Until 19 February, 2023, the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World in New York is hosting the exhibition First Kings of Europe. The exhibition opened on 21 September under the motto The Ancient Balkans and Beyond. The artifacts on show are from 11 countries, and include some of the most valuable items from Bulgaria’s National Museum of History and two regional museums. This country’s participation, with a total of 32 exhibits, is taking place with the financial support of the America for Bulgaria Foundation.
After New York the major international project will be shown at the Field Museum in Chicago and the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Quebec.
On November 15, 1910, Russian pilot Boris Maslenikov carried out the first airplane flight in Bulgaria. He took off in a Farman-type aircraft from an improvised airfield near Sofia. In the days that followed, several more demonstration flights were..
On 16 April 1879, the deputies of the Constituent Assembly debated, approved and signed Bulgaria’s first constitution, the Tarnovo Constitution. This document established the legal basis for the establishment of the new Bulgarian state following the..
8 November is celebrated as the Feast of Saint Michael the Archangel. According to church legend, Archangel Michael commands the whole army of angels in the fight against the forces of darkness, and during the second coming of the Son of God, he will..
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