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

4% UNIVERSE Bulgaria in CERN – 2012 19:00 pm Sofia Gallery  This film is about the Large Hadron Collider, known as the Time Machine - a unique embodiment of science and technology channeling our planet's intellect. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world's largest and highest-energy particle accelerator, built by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). The Collider lies in a 27-kilometer tunnel near Geneva,... Read more

Exhibition Opening: Bulgarian Folklore Motives

Bulgarian folklore motives Artist: Petya Ilieva 19:00 Sofia Gallery PETYA IVANOVA ILIEVA Was born on 15 March 1972 in Bulgaria 1991- Graduated from National Fine Arts School-Sofia 1996- Masters degree of Painting and Aesthetic from faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Veliko Tarnovo Specializes in the restoration of the frescoes Prof. Josef Fastl in Vienna. First prize for students painting Prize for Painting at the Foundation for Christian... Read more

Film Screening and Discussion

19:00 Sofia Gallery The Team:  Nadezhda Buhova Tenzin Dolma Adam Miklos Alexander Co Patricia Durdikova Robin Buitendijk Katarzina Bylow Stefan Salow The Movie About The Project Daughters of Dolma takes you on a unique journey revealing a distinctively female experience of Tibetan Buddhism in the Kathmandu Valley. This feature-length documentary will bring to the screen not just Buddhist spirituality and qualities like compassion and kindness, but Tibetan Buddhist nuns as full individuals beyond their... Read more
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