Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union

Gold treasure, Sboryanovo

The ancient Thracian gold treasure

The famous sea side resort - Sunny beach

The Bulgarian rose

The Alexander Nevsky cathedral, Sofia

Traditional Bulgarian Kukeri show

Nessebar, the sea side resort named 'the pearl of the Black Sea'

The Magura cave

The Rila Monastery, the largest and most famous monastery

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The Bulgarian Cultural Institute London aims to promote, support and develop cultural relations between Bulgaria and the UK through various means:

  • Introduce Bulgarian culture to the UK’s international audience through exhibitions, performances, concerts, film screenings, theatrical productions, recitals, literary evenings, discussions and other events.

  • Organise a multitude of interesting courses and seminars, as well as Bulgarian traditions and crafts evenings and workshops.

  • Collaborate with, support and partner with other similar institutions, Anglo-Bulgarian associations and other cultural representatives.

  • Offer a library and reading room with a wide selection of Bulgarian and foreign literature, albums, films, dictionaries, guides and other materials.

  • Provide tourist information and materials for all those who wish to visit Bulgaria and experience its exquisite cultural monuments first-hand.

  • If these aims correspond with your interests and you would like to find out more, come and visit the Bulgarian Cultural Institute London today!

Happy New Year!

Dear Friends of the Bulgarian Cultural Institute London,   Happy New Year!    We wish this year to be filled with health, success, inspiration and lots of positive emotions! We hope you’ve enjoyed Christmas break in these trying times.  We are going to release a new programme, for the beginning of 2021, full... Read more

Cinema at home with BCI London: the documentary film about Baba Vanga “Thus spake Vanga”

Dear friends, in this difficult consecutive lockdown, when we could not meet face to face, we are happy to announce that we are launching our new online series "Cinema at home with BCI London".
We stay together, every Sunday of the month, at 6 PM, we will stream for you "Cinema at home with BCI London".
On the 17th of January... Read more

Exhibition opening: “Art in time of a pandemic” by Silviya Georgieva-Sellvida

LOCKDOWN The Bulgarian Cultural Institute London is happy to invite you to the opening of the exhibition “Art in time of a pandemic” by Silviya Georgieva-Sellvida, on January 14, 2021, from 19:00.   Art in time of a pandemic? Yes! And what else? What else could carry you on the wings of your imagination closer to your own self?  What else would bring you back to the... Read more
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