Exhibitions Abroad Inspire Interest at Home, Curator Says

Valentin Evstatiev, Dimitrina Vetova

Archaeologist Margarit Damyanov attends the presentation of the new issue of BTA's LIK magazine, titled "Bulgaria’s Cultural Heritage Travels the World." Sofia, March 24, 2025 (BTA Photo/Milena Stoykova)

Sofia,

24.03.2025 17:14

(BTA)

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BG ARCHAEOLOGY

Exhibitions presenting Bulgaria’s culture abroad can arouse the interest of Bulgarians in their cultural heritage and remind them what they have inherited from their ancestors. Such events can also encourage foreigners to come to Bulgaria to get a fuller picture of what they saw in an exhibition in their country, according to Margarit Damyanov, who was curator on the Bulgarian side for a recent exhibition at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, which highlighted ancient Thrace. Damyanov was speaking at a presentation of the new issue of BTA’s LIK magazine on Monday.

The March issue of the monthly magazine is titled Bulgaria’s Cultural Heritage Travels the World. The presentation took place at Sofia’s National Archaeology Institute and Museum with the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. BTA press clubs at home and abroad co-hosted the event through videoconferencing links.

Damyanov said: “In addition to presenting all those splendid artifacts to the world, it is important to show how we look after them, but we always need to do more. Our cultural heritage is huge.” The archaeologist thanked everyone who worked for the L.A. exhibition, which, unfortunately, came at a time when the metropolis was ravaged by wildfires.

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