Programs

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Preservation and Management of Bulgarian Cultural Heritage Sites in the World Heritage and UNESCO Tentative Lists

The Balkan Heritage Foundation conducted practical and theoretical training on the preservation and sustainable management of Bulgaria’s cultural heritage, which is included on the UNESCO World Heritage List and the Tentative List. The project was funded by a grant from the National Culture Fund of Bulgaria under the “Cultural Heritage 2025” program and is implemented in partnership with the Municipality of Kazanlak.
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Preservation and Management of Bulgarian Cultural Heritage Sites in the World Heritage and UNESCO Tentative Lists

The Balkan Heritage Foundation will conduct practical and theoretical training on the preservation and sustainable management of Bulgaria’s cultural heritage, which is included on the UNESCO World Heritage List and the Tentative List. The project is funded by a grant from the National Culture Fund of Bulgaria under the “Cultural Heritage 2025” program and is implemented in partnership with the Municipality of Kazanlak.
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BHF Launches New Program Heritage Academy

On May 28, 2026, at the two-day forum of the Association of Bulgarian Museums, the “Balkan Heritage” Foundation (BHF) presented its new “Heritage Academy” program, a partnership initiative between the Foundation, the Association of Bulgarian Museums, and the Regional Center for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Southeast Europe under the auspices of UNESCO.
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The exhibition “Beyond Yesterday” An Anthropological Walk Retracing the Path of the Manakia Brothers in the Early 1900s

From April 03 to April 20, 2026, the Regional Ethnographic Museum in Plovdiv, Bulgaria will host the exhibition "Beyond Yesterday" by Romanian anthropologist Dr. Konstantin. The exhibition is dedicated to the journey of the Manakia brothers through the Balkans and the photographs taken by the them more than a century ago.
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Foreigner in the Kitchen: the Untold Story of the Mobile Cooking Supports (Lasana) from Emporion Pistiros

In the BEMA Online Seminar on Thursday, April 23, 2026 Dr. Emil Nankov will talk about "Foreigner in the Kitchen: the Untold Story of the Mobile Cooking Supports (Lasana) from Emporion Pistiros".

Living in the Time of Troy: An Introduction to Early Bronze Age Tell Sites in Upper Thrace

In the BEMA Online Seminar on Friday, November 28, 2025, guest lecturers Prof. Dr. Philipp W. Stockhammer (Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Germany) and Dr. Bogdan Athanassov ( New Bulgarian University Sofia, Bulgaria), presented on the following topic: “Living in the Time of Troy: An Introduction to Early Bronze Age Tell Sites in Upper Thrace”.

Tides of Memory: Monitoring and Preserving Lagos’ Underwater Heritage

In the BEMA Online Seminar on Saturday, May 17, 2025, Guest lecturer Dr. Andreia Romão (President of the Neptune Search Association, dedicated to the protection and promotion of underwater cultural heritage), presented on the following topic: “Tides of Memory: Monitoring and Preserving Lagos’ Underwater Heritage”

The Relationship between Skeletons, Trade, and Migration at the Ancient Greek Black Sea Colony of Apollonia Pontica (7th-3rd centuries BCE)

In the BEMA Online Seminar on Saturday, January 20, 2024, guest lecturer Dr. Katharine Kolpan (Assistant Professor at the Department of Culture, Society, and Justice at the University of Idaho), presented on the following topic: “The Relationship between Skeletons, Trade, and Migration at the Ancient Greek Black Sea Colony of Apollonia Pontica (7th-3rd centuries BCE)”
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Architectural Conservation of Archaeological Sites

Architectural Conservation of Archaeological Sites in Stobi, North Macedonia — documenting, conserving and restoring Roman and Late Roman archaeological masonry structures
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