak Garden in the Pingyin county of Jinan city. He also participated as a key guest in the...
The Visual and Poetic Route of "The Hidden Letters"
The State Institute of Culture to the Minister of Foreign Affairs is again a partner in the project for the installation of benches in the form of Cyrillic letters. A new set of ‘benches-letters’, visual and poetic route, a completely new identity, travelling around different European cities, poetic anthology and 3D mapping are among the elements part of the initiative “The Hidden Letters” which will continue until the end of the year. In 2021 “The Hidden...
Easter Greetings!
The State Institute of Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs sends Easter greetings with the musical performance of the vocal ensemble "ELITSI" from the National High School for Classical Languages and Ancient Cultures "Saint Constantine-Cyril the Philosopher".
A Virtual Photography Exhibition in Geneva Presents Female Power
We are pleased to invite you to visit the virtual photography exhibition organized by the UN Office in Geneva on the occasion of May 1 - International Labor Day. It is entitled "Not A Woman's Job" and presents the stories of women who have contributed to overcoming stereotypes about the "male" and "female" professions and to affirming women's right to equal access to all jobs without gender discrimination. The exhibition includes 170 photographs provided by the permanent missions of member...
Minister Ekaterina Zakharieva approved a plan for the celebration of two anniversaries with UNESCO
Minister Ekaterina Zakharieva approved a plan of the National committee for UNESCO for the celebration of the 65th anniversary of the accession of Bulgaria to UNESCO in May 2021 and 75th anniversary of the entry into force of the Charter of UNESCO in November 2021. It provides for a series of events, both at national level and abroad. A documentary-type of exhibition for the Bulgarian sites part of the World Cultural Heritage List and its display in the headquarters of UNESCO in the Bulgarian...
NEXT Balkan or the Next Step – Bulgarian Contemporary Art in Belgrade
April, 29 – May, 15 2021Where: U10, Vracar Gallery, Ostavincka GalleryBulgarian contemporary art with thirty of the best NEXT artists will be shown for two weeks in Belgrade. The event will be held in three exhibition spaces and additional program with collaborations, music events and performances, showing the best of the actual art in Bulgaria. The event is part of the platform NEXT Balkan and is organized by the Bulgarian DOMA Art Foundation, in partnership with the Cultural Institute...
The Spring Edition of MASTER OF ART Opens at Lumiere Cinema
A Bulgarian film about the creation of art medals and a film about the cult photographer Helmut Newton open the spring edition of MASTER OF ART on April 22, 2021 in Lumiere cinema, which is partnered by the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs.The Art Documentary Film Festival is preparing for its spring edition. In the period from the 22nd to the 29th of April 2021 in the art cinemas of Sofia will be able to watch 18 new full-length and 4 short films, included in...
EXHIBITION ON THE OCCASION OF THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BULGARIAN EXARCHY WAS OPENED AT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
On April 19 at 11.00 at the renovated exhibition space on the 7th floor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was opened a representative documentary exhibition "150 years of the Bulgarian Exarchate", realized by a team at the Institute of Historical Research at Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.Among the guests of the official event, which took place in a limited composition due to the epidemic situation, were the authors of the exhibition Prof. Alexander Grebenarov and Assoc. Prof. Buryana...
ON THE WORLD DAY OF ART THE STATE INSTITUTE FOR CULTURE UNDER THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR CONCLUDES AN AGREEMENT FOR COOPERATION WITH BTA
On April 15 at the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency the Director of the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs Mrs. Snezhana Yoveva-Dimitrova and the Director General of BTA Mr. Kiril Valchev signed a partnership agreement. It forsees that the two institutions unite efforts to present their activities in the field of culture, to present and promote various initiatives and projects, to promote the development of creative activity and cultural diplomacy. In the channels of...
Event on the Occasion of the 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Georgi Stoykov Rakovski in Cooperation with the State Institute for Culture
In the year, dedicated to the life and work of the great Bulgarian, on the Day of Rakovski – 14th April, when Bulgaria celebrates 200 years since his birth, the Central Library of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in cooperation with the State Institute for Culture at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs present a poster exhibition representing the various manifestations of the great revolutionary, diplomat, publicist, poet and scholar through books and periodicals by and about Georgi Stoikov...
A Portrait of Rakovski Presented at the School "G. S. Rakovski” in the City of Delhi, India
On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Rakovski, the Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria to India presented to Mrs. Lovli Vadhva, Director of the High School “Rakovski” in the city of Delhi, a portrait made especially for the occasion by order of the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria. A digital copy of the portrait was provided by the National Museum of Military History with the assistance of the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign...
Diplomatic Visit to Ruse on the Occasion of the Exhibition "Significant Women in History: from Prague through Bratislava to Ruse"
On Friday, April 16, at 14:00 in the Ruse Hall of the Historical Museum in Ruse, a group of exhibitions will be opened, united by the theme "Significant Women in History: from Prague through Bratislava to Ruse". The event is organized on the initiative of the Association "European Spaces 21" and the Regional Historical Museum of Ruse, together with the Embassy of Slovakia in Bulgaria and the Czech Center Sofia, as well as the partnership of the State Institute for Culture with the Minister of...
Call for Participation in the World Festival of Children's Drawing - Iran
A call for participation of Bulgarian representatives in the first edition of the World Festival of Children's Drawing was received at the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Iran. The festival is hosted by the District Administration of Kerman Province, Iran. The festival is organized in cooperation with UNESCO and UNICEF. Acceptance of drawings for participation will continue until April 30, 2021. Those interested can register and get more information about the event on his website at:...
Francophonie Festival in Washington
The Bulgarian Embassy in Washington participated in the annual Francophonie Festival with a virtual screening of the film "The Infinite Garden" by famous theater director Galin Stoev, which was greeted with interest by the audience.The festival was held in March and for the first time the edition took place entirely virtually. More than 30 countries took part, which were presented with various cultural events during the month.