site.btaVice President Iotova Visits LA for National Awakeners' Day, Exhibition of Bulgarian Artefacts

Vice President Iliana Iotova is paying a visit to Los Angeles, USA, the President's press secretariat reported Saturday. On November 2, she will mark National Awakeners' Day, November 1, with the pupils of the St St Cyril and Methodius Bulgarian School in LA and will talk with representatives of the Bulgarian community on the West Coast. A meeting with the local authorities is also on her visit's programme.

On November 3, Iotova will attend the opening of the exhibition Ancient Thrace and the Classical World: Treasures from Bulgaria, Romania, and Greece at the Getty Museum. Over 90% of the exhibits are Bulgarian artefacts; 14 Bulgarian museums are participating with more than 150 artefacts. At the Getty Museum's invitation, the initiative is held under the Bulgarian Vice President's auspices. The National Archaeology Institute with Museum and the Ministry of Culture are co-organizers of the exhibition, the press release reads.