ICOM Bulgaria and Open-Air Museum – Successful Projects

With the guests in the program, Prof. Svetla Dimitrova, PhD – President of ICOM Bulgaria and Director of REMO ETAR Gabrovo and Tihomir Tsarov – Public Relations of the Open-Air Museum and journalist, the host Ani talked about the Bulgarian National Committee of the International Council of Museums (BNC of ICOM). The story about the museum, which began last year, continued. The Code of Ethics,…

Three museums, members of ICOM, present an exhibition, dedicated to the urban way of life.

The exhibition “The Everyday life and style – ethnography of the towns”, which can be visited  in the Regional Ethnographic open-air Museum “Etar”, shows the encroachment of the urban style into the life of the Bulgarians. This happened first in Rousse and Plovdiv, and a little later, together with the development of industry also in Gabrovo. The exhibition displays items from the everyday life, both…

Invitation to ICOM Bulgaria’s 2025 Extraordinary General Assembly

TO THE MEMBERS OF NON-PROFIT ASSOCIATION “BULGARIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF ICOM” INVITATION for participation in a regular General Assembly of the members of the non-profit association “BULGARIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF ICOM” DEAR MEMBERS OF THE NGO “BULGARIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF ICOM”, TheBoard of the NON-PROFIT ASSOCIATION “BULGARIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF ICOM” Sofia, EIK: 176346664, on the basis of Art. 26 of the Law on Non-Profit…

The Polytechnic Museum invites all ladies on March 8th

On March 8th, on the occasion of International Women’s Day, the National Polytechnic Museum invites all ladies to visit the museum’s exhibition without an entrance ticket! What can they find with us? Exhibits that make women’s work easier – the collection includes household appliances and mechanisms that revolutionized women’s everyday life – manual coffee and nut grinders, alcohol irons, noodle cutting and ice cream making…

Exhibition dedicated to the Kyustendil Operation to Save the Jews

In connection with the anniversary of the Kyustendil Operation to save the Bulgarian Jews from the death camps – March 9, 1943, the second level of the Dimitar Peshev House Museum will host an exhibition by the Kyustendil artist Stanislav Bojankov. “The current exhibition shows works from several cycles of particular importance to me. And not only because they run through my entire presence and…

Upcoming Online Discussions

Dear members of the the BNC of ICOM, You have the opportunity to join two interesting online discussions. The first is on the 4th, 5th, 6th of March and is dedicated to the organisation’s digital resources, and the second – on the 17th of March, is related to a change in the Code of Ethics. Information about both can be found on the ICOM website.…

Revision of the ICOM Code of Ethics

What did the ICOM Network say about the first draft of the Revised Code of Ethics? ETHCOM is grateful for the invaluable feedback of 74 National Committees, International Committees, Regional Alliances and Affiliated Organizations that participated in the preliminary review conducted in autumn 2024. The five core principles—Social Responsibility; Professional Practice; Education, Programs and Exhibitions; Collections and Research; Governance, and Leadership—-received strong support, meeting the…