Today marks 165 years since the founding of the first chitalishte (community culture club) in Bulgaria.
The first Bulgarian chitalishte was founded on this day in 1865 in Svishtov. The idea belongs to Emanuil Vaskidovich, Georgi Vladikin, Hristaki Filchov and Dimitar Nachovic.
The first Bulgarian museum, the first public library to which 800 books in different languages were donated, and the fist Bulgarian part-singing choir were set up In this first chitalishte in the country.
The folklore dance club "Zharava" at the Bulgarian school "Rodna Rech" in Tübingen will participate in the International Week of Culture in the German city, the school announced. The event, which will be held on September 28, will also include the dance..
The novel Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov , translated into Swedish by Hanna Sandborg, is among the five books shortlisted for the Swedish International Literary Prize. This is a unique award that recognizes both authors and translators...
British writers Ian Macdonald and Farah Mendlesohn will be guests at the Bulgakon Festival. The meeting of fiction lovers in Bulgaria will take place from 21 to 23 September, hosted by the National House of Science and Technology in Sofia. I an..
The third edition of the International Watercolour Biennial will be held at the Nuance Gallery in Sofia from October 2-20. The exhibition will feature..
Mostly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Overcast, rain
Cloudy