On 26 April, the Embassy held cultural events in the city of Santiago de Cuba, which closed the extremely successful first Bulgarian Culture Week held outside Havana, realized within the framework of the second edition of the Month of Europe in the country.

In the premises of the French Cultural Institute “Alianza Francesa” were exhibited the works of Dr. Petya Ilieva from the traveling exhibition "The Colors of Bulgaria. Among the guests were senior representatives of the municipal authorities of Santiago de Cuba, diplomats, Cubans graduated from Bulgarian universities in the 1970s, students and teachers from the art city academy and the local media.

In the afternoon, Dr. Petya Ilieva held a creative workshop at the José Joaquín Tejada Academy of Plastic Arts, established in 1935.