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Christopher Springham Charms the Audience at Sofia Art Fair with the Support of the State Cultural Institute
Between October 2 and 5, the Bulgarian capital became a center of attraction for the international art scene. Within the framework of Sofia Art Fair 2025, the largest contemporary art exhibition in our country, SAF Talks was held - a three-day forum that brought together over 15 international speakers from seven countries. Among the institutional partners of the event was the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs, which supported the participation of the...
International Seminar On The Topic "Reconsidering Cultural Cooperation in the Western Balkans" Starts
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The State Cultural Institute under the Minister of Foreign Affairs is organizing an international seminar and working visit on the topic "Rethinking Cultural Cooperation in the Western Balkans", in implementation of a project under the Official Development Assistance (ODA) program of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria. The initiative is attended by delegations from Kosovo, North Macedonia and Montenegro, directors of galleries, museums, theaters, representatives of...
Exhibition “The Unnamed Between – Encaustic Experiments” by Elsa Artamontseva
Exhibition dates: October 14 – 31, 2025 Location: Gallery “Mission”, 2 Aleksandar Zhendov Str. Opening: October 14, 2025, 6 p.m. The Gallery “Mission” at the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs presents the exhibition “The Unnamed Between – Encaustic Experiments” by visual artist Elsa Artamontseva. The exhibition explores the possibilities of encaustic – an ancient technique in which colored wax...
The State Institute for Culture Presented an Award for Sculpture
On October 3, 2025, in Hall 1A of the Union of Bulgarian Artists - Shipka 6, the "2-0-2-5. National Sculpture Exhibition" was opened. The event is part of the annual program of the Sculpture section of the Union of Bulgarian Artists and presents leading trends in contemporary Bulgarian plastic art. A jury consisting of Kiril Vassilev, Kamen Tsvetkov, Pancho Kurtev, arch. Boris Borisov, Hristo Kaloyanov, Ivaylo Avramov, Petar Nakov, Vitali Halvadzhiev, Pavlin Radevski, Galya Blagoeva and...
Opening of the Exhibition “Mythological Transformations” at Mission Gallery
On September 25, 2025, the exhibition “Mythological Transformations” was officially opened at the Mission Gallery of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The event, organized by the Sofia Paper Art Fest (SPAF) and the AMATERAS Foundation, marked the second highlight of the Bulgarian-Turkish cultural exchange launched in 2025 and represented another step toward building a long-term partnership between Bulgaria and Turkey in the field of contemporary art. The exhibition was inaugurated...
Bulgarian Participation in the 2025 European Film Festival in Amman
On September 24, the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Jordan participated in the 2025 European Film Festival in the capital Amman with the screening of the Bulgarian feature film "Trap" by director Nadezhda Koseva, provided by the State Institute for Culture at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The event was organized with the kind assistance of the Delegation of the European Union (DEU) in Amman and the Royal Film Commission of Jordan. The Bulgarian film attracted many visitors, so the...
The Poster Exhibition “Re-action: Bulgaria and the Euro” is a Guest at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The International Triennial of the Stage Poster, as a traditional partner of the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs, is visiting the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with a collection of posters in the thematic exhibition “Re-action: Bulgaria and the Euro”. “Re-action: Bulgaria and the Euro” is a special exhibition, the premiere of which was in August at the “Sredets” Gallery under the Ministry of Culture. This is the first visual...
Independence Day Celebration in Frankfurt with the exhibition “Bulgaria from a Bird’s Eye View”
On September 23, the Consulate General of the Republic of Bulgaria solemnly celebrated Independence Day with the opening of the impressive exhibition “Bulgaria from a Bird’s Eye View” – part of the “Traveling Exhibitions” program of the State Institute for Culture. The author of the exhibition is the distinguished photographer Alexander Ivanov, whose lens reveals the homeland in its most magnificent and inspiring form. Consul General Diana Popova welcomed...
The State Institute for Culture is a Partner of the Sixth Edition of SofiaDocumental 2025
SofiaDocumental – the documentary film festival with a focus on human rights, will be officially opened on September 25, 2025 under the domes of Sofia Largo with the Bulgarian premiere of the film “Divya” by Ukrainian director Dmytro Khreshko. The film is a sound, meditative odyssey through the war-torn landscapes of Ukraine – an impressive and deeply affecting story of the destruction and quiet defiance of nature, which never stops recovering. The sixth edition of the...
MYTHOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATIONS – contemporary paper art
September 25 – October 10, 2025 The Mission Gallery, State Institute for Culture, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bulgaria Sofia Paper Art Fest (SPAF) and Amateras Foundation are proud to present the exhibition Mythological Transformations – the second event of the Bulgarian-Turkish cultural exchange that began in 2025. Following the successful artist residency in Pavlikeni this summer, this project marks the next step in establishing a long-term partnership between Bulgaria...
The State Institute for Culture with an Award from the Europe and the World Foundation for Sustainable Partnership in Cultural Diplomacy
On September 18, 2025, the Europe and the World Foundation celebrated the 10th anniversary of its website www.evropaworld.eu in the Mission Gallery. The celebration was organized in partnership with the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the guest of honor was H.E. Zakia El Midaoui - Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to Bulgaria, doyen of the diplomatic corps in our country and chairwoman of the group of Francophone ambassadors. Attending were:...
The State Institute for Culture Participates in the Retrospective Exhibition “A Picture Outside the Picture” by Ivan Vukadinov
The State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs is participating in the first major retrospective exhibition dedicated to Ivan Vukadinov (1932–2024) – the only Bulgarian artist accepted into the Collection of Modern and Contemporary Art of the Vatican Museums. The exhibition, entitled “A Picture Outside the Picture”, opens at the Sofia City Art Gallery and presents over 130 works tracing the creative path of one of the most significant and...
The exhibition "Tesseract - Celestial Geometry" opened at the "Mission" gallery
On September 10, the new exhibition "Tesseract - Celestial Geometry" by the Bulgarian artist Valentin Bakardzhiev, who lives and works in the Netherlands, was presented at the "Mission" gallery at the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The director of the State Institute for Culture, Snezhana Yoveva-Dimitrova, welcomed the guests and emphasized that this exhibition marks the beginning of the institute's autumn cultural season. She noted that the exhibition is...
Cultural Nomads: Visions on the Themes and Concepts of 20 Contemporary Artists
Art Project Depot presents the new additions to the "Herbarium" collection at the Bulgarian Cultural Institute in Berlin with the exhibition "Cultural Nomads". Among the participants are not only German visual artists, but also artists from Bulgaria, Austria, Japan and Turkey who live and work in Germany. The participating artists are Dagmar Schürer, Egil Sjöbjörnsson, Fabian Vogl, Fanny Spong, Hans Peter Kuhn, Ivan Kostolov, Ivan Panteleev, Junko Vada, Mariana Vasileva, Marie...
The International Photographic Exhibition “National Dress: A Source of Pride and Heritage” Opened in Burgas
On September 4, the International Photographic Exhibition “National Dress: A Source of Pride and Heritage” was opened at the Historical Museum of Burgas, organized by the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs, in partnership with the Regional Historical Museum – Burgas and with the support of the Municipality of Burgas. The official event was honored by the Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Bulgaria, H.E. Fahad Bin Ibrahim Al-Mushayri. Among the...
The State Institute for Culture is a Partner of the Second Edition of Sofia Art Fair
For а second year in a row, the capital will host Sofia Art Fair – the biggest contemporary art event in Bulgaria, which is becoming a sustainable bridge between culture, education and international cooperation. The forum will unite leading galleries, institutions and visionaries from Europe, turning Sofia into an international hub for global cultural dialogue. “Our goal for Sofia Art Fair is to be a place where art is not just shown, but shared – as ideas, visions and...