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!

Film-screening: Journey to Jerusalem by Ivan Nitchev

19:00, Sofia Gallery Sofia Gallery, 7 pm with subtitles in English RSVP: HERE Two German-Jewish children flee Nazi Germany in the early 1940s and try to escape to Palestine via Bulgaria. When their uncle dies during the journey, they are taken in by a troupe of travelling performers . Director: Ivan Nitchev Writer: Yurii Dachev Stars: Elena Petrova, Aleksandr Morfov, Vasil Vasilev-Zueka Genres: War | Drama Country: Bulgaria | Germany |... Read more

Exhibition Opening: Apocalypsarium by Lyuben Petrov

19:00, Sofia Gallery The exhibit will remain until 08/07/2016. RSVP: HERE Followed by a wine reception Vivid artistic expression, clear intensity and energetic impasto of colorful layers or original plasticity are the hallmarks in the painting technique of Lyuben Petrov. The wide range of means of expression alludes the semantic wealth of fanciful stories hidden in the grotesque works that are full of sarcasm, comic... Read more

“BRUSH up your Shakespeare!”

Sofia Gallery Special Preview  11.30 am for 12 Noon RSVP: fulfilmentagency@gmail.com BRUSH UP YOUR SHAKESPEARE! Marking the 400th anniversary of the death of the world's (arguably) greatest playwright, a (probably) provocative brand-new work a film by Alicia Maksimova "Was Shakespeare English?" An enthralling, provocative docu-journey in search of the real William Shakespeare.
Russian-born, British-based director Alicia Maksimova takes the... Read more
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