Scientists from the Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies with Ethnographic Museum in partnership with the Institute of Art Studies jury and document the program of the assembly The Vice-President of BAS Prof. Emmanuel Moutafov attended the official opening of the 13th edition of the National Festival of Folklore in Koprivshtitsa. This year's edition was held under the patronage of Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov who welcomed the participants. "Thanks to the work of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the current young performers can hear and see their grandparents and great-grandparents - how they danced 60 years ago. We must do our best to preserve this tradition, despite the difficulties and the change of generations," the Vice-President of BAS told the media in Koprivshtitsa. "The [...]

The fully restored second ancient marble statue of Heraclea Sintica was shown for the first time to the public at the National Archaeological Institute with Museum of BAS (NAIM-BAS) - upright, fortified and with its head restored in place after months of intensive restoration work. The statue was unearthed in 2024 by Prof. Dr. Lyudmil Vagalinski's team during excavations at the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica and is the second of human stature to be found in the ancient city's Grand Canal near Rupite village. The marble monument has stood in the ground for over 1600 years. "Our lands are a cradle of antiquity, a cradle of civilizations, and thanks to the focused efforts of Bulgarian archaeologists, they are becoming available to the general public," [...]