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 and Discussion: “Nikola Vaptsarov. Five Stories about a Shooting”

Nikola Vaptsarov. Five Stories about a Shooting, 2014 19:00h "Sofia" Gallery Special guests: Kostadin Bonev (director), Ivaila Alexandrova (screenwriter) kb Nikola Vaptsarov was born in Bansko. Trained as a machine engineer at the Naval Machinery School in Varna, which was later named after him. His first service was on the famous Drazki torpedo boat. In April and... Read more

Yoga Classes

Yoga Classes Sunday, 11:00- 12:30 Sofia Gallery For booking and prices: office@bcilondon.co.uk Ivan is a Sivananda-trained Yoga instructor with over 5 years of teaching experience and 12+ years of personal yoga practice. Apart from Hatha Yoga, he at different times made in-depth research into Ju Jutsu, Karate, Kalari Payattu, Sufi Energy Healing, Reiki Healing, Z.Y. Qigong and Atma Kriya Yoga. Dynamic Hatha Yoga class is great for beginners... Read more

Poetry Evening with Silvia Mihailova

19:00h "Sofia Gallery" Presentation of Silvia Mihailova's poetry book, "All Words on Love", 2006, illustrated by the famous Bulgarian artist, Svetlin Roussev. Special Guest: Silvia Mihailova _MG_2769 Silvia Mihaylova is a writer of poetry whose poetic achievements are remarkable. She has received awards from poetry competitions and international music festivals in Bulgaria, Egypt, North Korea and... Read more
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