Balkan Heritage Foundation
Balkan Heritage Foundation (BHF), Bulgaria is a non-profit cultural organization with a mission to support the study, protection, management and utilization of cultural heritage in SE Europe and adjacent regions.

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MOSAIC WEEK IN PLOVDIV 2021
Visit the exhibition of Plovdiv’s ancient and contemporary mosaics between October 04 -24, 2021 and follow the newly designed mosaic tour.

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BEMA Online Seminars
Follow our series of online lectures in archaeology, anthropology, heritage conservation and management centered on the Balkans and the Eastern Mediterranean.

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Master Conservation Plan for the Archaeological Site of Stobi
On September 30, 2021 the Plan was presented at an official event in Stobi. Expect it to become available online on September 15, 2021.

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MA Program in Balkan & Eastern Mediterraean Archaeology
Check out our online master’s program in partnership with New Bulgarian University.

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Balkan Heritage Field School
Stay tuned for updates on our 2022 program. Coming soon!
PRESERVING THE ALEXANDROVO TOMB
Balkan Heritage Foundation in collaboration with National Archaeological Institute with Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Science, Haskovo Regional Museum of History and Sofia University’s Faculty of History launched a program for study, preservation and communication of the frescoed Thracian tomb at risk.

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Balkan Heritage Foundation, established in 2008

Programs

Our Heritage

Through the “Our Heritage” Program the Foundation conducts or supports projects in the field of archaeology, conservation and restoration of cultural properties, digital heritage as well as cultural heritage management and communication.

ADVOCACY & COMMUNITY SERVICE

Campaigns for raising public awareness, development of policies, strategies and plans for preservation of cultural heritage, community service activities & camps and volunteer exchanges – they all fall under the “Advocacy & Community Service” Program.

Education

The oldest program of the BHF is “Education” covering field schools in archaeology and heritage conservation, MA program and Fulbright exchange for students and researchers.

Meetings & Events

Within the “Meetings & Events” Program are organized and implemented exhibitions, conferences, online seminars and other events to communicate and promote the Balkan cultural heritage, to disseminate knowledge about it and to back up the Foundation’s cultural policies.

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Decolonizing the Study of Material Culture in the Hellenistic Far East

In the BEMA Online Seminar on November 06, 2021 Dr. Richard Wenghofer (Nipissing University, Canada) will talk about interpretations of the material culture in the Hellenistic Far East and more specifically the kingdoms of Bactria, the Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian kingdoms.

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Mosaic Week Plovdiv 2021 Opening

The Balkan Heritage Foundation held the official opening of the Mosaic Week in Plovdiv, Bulgaria on October 04, 2021 at the Bishop's Basilica of Philippopolis.

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Presentation of the Master Conservation Plan for the Archaeological Site of Stobi

On September 30, 2021 the Balkan Heritage Foundation and the National Institution Stobi presented before public officials and ambassadors in R. of N. Macedonia the Master Conservation Plan created thanks to the grant from the J.M. Kaplan Fund.