• Balkan Heritage Foundation

    Our mission is to support the study, protection, conservation. management and promotion of the cultural heritage of Southeastern Europe

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  • BEMA Online Seminars

    Our new platform for lectures in archaeology, anthropology, heritage conservation and management centered on the Balkans and the Eastern Mediterranean. We offer both local and international scholars an opportunity to share their knowledge and expertise with a global audience.

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  • MA Program in Balkan & Eastern Mediterraean Archaeology

    In partnership with the Balkan Heritage Foundation, New Bulgarian University is now offering an MA program in Balkan and Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology.

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  • Balkan Heritage Field School

    Stay tuned with our field school program after the Covid19 pandemic.

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Balkan Heritage Foundation, established in 2008

Programs

Education

Balkan Heritage Foundation‘s main goals consist of the promotion and development of quality education in the fields of Archaeology and History, Conservation and Restoration, Cultural Resource Management, etc. It is achieved through our Field School Program and Public lectures.

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Our Heritage

The Balkan Heritage Foundation supports numerous research and/or conservation projects (currently in Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro and Republic of North Macedonia) such as excavations, expeditions, conservation and documentation workshops, contributing to the study, preservation, promotion and utilization of the Cultural Heritage of the Balkans.

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Meetings & Events

The Balkan Heritage Foundation organizes and implements exhibitions, conferences, donation campaigns, training courses, online seminars and much more.

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Advocacy & Volunteering

The Balkan Heritage Foundation organizes campaigns for raising public awareness on local heritage issues. It is involved in the development of regional strategies for the utilization and management of cultural heritage and development of cultural tourism for municipalities in cooperation with local museum, government, and non-government organizations and stakeholders.

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News

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A Microcosm of Roman Thrace’s Metropolis: Formative Urban Interactions in the Theater at Philippopolis

The 1st century CE theater in Philippopolis (present-day Plovdiv, Bulgaria) provides a case study for entertainment venues in Roman Thrace.
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Past and Present Studies of the Submerged Mesambria, Present-day Nessebar, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

The ancient Mesambria (present-day Nessebar, Bulgaria), part of which is submerged underwater is a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1983.
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Early Byzantine Monastery on the Western Black Sea Coast near the City of Odessos (Varna, Bulgaria)

The monastery on Djanavara Hill was one of the biggest and most impressive Early Christian sites not only in the Varna region but also in the northeastern Balkans.