Bulgarian National Committee of ICOM

THE NATIONAL GALLERY and INS ARTS present BEFORE OUR EYES Kalin Serapionov Curator: Yaroslava Bubnova 16 October – 15 December 2024 Opening on 16 October, Wednesday, 18.00 Palace, “Knyaz Alexander I” square #1 Hits: 16

The Standing Committee of Ethics (ETHCOM), following a global webinar held on the 16th of September of this year, announced changes to the organisation’s Code of Ethics. All ICOM members are free and encouraged to send their text suggestions and comments on the submitted draft. That can be done by clicking HERE. Hits: 19

Minister Nayden Todorov also participated in the official ceremony for the presentation of the “Ziva” awards at the House of Culture in Gabrovo. Bulgaria, precisely through the Regional Ethnographic Open-Air Museum “Eter”, is hosting the tenth edition of the awards of the “Forum for Slavic Cultures” foundation. “Eter” Museum and Gabrovo have been preparing for it since 2022, when the first steps were taken to…

THE NATIONAL GALLERY presents FRAGMENTATION DRAGOMIR KOSTADINOV – PXRN 19 September–6 October 2024   Opening on Thursday, 19 September, at 6:30 p.m. Kvadrat 500 Atrium 1, 19th February St., St Alexander Nevsky Sq., Sofia Curator: Tsvetelina Anastasova   The installation represents the disintegration of society, its fragmentation through the ‘fission’ of the Self into opposing values and emotions. Human blundering in the extreme and the…

The application deadline for the new ICOM award for implemented successful actions for sustainable development has been extended. The deadlines change as follows: The deadline for applications is the 1st of October. The application has to be submitted in English, French or Spanish to the BNC of ICOM. After the deadline, all projects will be reviewed by a committee. By the 15th of October, the…

You can read ICOM’s Newsletter for August, 2024, by clicking HERE. Hits: 25

More information on how to apply for membership of the ICOM Nominations and Election Committee can be found HERE. Hits: 23

Dear colleagues, On September 26-27, 2024, the “Etar” museum – Gabrovo will host a ceremony for the awarding of the ŽIVA international museum awards of the Forum for Slavic Heritage. During the event, there are lectures on significant issues of cultural heritage, presentations of nominated museums, a bazaar of museum publications and souvenirs. Registration for participation can be done HERE. You will find the full…

They also attacked the museums in France Dozens of sites were subjected to a cyberattack over the weekend, AFP reported. The Grand Palais and around 40 other museums in France, including the famous Louvre, fell victim to the ransomware attack. Cybercriminals attacked the system used to “centralize financial data”. Source: Standartnews.com Hits: 26

Dear colleagues, Click HERE to see ICOM’s Annual Report for 2023. Hits: 16