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The Exhibition “At Least Four Hugs A Day, At Least 30 Seconds Each” By Artists Maya Spasova and Iris Dittler Was Presented at the Mission Gallery
On 2nd April, the exhibition “At Least Four Hugs A Day, At Least 30 Seconds Each” by artists Maja Spasova and Iris Dittler was presented at the Mission Gallery. The exhibition is organized jointly with the Austrian Cultural Forum – Sofia. The opening was attended by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Radi Naydenov, who served as Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Republic of Austria from 2005 until 2012. In his welcome speech, Deputy Minister Naydenov...
The State Institute for Culture Hosted Its First EUNIC-Sofia Cluster Meeting
The Mission Gallery to the State Institute for Culture hosted a work meeting of the EUNIC Sofia cluster. The meeting was chaired by Dr. Kirsten Hackenbroch, Director of the Goethe-Institut Bulgaria and of the EUNIC-Sofia cluster. The meeting discussed prospects for cooperation between cultural institutes and foreign embassies in Bulgaria, together with local partners, for the upcoming calendar year. The meeting was also attended by Ms. Pepa Peneva from the Open Space Foundation, as well as Ms....
Upcoming exhibition opening - “At Least 4 Hugs per Day, at Least 30 Seconds Each” by Maja Spasova and Iris Dittler
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The State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs, in partnership with the Austrian Cultural Forum - Sofia, are pleased to present the exhibition "At Least 4 Hugs Per Day, at Least 30 Seconds Each" by Maya Spasova and Iris Dittler. In a world increasingly mediated by digital interactions, where presence is fragmented into pixels and gestures are reduced to data points, this exhibition “At Least 4 Hugs Per Day, At Least 30 Seconds Each” reclaims the body as a...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria celebrates Francophonie Month with an exhibition and a seminar dedicated to empowering women
On the occasion of Francophonie Month, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the “Public Donation Fund – Sliven” Foundation presented the collective exhibition “Strong Women”. The exhibition presents works by participants in the “Confident and Successful – Professional Perspectives for Vulnerable Women in Sliven” project, which has received funding from the 6thedition of the...
"Directions 3", an international Exhibition on Occasion of the Month of Francophonie was presented
Exhibition dates: 11 March 2026 – 26 March 2026Venue: Mission Gallery, 2 Alexander Zhendov St. On 11 th March, the opening of the international exhibition "Directions 3" took place at the "Mission" Gallery on the occasion of the month of Francophonie. It presents the results of an open-air which took place within the "Soleil" International Francophone Festival between 31st May and 8th June 2025. The exhibition was opened by Mr. Yavor Koynakov, a.i.acting director of the...
"Connectedness", an exhibition by Mihael Artamontzev and Sava Tzonev, at "Mission" Gallery
On 6th February, to a numerous crowd, the MISSION Gallery at the State Institute for Culture to the Minister of Foreign Affairs welcomed its first exhibition of the year, titled "Connectedness", by Bulgarian artists Mihael Artamontzev and Sava Tzonev. The event was attended by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikolay Pavlov, the ambassadors of the Arab Republic of Egypt H.E. Nader Saad and of the Kingdom of Morocco H.E. Zakia El Midaoui, together with local and foreign guests, partners,...
Upcoming opening of the collective exhibition "Connectedness" at the "Mission" Gallery, 6th February 2026
The State Institute for Culture at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is pleased to present the exhibition "Connectedness" – a collaborative project by sculptor Sava Tzonev and painter Mihael Artamontzev. The exhibition brings together two distinct yet deeply kindred artistic approaches – stone sculpture and drawing – in pursuit of a unity between matter and gesture, weight and lightness, thought and impulse. At the heart of the exhibition lies the concept of connectedness, not...
Upcoming closing with a curator's tour of the collective exhibition "RETURN" at "MISSION" Gallery
A closing ceremony of the collective exhibition "Return" will take place at the "Mission" Gallery on 29th January, in the presence of its curator Mr. Yavor Kondov. The exhibition, which also marks the curatorial debut for Mr. Yavor Kondov, brings together the work of four authors - Valeri Valdiz, Alexander Tsvetkov, Katalina Vasileva and Iva Dankova and unites them around a common inspiration - the Rhodope Mountains - drawing on work from the well-established plein air "Touching the Mountain...
The Renovated Mission Gallery Opened Its Doors With a Documentary Exhibition of Miraculous Icons from the Balkans
The official opening of the renovated Mission Gallery at the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs took place on August 13 (Friday) at 11 a.m. with the phototype exhibition "Miraculous Icons and Holy Relics of the Balkans". It was realized by the Center for Slavic-Byzantine Studies "Prof. Ivan Duychev” at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski ”and will remain in the gallery until September 13. The festive event was attended by...