The President of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS), Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva, and the Rector of the National Academy of Art (NAA), Prof. Georgi Iankov, signed a Memorandum of Cooperation today at BAS. We have established long-standing cooperation and hope that by signing this document we will expand our partnership to include joint initiatives, the two said after the signing.
The National Academy of Art will celebrate its 130th anniversary, said Rector Prof. Georgi Iankov, announcing that an international scientific conference was planned for the occasion. He extended an invitation to the Academy’s scientists to participate.
During the meeting, Prof. Emmanuel Moutafov, Vice-President of BAS and former Director of the BAS Institute of Art Studies, emphasized that signing the memorandum was a great honor for the Academy. There are many points that unite the history of the two institutions, and one of them is the personality of Academician Ivan Lazarov who was a lecturer at the Academy and director of an institute at BAS, Prof. Moutafov explained. He suggested that students from the National Academy of Art exhibited their works in the foyer of BAS. As an example, he cited the fruitful cooperation with the National Music Academy and the regular concerts by students in the “Prof. Marin Drinov” Hall of BAS which are very popular.
In February, the two parties agreed, an exhibition of student posters dedicated to the 95th anniversary of the discovery of the planet Pluto would be organized at BAS.
On the occasion of the 155th anniversary of the Academy’s founding, a bilingual scientific album has been published which includes works of art from the collections of BAS. The President of BAS, Corr. Memb. Slavcheva, presented the publication to the Rector, Prof. Iankov. The official presentation will take place on February 10 at 5:00 p.m. in the “Winter Garden” Hall of the Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies with Ethnographic Museum of BAS.
The memorandum provides for deepening cooperation between the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Art and joint activities to improve the quality of education, scientific research, and artistic development. The two institutions will partner on research projects in the field of fine arts and various scientific disciplines, educational initiatives, research and creative forums as well as projects for the study and safeguarding of cultural heritage in Bulgaria.
The signing ceremony at the Academy was attended by the Vice-Rector for Academic and Scientific Activities, Accreditation and Education Quality and Head of the Conservation-Restoration Department, Assoc. Prof. Stefan Belishki, the Vice-Rector for Artistic and Creative Activities and Career Development, Prof. Zdravka Vassileva, PhD, and Assoc. Prof. Nenko Atanasov, PhD, from the Poster and Visual Communication Department. The Vice-Presidents of BAS, Prof. Emmanuel Moutafov and Corr. Memb. Evdokia Pasheva, participated on behalf of the Academy.
