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 TOUR IN PLOVDIV
Follow the mosaic tour created by the Balkan Heritage Foundation on the newly designed website.

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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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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
Enrollment for the BHFS Season 2024 is now open! Discover our new field schools and conservation workshops for 2024

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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

Balkan Heritage Foundation (BHF), Bulgaria is a non-profit cultural organization operating in the area of cultural heritage research, preservation, communication, management and education. Since its establishment in 2008 the Foundation has been active in Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro and North Macedonia.

In all of BHF’s work we seek to apply excellence and innovation, to build understanding and appreciation as well as to develop community-driven partnership, and inclusive collaborations. The BHF serves: local communities, international scholars and heritage specialists & keepers, students and connoisseurs from around the globe.

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 Foundation is “Education” covering trainings and field schools in archaeology and heritage conservation, a master’s program in Balkan and Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology, and Fulbright exchange for students and researchers.

Meetings & Events

Within the “Meetings & Events” Program of the Foundation are organized and implemented exhibitions, conferences, online seminars, public lectures 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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Tides of Memory: Monitoring and Preserving Lagos’ Underwater Heritage

In the BEMA Online Seminar on May 17, 2025, Dr. Andreia Romão will talk about "Tides of Memory: Monitoring and Preserving Lagos’ Heritage".

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The workshop “Live Lab for the Municipality of Nessebar”

On April 9th, 2025, a workshop titled “Live Lab for the Municipality of Nessebar” was held in Nessebar, organized by the Municipality of Nessebar in collaboration with the Burgas Regional Tourism Association and the Balkan Heritage Foundation.

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Sofia Mosaic Tour at the M. V. Lomonosov SEE

On 15 January 2025, members of the Balkan Heritage Foundation team presented to the 10th grade students from NVSPEO "M. В. Lomonosov", educational and promotional videos created under the project " Sofia Mosaic Tour".

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“Theft and Replacement of Archaeological Movable Cultural Objects”online seminar

The Fulbright Program and the BHF in partnership with the RHM - Pazardzhik are pleased to invite you to the online seminar "Theft and Replacement of Archaeological Movable Cultural Objects from State and Municipal Museum Collections in Bulgaria. Risk Assessment and Prevention", which will be held at Zoom on 17 December 2024 at 13:00.