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!

Multimedia Evening & Discussion

Multimedia Evening & Discussion with a glass of wine The Bulgarian Opera Wonder of the 20th Century Presented in conjunction with the Museum of Bulgarian Musical Culture Special Guest: Dr. Magdalena Manolova (author of the multimedia project) Programme: The Bulgarian Opera Wonder of the 20th Century “The most important Bulgarian Event of the 20th century” Presentation of the book: “The Bulgarian Opera Myth, The Three Bassos and the Three Sopranos” Author: Dr. Magdalena... Read more

Literary Evening

Literary Evening with a glass of wine Presentation of the book ‘Nine Rabbits’ by Virginia Zaharieva & Angela Rodel Special Guests: Virginia Zaharieva & Susan Curtis On 21st September at 19:00 the Bulgarian Cultural Institute London will host the premiere of the English translation of novel 9 Rabbits by Virginia Zaharieva. The translation was carried out by Angela Rodel, with the support of the ‘Elizabeth Kostova’ Foundation... Read more

Theatre

Theatre with a glass of wine Monodrama ‘Duende’ starring Tatiana Lolova based on texts by Lorca, R. Apostolova, and others. An evening with the queen of Bulgarian theatre! The play was created in 2003 (it premiered on 18th October) by the director Sunny Suninski. The stage design is by Vecheslav Parapanov. Even to this day, the play is regularly performed in Sofia and benefits from... Read more

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