The Exhibition "Bulgarian Monuments under UNESCO Protection" is visiting Oslo
Photos of Bulgarian monuments from the UNESCO list adorned the walls of the Consular Service at the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Oslo. The documentary exhibition is part of the "Traveling Exhibitions" program of the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs and continues the efforts to popularize the Bulgarian cultural and natural heritage abroad.
The photographic panels present sites from Bulgaria included in the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage List. Among them are the Ivanovo Rock Monasteries, the Srebarna Nature Reserve, the Kazanlak Tomb, the Sveshtar Tomb, the Madara Horseman, the Boyana Church, the Old Town of Nessebar, the Rila Monastery, as well as the Pirin National Park. The audience can also enjoy views of the ancient beech forests in the Central Balkan National Park, part of the UNESCO serial site "Old and Ancient Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions in Europe".
The emphasis of the exhibition is the presentation of the uniqueness and beauty of the Bulgarian monuments included in the list of world cultural and natural heritage. The exhibition is dedicated to 65 years of Bulgarian membership in UNESCO and 75 years of the organization’s founding. The panels combine professional artistic photographs and trilingual scientifically sound texts – in Bulgarian, English and French. Most of the photographs are the work of the established Bulgarian photographer Ivo Hadzhimishev.
So far, the exhibition has been successfully presented in France, Belgium, Croatia, Tunisia, as well as in various parts of Bulgaria.