In our series “Plovdiv – European Capital of Culture, 2019”, Radio Bulgaria presents some of the highlights in the cultural calendar of the first Bulgarian city selected to be a cultural capital of Europe.
Here you will find intriguing information about the history, the life and the authentic spirit of one of the oldest still-inhabited cities on the continent – Plovdiv.
The Kapana art gallery opened in the European Capital of Culture Plovdiv. The exhibition hall is on two levels and covers a total area of 1,000 square meters. The biggest art gallery in Plovdiv has four separate exhibition halls. A special..
“The museum – unexpected, open, shared” is an unorthodox exhibition which turns the idea of a museum as a place which stores memories on its head. And instead of telling one story with the help of exhibits, viewers are able to..
In the past six months, since Plovdiv became European Capital of Culture, this Bulgarian city appeared on the European map with small, slow, yet steady steps, without blowing its own horns. Since the beginning of 2019 we managed to send key messages and..
In the period June 1 to 10 th Plovdiv – European Capital of Culture 2019 has welcomed more than 200 artists and musicians who came to share their art with the guests and residents of the Bulgarian city. Their international meeting in the..
One of the emblems of the current European Capital of Culture – Plovdiv, is its preserved old part. Situated on three of the six hills of the city, Old Plovdiv is a place where many ancient and medieval monuments stand side by side. It is also..
As part of Plovdiv – European Capital of Culture 2019, the Regional Ethnographic Museum in the city has prepared an interesting exhibition looking back at the times of the National Revival. Guests and residents of the city will be able to enjoy a..
In the recent years Plovdiv has been attracting various foreign investors who launched their production bases in the city economic zone. As a result, unemployment levels in this Bulgarian region fell significantly. In 2019 the city of Plovdiv..
“To be or not to be – that is the question” is a quote of one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays Hamlet. It will sound in 32 languages in the Small Basilica in Plovdiv on occasion of the International Mother Language Day marked on..
Plovdiv and Matera – the two European Capitals of Culture with ancient history, have turned to traditions, looking for similarities between them. But they are also looking forward to getting to know each other through the language of art. When..
An exhibition entitled "Smoke. Stories of Tobacco” is on display in Plovdiv’s “Tobacco Town” and tells about the 150-year-long history of tobacco industry in Bulgaria - from the first nicotine traces in the Ottoman Empire to the artistic images in works..
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