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!

Concert: This is a Steinway & Sons and Kingston University event

Nedyalko Dzhelepov (piano) RSVP: ipeeva@bassotest.info Please note that there are only 35 seats available for this concert. RSVP is compulsory in order to guarantee a place. 18:30, Steinway Hall, 44 Marylebone Lane, London, W1U 2DB SteinwayLogo Programme: Modest Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition Sergei Rachmaninov - Piano Sonata in B flat minor Domenico Scarlatti – Sonata in E major Biography: Since beginning the piano at... Read more

Literary Evening & Discussion

Literary Evening & Discussion With a glass of wine Bulgaria Branded in Britain? Is There More than Folklore? Please note that the working language for this event will be English “Do the Dance, Don’t Miss the Chance”, so runs the nice little offer made by the European Regional Development Fund co-working on the “Multimedia Catalogue of Tourist Sites and Electronic Marketing Destination Bulgaria. But is there... Read more

Exhibition Opening

Exhibition Opening in partnership with the British-Bulgarian Friendship Society Documentary Press: The Russo-Turkish War When Bulgaria Hit the Headlines: British war artists in Bulgaria 1854-1905 Owner: Dr. Annie Kay BBFS_logo An exhibition of almost one hundred plates taken from the illustrated weeklies The Graphic and The Illustrated London News, published between the Crimean War and 1905, and charting part of Bulgaria’s painful... Read more

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