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EU Open House 2010 in Washington, DC
On 8 May 2010, the 4th EU Embassies' Open House got under way in Washington, DC. The guests visited the photo exhibition dedicated to the salvation of the Bulgarian Jews, and the photo exhibition “The Return of Bulgaria to Europe – late 19th and early 20th century”. On 29 April 2010, Bulgaria’ foreign minister Nickolay Mladenov inaugurated the first exhibition entitled “The Power of Civil Society: the Fate of Jews in Bulgaria during the Holocaust”. The...
“The Roofs of Sofia” and “Traditions” photo exhibitions take part in foreign minister Nickolay Mladenov’s first Balkan tour
In the framework of Minister Nickolay Mladenov’s first Balkan tour beginning on 5 May, the State Institute for Culture jointly with the Bulgarian Embassy in Skopje organised two photo exhibitions, which are part of the Travelling Exhibitions Project. The “Roofs of Sofia” exhibition by photographer Bistra Boshnakova was presented in the City Library in Skopje. In his address to the audience, Minister Mladenov used the exhibition’s symbols and message to transmit...
Cultural events on 9 May, Europe Day
The cultural programme of Bulgaria’s foreign missions for the month of May features various events, which are dedicated to 9 May, Europe Day. On this occasion, the State Institute for Culture, jointly with the Bulgarian embassies, will organise the missions’ participation in joint European programmes, e.g. film festivals, exhibitions, etc.
Ежегодното издание на международната инициатива „Нощ на музеите” – 15 май 2010 г., ще бъде посветено на 5-та годишнина от създаването на Скулптурния парк на МВнР,и на Държавния културен институт. Специален гост на събитието ще бъде министърът на външните работи - Г-н Николай Младенов.Приятелите и почитателите на монументалното изкуство, намерило своя дом в красивия парк на институцията, ще могат отново да се разходят в тази уникална за София галерия на открито, която...
Minister Mladenov to launch two cultural events in Macedonia
The State Institute for Culture organised two concurrent cultural events in the framework of Minister Nickolay Mladenov’s visit to Macedonia. The “Traditions” exhibition will open in the University of Tetovo. Powerful large-scale compositional photos tell of the most interesting Bulgarian traditions, which continue to exist. The exhibition has been shown in more than 25 countries of Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia. In our view, the exhibition is an...
The Exhibition
During Minister Mladenov’s visit to the United States, the exhibition “The Power of Civil Society: the Fate of Jews in Bulgaria during the Holocaust” will open there. The exhibition is a joint project of the State Institute for Culture and the Centre for Jewish Studies at the University of Sofia “St. Kliment Ohridski”, and focuses on an episode of World War 2, which represents an act of heroism on the part of the Bulgarian nation. The exhibition was recently shown...
The exhibition” The Power of civil society" at Dublin’s City Library
April 7 2010, an exhibition” The Power of civil society- the fate of the Jews in Bulgaria in the time of the Holocaust”, was formally unveiled at Dublin’s City Library. Organized by Bulgaria’s embassy to Ireland and sponsored by the Holocaust Educational Trust of Ireland (HETI), the exhibition’s opening ceremony was attended by Dublin’s Mayor Mrs. Emer Costello, Ireland’s new Minister of State for Integration Mrs. Mary White, Mr. Rory Queene- MP,...
InterSpace Media Art Centre presents” A Tale of Stone and Wood”
InterSpace Media Art Centre in Sofia, screened on 1 April, 2010 “A Tale of Stone and Wood”- a video film by Norwegian Helene Sommer. “A Tale of Wood and Stone” examines the subject of the cinema as a medium of constructing national history, identity and collective memory. The village of Kovachevitsa in the Rhodope Mountain is the artist’s concrete object of study. Nearly deserted in the 1970’s, the village has been re-discovered by the cinema industry, owing...
Photo-exposition marks 20th anniversary of Germany’s re-unification
To mark 20 years in 2010 since Germany’s re-unification, Germany’s embassy in Bulgaria and the State Institute for Culture at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria, present a documentary photo-exposition” From peaceful revolution to German unity”. Ambassador Matthias Hyopfner and Director of” European Union” Directorate at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Vasilyi Takev unveiled the event on March 18 2010 at the Institute for Culture gallery “The...
Bulgarian exhibition at Sant Angelo Palace in Rome
In Rome, on March 10, 20010, Deputy Minister Milen Lyutskanov was an honorary guest to the opening of an exposition-“The Spirit of the Land of Orpheus”, authored by two Bulgarian artists and designers- Ms Tanya and Ms Marusya Kalimerov.The exposition, featuring textile art, is the first Bulgarian exposition to be displayed at Sant Angelo Museum-Palace in Rome. It highlights ancient painting, musical and writing traditions, intertwined in the enduring cultural and spiritual history...
Bulgarian poet awarded for the first time in 49 years of “Struga Poetry Evenings”
5 March 2010, the Festival Board of “ Struga Poetry Evenings” annual festival in Macedonia, awarded the 2010 Golden Wreath to Bulgarian poet Lyubomir Levchev.The award is bestowed for overall poetic achievement.
An exhibition” A borderline situation: the drawing in modern-day art” at “ Industrialna 11” gallery
An exhibition” A borderline situation: the drawing in modern-day art” opened March 9 at “ Industrialna 11” gallery in Sofia. Arranged by the Institute for Culture at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in cooperation with the Union of Bulgarian artists and” Industrialna 11” gallery, the exhibition features some of the most interesting and pro-active modern-art Bulgarian artists of most recent generations in a challenging attempt to outline a definition of the...
Bulgaria at “Sarajevo Winter” Festival
“Evmolpeya” Girls’ Choir from the city of Plovdiv and” Alma Mater” theatre troupe represented Bulgaria at this year’s edition of the International Festival Sarajevo Winter 2010 “What Now”- a most prestigious festival held annually in Bosnia and Hercegovina. Festival Director Ibrahim Spahic, Bulgaria’s Ambassador Andrey Trunski, members of the Bulgarian diplomatic mission and Bulgarian staff members of various international organizations,...
Celebration of spring awakening and Martenitza children’s workshop at “Lantern” Centre, Dublin
To celebrate the awakening of spring, members of the Bulgarian community convened at “Lantern” Centre in Dublin on February 28 for a traditional annual get-together and a parallel Martenitza workshop for children.Bulgaria’s ambassador to Ireland, His Excellency Emil Yalnuzov, unveiled the event and extended congratulations to attending Bulgarian nationals and Irish guests in connection with the arrival of March 1st, traditionally held as the first day of spring in Bulgaria...
“CartoonTourists” exhibition opens in Amman motto-ed” Man and Nature: co-existence and conflict”
March 1, 2010, on the eve of Bulgaria’s National Day March 3rd, the Bulgarian Ambassador to Amman, Jordan Mr. Petar Dragnev, unveiled at “Al Hussein” Cultural Centre an itinerant exhibition“CartoonTourists” motto-ed “Man and nature: co-existence and conflict”.In his speech of welcome, Ambassador Petar Dragnev greeted attending ambassadors, diplomats, men of culture and Bulgarians residing in Jordan and voiced hopes that the event would be conducive to...
“The Bulgarian lands from antiquity till the present day” exhibition opens in Paris
“The Bulgarian lands from antiquity till the present day” opened at Bulgaria’s Cultural institute in Paris February 23, to celebrate Bulgaria’s National Day March 3rd. Arranged by the Institute For Culture at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria, the exhibition features atlases, maps, engravings and books from the private collection of D-r Simeon Simov. Prof. D-r Cyril Topalov spoke on “Aspects of the evolution of the Bulgarian cultural identity down the...