THE NATIONAL GALLERY and THE EMBASSY OF JAPAN IN BULGARIA present THE JAPANESE ENGRAVING UKIYO-E IN THE BULGARIAN COLLECTIONS 18 October 2023 – 21 January 2024 Opening on October 17 (Tuesday), 18:00 Square 500, entrance from “Vasil Levski” Blvd. Hits: 134
Session 5 Digital and sustainable development Wednesday 18th October 2023 18:30 – 20:00 The use of digital media in all its forms has become a major challenge for museums. Its use often appears to be a more ecological alternative. However, the reality seems more complex. We will look at the carbon impact of digital tools for museums but also try to understand and evaluate their…
Twelfth International Biennale “Masters of Caricature” – Plovdiv’ 2023 On October 2, 2023 (Monday) at 6 p.m., the opening of the Twelfth International Biennale “Masters of Caricature” – Plovdiv’ 2023 will take place. The theme of the current Biennale is “Magic in Time and Space”. It is aimed at the world of the supernatural and magical, accompanying humanity since ancient times. Every nation has in…
The Louvre, the most visited museum in the world, located in the heart of Paris, opens a new multisensory space that will allow all visitors to explore the sculpture, reported AFP. The new 80 square meter “educational and inclusive” space is located below the art galleries, home to Leonardo da Vinci’s famous Mona Lisa. The space was designed based on the Paris museum’s first “tactile…
Session 4 Training and research Wednesday September 27, 2023 5:30PM – 07:00PM (CEST) The issue of training in eco-responsibility has become central and crosses all sectors of the cultural field. Who are the actors of this training? What are the fundamentals to be taught? The pedagogical tools to be developed? Blaise Kilian, Co-director of the Cambodian Museum of Economy and Currency (SOSORO) Ernest Kpan, president…
NATIONAL GALLERY/ SOFIA ARSENAL – MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART and BUREAU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT IN BULGARIA present Contemporary art in the collection of the European Parliament – nominated works Bora Petkova, Boryana Ventsislavova, Daniela Kostova, Elizabeth Talauer, Leda Vaneva, Leda Starcheva, Maria Nalbantova, Marta Jurina, Nevena Ekimova and Rada Bukova 20.09 – 22.10.2023 Opening on 20 September, Wednesday, 6.30 pm SAMSI, 2 Cherni Vrah…
On August 13, 2023, a work meeting was held with the assistance of the Minister of Culture Mr. Krastyu Krastev, between Prof. Svetla Dimitrova, Prof. Nikolay Nenov and Alexandar Valchev – members of the BNC of ICOM, and Dr. Sava Dragunchev, a representative of the National Cultural Fund. The two organisations had an informative discussion on the objectives and tasks that they were working on. Following…
Click HERE to see ICOM’s bulletin for September, 2023. Hits: 123
Regional History Museum-Sofia surprises visitors with a digital 3D graphic reconstruction in which visitors can perform various activities in a virtual environment through the use of virtual reality glasses, is among the highlights of the renovated facility “Triangular Tower of Serdika”. Regional History Museum-Sofia will open the renovated museum on September 17 (at 16 “Knyaginya Maria Luiza” Blvd.), RIM-Sofia reports, quoted by BTA. The digital…
THE NATIONAL GALLERY presents MESSAGES 120 years since the birth of Zlatyu Boyadzhiev 14 September 2023 – 7 January 2024 Under the patronage of Mr. Rumen Radev, President of the Republic of Bulgaria and with the financial support of the Ministry of Culture Opening on 14 September, Thursday, 18.00 Palace, 1 “Knyaz Alexander I” square Hits: 109