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Forty years after the world’s largest nuclear accident, a team at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences has launched an initiative to collect personal memories and stories from those days. The campaign is part of the project “Socio-Cultural Consequences of the Chernobyl Disaster in Bulgaria: Historical Context and Contemporary Dimensions,” funded by the National Science Fund …

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On June 15, New Bulgarian University hosted a Round Table on Inclusive Citizenship: Engaging Young People and Local Citizens in Creative Participation, Activism and Solidarity, moderated by Dr. Mina Hristova, a researcher at the Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies with Ethnographic Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IEFEM-BAS) and a member of the …

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On 9 June 2026, the exhibition “Discovery. Bulgarian Cluster” was officially opened at the Panayot Volov House Museum, part of the Regional Historical Museum in Shumen. The exhibition is organized within the framework of the international project “Crimean Tatar Studies. Among the highlights of the opening events was a presentation by Polina Trifonova, a PhD …

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On 8 May 2026, an Ethnosociology class, part of the Sociology curriculum at the University of National and World Economy (UNWE), was held at the National Ethnographic Museum. The session included a lecture and a guided exhibition tour led by Assist. Prof. Julia Popcheva from the Department of Balkan Ethnology and Totyu Hristov, a museum …

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The Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies with Ethnographic Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IEFSEM–BAS) has announced a call for applications for the Travelling Lectorium “Bulgaria: Intercultural and Inter-Religious Spaces,” which will take place from 24 to 30 August 2026. The one-week programme will combine academic lectures with ethnographic fieldwork and meetings with …

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Members from the Balkan Ethnology Department at the Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies with Ethnographic Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences took part in the international conference “Generations – Memory, Dialogue, Conflict,” held on 24–25 April 2026 at New Bulgarian University in Sofia. The forum brought together scholars from different countries to discuss …

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On 23 April 2026, the first edition of the Career Forum of the Faculty of History took place at the foyer of the Faculty at Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski. The forum was officially opened by the Dean of the Faculty of History, Prof. Mira Markova, who highlighted the importance of the initiative as a …

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The Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies with Ethnographic Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences has opened a call for papers for the 8th edition of the international conference “Between the Worlds: Solidarity and Civic Action in Times of Uncertainty,” scheduled to take place on 28–29 October 2026 in a hybrid format. The event …

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Members of the “Balkan Ethnology” Department at the Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies with Ethnographic Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences took part in the academic conference “30 Years of the BA Programme in Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology”, held on 23–24 March 2026 at Hall 1 of the Rectorate of Sofia University St. …

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