On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the inscription of the Rila Monastery in the UNESCO World Heritage List, from April 21 to 27, 2023, the photo documentary exhibition Le cœur de la Bulgarie. Exposition du monastère de Rila pour l'UNESCO / The Heart of Bulgaria. Rila Monastery Exhibition for UNESCO will be presented at the UNESCO House in Paris. The exhibition is prepared by a team of the Institute of Balkan Studies & Centre of Tracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and is supported by the Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science under the National Scientific Programme "Bulgarian Studies".

The exhibition is organized under the patronage of the National Commission of the Republic of Bulgaria for UNESCO with the courtesy of the Rila Monastery, the Permanent Delegation of the Republic of Bulgaria to UNESCO, and the State Cultural Institute at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria.

The official opening will take place on April 24, 2023 (Monday) at 12.30 at the UNESCO House in Paris (7 place de Fontenoy, 75007 Paris).

We are looking forward to welcoming you.