The book of Prof. DSc Kamelia Nikolova “Directors in the European Theatre” was awarded the IKAR Prize for Critical Text. The nomination was made by the Guild of Repertory Theatre Directors, Dramatists and Critics of the Union of Bulgarian Artists, and the publication - by the Institute of Art Studies of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, “Homo Ludens” Foundation and “Literary House” Association. In her research, Prof. Nikolova examines the development of a director from his appearance in the 1870s to the present day. The historical conditions and aesthetic reasons for his formation are analysed, and then his manifestations and transformations in the main periods of modern European culture are chronologically traced. Each period is represented by its defining theatrical ideas, directorial names and their [...]

The customs related to the Martenitsa and spring in the different countries were presented by the Ambassadors of Romania and Moldova in Bulgaria. The event took place on 7 March, in cooperation with the National Ethnographic Museum. The meeting was also attended by a representative of the Republic of North Macedonia, and guests included representatives of various diplomatic missions in Bulgaria as well as representatives of the Bulgarian government. The meeting was hosted by the Romanian Embassy in Bulgaria. The participants called for peace and unity, just as the martenitsa unites four countries in the Balkans. […]

Russia’s military aggression against the sovereign Ukrainian state confronted the world with one of the greatest challenges to the post-World War II international order. The war is once again returning with striking analogies from the past, as if to refute the claim of the “end of history” after the end of communist regimes in Eastern Europe and the Cold War. Preceded by the annexation of Crimea in 2014, the promotion of separatism in the Donbas and a long-running hybrid war, the current direct aggression against Ukraine is the result of imperial ambitions that are justified or disguised by Russia’s security interests and its concern for its compatriots in the neighbouring country. The recent actions of the political regime in Moscow are contrary to the UN [...]

The President of BAS Prof. Julian Revalski, Full Member of the Academy, attended the official opening of the exhibition "Bulgarian Archaeology 2021" in the National Archaeological Museum with Institute. More than 650 exhibits from 40 sites, varying in type and chronology, from Prehistory to the National Revival are presented. This is the fifteenth exhibition that shows the work of archaeologists from all over the country, said the Director of NAIM Prof. Hristo Popov. According to him, science is developing at a rapid pace and is constantly improving, so it is necessary for the state to provide more funds. In 2022, the National Archaeological Museum turns 130 years old. We are optimistic that a dialogue has begun about how important science and culture are to our [...]

The publication Roma Voices in History with authors Prof. Elena Marushiakova and Prof. Vesselin Popov from IEFSEM-BAS received a prestigious award from the American Library Association. The book is on the American Library Association’s list of Best Historical Materials for 2020 and 2021. […]

A meeting of experts from the Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies and Ethnographic Museum with representatives of the National Assembly Committee on Policies for Bulgarians Abroad was held on January 20 in one of the halls of the museum. The conversation was initiated by Mrs. Antoaneta Tzoneva, Chairperson of the Commission and Prof. Dr. Vladimir Penchev, Director of IEFSEM – BAS, and among the guests was Mrs. Teodora Angelova, Chairperson of the National Center for Parliamentary Research. […]