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Bulgaria - special guest at the International Cinema Festival MUCES 2017, Segovia
Bulgaria was a special guest at the 12th European Cinema Festival MUCES 2017 held in Segovia in Spain from November 15 to 21 2017.The festival is organised by the municipality and is not of a competitive nature, but is aimed at presenting the achievements of the new European cinema.The vocal trio "Triada" took part in the opening programme of the festival, presenting Bulgarian folk song in a capela form. The trio - Valia Petrova, Boryanka Dimitrova and Elena Alexieva - was formed in...
Official opening of the exhibition by Stanislav Pamukchiev at the Hugo Voeten Centre for the Arts, Kingdom of Belgium
The Hugo Voeten Arts Centre in Hetrentals, Belgium, presented an exhibition by Bulgarian artist Stanislav Pamukchiev at an official ceremony on September 30 2017. The exhibition "The Return" was held with the support of the State Institute for Culture at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.The Hugo Voeten Art Centre, founded by the late Belgian patron and collector, has one of the richest permanent exhibitions of works by Bulgarian artists. Part of this valuable collection of...
Presentation of the State Institute for Culture's Sboryanovo exhibition in Athens
The exhibition "Sboryanovo - Nature and Monuments, Gods and Men" was opened at the Melina Cultural Centre in Athens on September 19. The exhibition was prepared by Professor Dr Diana Gergova and the State Institute for Culture at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and organised by the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Athens in co-operation with the Athens Municipality's Culture, Sport and Youth Organisation.The exhibition aims at presenting to the international community one of...
Petrykivka Painting exhibition presented at the Mission Gallery
The exhibition "Petrykivka Painting" by artists Valentina Panko, Anastasiya and Roksolana Chudnivets was opened at the State Institute for Culture's Mission Gallery on September 20. The event was organised jointly with the Embassy of Ukraine in Bulgaria on the occasion of the 26th anniversary of the independence of that country.The exhibition presents the typical decorative and ornamental art, which was formed at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century in the Dnipropetrov...
Изложбата „Завръщане“ на Станислав Памукчиев в Арт-Център „Юго Вутен”
От 28 септември до 1 ноември 2017 г. в Арт-Център „Юго Вутен” в град Херенталс – Белгия, ще бъде представена изложбата „Завръщане“ на Станислав Памукчиев. Изложбата се осъществява с подкрепата на Държавен културен институт към министъра на външните работи като част от културните презентации, посветени на Българското председателство на Съвета на ЕС. Експозицията представлява цикъл картини и работните рисунки към тях, чрез които авторът разкрива пред публика...
13th World Festival of Animated Film Varna
The 13th World Festival of Animated Film will be held from September 13 to 17 at the Festival and Congress Centre Varna.The competition programme includes a total of 132 films from 35 countries, including the latest and most topical animated films. The "Best of the World" showings include 24 titles from more than 15 countries.In the full-length feature programme six films will premiere, including two by Bulgarian creators, and two for children, specially dubbed into Bulgarian, and two for...
Европейски дни на наследството
На 17 септември Държавният културен институт ще отбележи Европейските дни на наследството като част от Деня на отворените врати в МВнР. От 14:30 до 15:30 ч посетителите ще могат да се включат в разходка из Скулптурния парк и да разгледат част произведенията от Художествения фонд на МВнР. Министерството на външните работи ще се бъде отворено за посетители от 10:00 до 16:00 ч. Програмата можете да видите в приложението. Европейските дни на наследството е съвместна инициатива на...
Представяне на изложбата „Силата на гражданското общество“ във Франкфурт
На 4 септември 2017 г. в Кметството на гр. Франкфурт беше открита изложбата „Силата на гражданското общество, Съдбата на евреите в България“. Събитието се проведе под патронажа на Главния управляващ кмет на града г-н Петер Фелдман, а нейни организатори са Представителството на чужденците в Общината на града и Консулството на Република България. Експозицията е част от проекта „Непознатите герои. Силата на гражданското общество: Съдбата на евреите в България – Спасителите...
Presentation of the 'Roofs of Sofia' exhibition in Skopje
The exhibition "Roofs of Sofia" opened at the Cultural and Information Centre in Skopje on August 9 2017.The exhibition is presented by the State Institute for Culture at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is part of the Institute's "Travelling Exhibitions" programme.Ms. Svetlana Slavova, director of CIC-Skopje, opened the exhibition in the presence of Ambassador Ivan Petkov. The event was attended by representatives of the diplomatic corps, the Bulgarian community,...
Meeting of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance in Geneva
On June 29 2017, the First International Meeting of the Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) during the Swiss Presidency came to a successful conclusion.Over four days, more than 200 experts and politicians from 31 IHRA member countries, 11 observer countries including Bulgaria and seven international partner organisations discussed education, commemoration and research on the Holocaust as a contemporary political issue.At the Geneva meeting from June 26 to 29 2017, delegates focused on...
ОТВОРЕНА ПОКАНА ЗА 6-ТИЯ СТУДЕНТСКИ ФОРУМ НА АСЕФ
6-тиятстудентски форум на АСЕФ ще се проведе в периода 9-12 октомври 2017 г. в Сингапур. Темата на тазгодишното издание е „Бъдещите университети и дипломираните: качествено образование отвъд хоризонта“, като фокусът ще бъде насочен към изследване на нуждите, изискванията и очакванията на висшите учебни заведения и на студентите, които ще се обучават там. В рамките на основната тема, участниците във форума ще имат възможност да обсъдят част от съвременните предизвикателства пред...
Thirteen Asian Embassies Present Asian Culture on July 2
"Asia Up Close" brings together the Asian countries for the first time in Sofia. A Festival of Asian Culture will be held for the first time on July 2 at the summer stage in Borissova Gradina in Sofia.Third countries represented in Bulgaria will present their traditions to Bulgarian audiences. Visitors will be able to experience typical Asian culture, with dances, music, art, cuisine, nature and traditions. Those who wish will have the opportunity to engage in more than 30...
Exhibition 'Molière without borders' in Skopje
The exhibition "Molière without Borders" opened in the Chifte Hammam Hall of the National Gallery of the Republic of Macedonia on June 16 2017.The exhibition is part of the "Travelling Exhibitions" project of the State Institute for Culture at the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It was held in co-operation with the Embassy in Skopje and the National Gallery of Macedonia.The Director of the State Institute for Culture, Mrs. Lyudmila Dimitrova, visited Skopje for the opening of the...
Discussion on 'Cultural Messages of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU'
A discussion on the topic "Cultural Messages of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU" was held at the Mission Gallery of the State Institute for Culture at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the participation of representatives of the diplomatic corps in Sofia.The event was opened by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Georg Georgiev and the Director of the State Institute for Culture, Mrs. Lyudmila Dimitrova."The tasks of culture as a tool of diplomacy go...
Alphapretation Bulgaria at the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Brussels
The Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Brussels held a reception on the occasion of May 24, the Day of Bulgarian Education and Culture and the Slavonic Script. Ambassador Maya Dobreva, addressing the the guests, emphasised that the day was a reason for national pride. She highlighted the Cyrillic contribution to the diversity of European culture and civilisation and its importance as part of the Bulgarian identity and the Bulgarian cultural heritage preserved over the centuries by the...
Presentation of the children's musical 'Salesman of hope' in Bosilegrad
Two performances of "Salesman of Hope', based on a text by Gianni Rodari, were presented in the Cultural Centre in the city of Bosilegrad.With music by Petar Stupel and a contemporary arrangement by composer Yuri Stupel, the performance was given by 20 students from the Georgi Dimitrov primary school in Bosilegrad, their music teacher Goran Mlandev and Bulgarian musicians and actors Hagashod Agassian, Yuri Stupel, Ivaylo Zahariev, Ivaylo Kaloyanchev and Veselin Tsanev.The project is part...