On December 5, 2019 Regional History Museum Sofia and the Balkan Heritage Foundation held the opening of the third exhibition “Preserving the Past, Looking to the Future”.  Along with the past two exhibitions held in the Archaeological Museum of Septemvri “Prof. Mieczysław Domaradzki” and the Municipal Cultural Institute “Museum Center” Sozopol, the event aimes to showcase findings from archaeological and conservation projects in Bulgaria implemented or supported by the Balkan Heritage Foundation through their flagship program – Balkan Heritage Field School.

The exhibition includes artifacts discovered and restored as a result of the following projects:

• Archaeological survey and field school on the island of St. Kirik, Sozopol, in partnership with the Municipal Cultural Institute “Museum Center” Sozopol
• Workshop and field school for the conservation of Ancient Greek ceramics, in partnership with the Municipal Cultural Institute “Museum Center” Sozopol
• Archaeological survey and field school at the monastery complex on Djanavara hill, Varna, in partnership with the Regional History Museum Varna
• Archaeological survey and field school at Tell Yunatsite, in partnership with the Regional History Museum Pazardzhik
• Archaeological surveys and field schools at the sites: the Neolithic settlement of Ilindentsi and the Bronze Age fortress of Bresto in partnership with the Regional History Museum Blagoevgrad
• Archaeological surveys and field schools at the sites: emporion Pistiros and the Roman road station Bona Mansio, in partnership with the Archaeological Museum “Prof. Mieczysław Domaradzki”, Septemvri

The exhibition will be open at the Regional History Museum Sofia until April 18, 2020.