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!

Traditional Bulgarian embroidery 11:30-12:30

embrodery?his craft gives you the chance to learn how to decorate a piece of silk or cotton using only a needle and thread of yarn. As with much of Eastern and Central Europe, Bulgarian traditional embroidery was very much regionally led. The country's embroidered craft tradition was a particularly rich and profuse one with many regions... Read more

Classical Concert: Evgeny Genchev

19:30 Sofia Gallery Winner of 15 international piano competitions, Bulgarian pianist Evgeny Genchev has been described by the German press as "The Lion of the keyboard". Recognised for his "mature interpretation full of texture, beauty and imagination" he has performed across Europe, Asia, Australia, Russia and North America. Evgeny has played in venues such as Saint Petersburg Philharmonic, Warsaw Philharmonic Hall, Wigmore... Read more

Literary Evening

"The Parchment Maze" a novel by Ludmila Filipova  19:00 Sofia Gallery Special Guest : Ludmila Filipova LF Biography of Ludmila Filipova  www.ludmilafilipova.com Ludmila Filipova is one of Bulgaria’s most popular contemporary authors. She is the author of the novels Anatomy of Illusions (2006), Scarlet Gold (2007), Glass Butterflies (2008), The Parchment Maze (2009), Dante’s Antichthon (2010), The Anomaly (2011),... Read more
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