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Exhibition Entitled "The Saga of the Thracian Kings:
Archaeological Discoveries in Bulgaria"
to Be Inaugurated at Louvre on April 14


Sofia, April 10 (BTA) - "The Saga of the Thracian Kings:
Archaeological Discoveries in Bulgaria" is the title of an
exhibition that will be formally inaugurated at the Louvre
Museum in Paris, France, on April 14, the Bulgarian Culture
Ministry said in a press release on Friday. The event will take
place under the auspices of Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko
Borissov.

The first opening ceremony, on April 14, will be attended by
Bulgarian Culture Minister Vezhdi Rashidov, French Culture and
Communication Minister Fleur Pellerin and the members of the two
countries culture delegations. The guests of honour invited to
the function include UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova, EU
Commission Vice President Kristalina Georgieva and
Bulgarian-born singer Sylvie Vartan.

A second, special opening of the exhibition will take place on
April 15. The invitees to it are all directors of museums which
made available their exhibits for inclusion in the exhibition
and the sponsors who supported the conservation and restoration
of the artefacts, the accompanying promotional campaign for
Bulgaria's cultural heritage and for the forthcoming visit of
two exhibitions from the Louvre, in Plovdiv and Sofia.

Three French and two Bulgarian curators produced the scientific
concept and selected the items for the display. It features
1,629 exhibits from 17 Bulgarian museums and 20 exhibits from
the Louvre and 11 other cultural institutions, including the
British Museum and the Prado Museum.

The exhibition explores various components of the Odrysian
Kingdom. On show for the first time will be several complete
sets of major tomb furnishings, allowing a comparison of
previously unseen items with similar material found in Greek
city-states along the coast. A centrepiece is the bronze head of
King Seuthes III (reigned ca. 331 - ca. 300 BC) from the
holdings of the Institute of Archaeology and Museum with the
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in Sofia.

The display is arranged in four halls in the Louvre's Richelieu
Wing and can be seen between April 16 and July 20, 2015.
Admission is included in the museum ticket. PK/LG
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