Celebrating 20 Years of the State Institute for Culture – Reflections on Cultural Diplomacy

To mark the 20th anniversary of the State Institute for Culture of Bulgaria, celebrated in 2025, 14 international experts from the fields of culture and diplomacy were invited to share their perspectives on the meaning and significance of cultural diplomacy .

These insightful interviews were recorded during the international conference “Cultural Diplomacy and the Balkans” , held on October 23, 2024. The event was organized by the Institute of Balkan Studies with the Center for Thracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, with the support of the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria.