CULTURAL CALENDER 2006

   PERMANENT EXPOSITIONS

"Town Style of Living from the End of 19th c. and the Beginning of 20th c." -Sakova House, 2nd floor
"National Costumes" - Pottery Workshop, 2nd floor
"Lazar Donkov-Study" - Coppersmith's Workshop, 2nd fl.
"Craftsmen' Dwellings" - second floors of the houses in the craftsmen street
   Visiting exhibitions from"Etar" museum

April - "The Turnery Trade-Occupation of the Mountaineer from the Central Balkan Range" - Historical museum, Haskovo
May - "Traditional Covering Textiles"-Historical museum, Sredets
JAugust - "Cutlery Trade"-Regional historical museum, Bourgas

January

Exhibition "The Turnery Trade-Occupation of the Mountaineer from the Central Balkan Range"

 

exhibition hall
February

Exhibition "The Turnery Trade-Occupation of the Mountaineer from the Central Balkan Range"

 

exhibition hall
March

Exhibition "March Rites"
Making of "martenitsi"(twined tasseled red and white threads, symbol of spring and health) out of woolen yarn, dyed with natural dyes-work with children in the houses of the craftsmen's street

01.03., 11:30 a.m.

at the lobby of the hotel
 

Exhibition "Dyeing with Plants"

22.03.

exhibition hall
 

The Annunciation Day - restoration of customs with children

25.03., 11:00 a.m.

in the museum's territory
April

Exhibition "Icons and Prints from the Bulgarian Revival Period" - Historical museum, Samokov

11.04.

exhibition hall
 

"Lazaruvane and Kumichene" - restoration of two old spring customs, connected with St. Lazar's Day, with the participation of children's folklore groups

15.04., 11:30 a.m.

in the museum's territory
 

Holy Thursday - Painting of Easter eggs with natural dyes-work with children

20.04.

in the houses of the craftsman's street
May

11th National Scientific Conference "Folk Culture of the Mountaineers from Central Balkan Range"

05.06

 
 

Celebrating St. George's Day in the museum
-folklore programme
-restoration of rituals, connected with St. George's Day

06.05.




in the houses of the craftsman's lane
 

Bazaar-exhibition "Traditional Children's Toys" - Author: Ognyan Krastev from Vratsa

 

 
 

Children's competition for making of scarecrows

08-14.05.

 
 

Outdoor competition for children's paintings

17-20.05.

 
June

Celebrating St.Enyo's Day (Midsummer Day) -folklore programme -restorations of old customs

24.06.

in the museum
 

Guest exhibition "The Magic of Standzha Mountain-Paganism and Christianity" - Historical museum from Sredets

 

 
 

St. Peter's Day -restoration - making of "White Man" - traditional milk food, prepared just on the very day in the past

29.06.

 
July

Bazaar-exhibition of Madlen Pencheva-wood-carver, who ranked first at the competition during the ETAR Fair of Traditional Crafts, September, 2005

 

exhibition hall
 

St. Prokop - restoration of a custom

08.07.

 
 

National Apicultural Fair

08-09.07.

 
 

St. Elijah's Day - restoration of an old summer custom

20.07.

 
August

Bazaar-exhibition "Author's Jewellery-Stone and Silver" guest master silversmith Lyubomir Dudev from Plovdiv

 

exhibition hall
September

International Scientific Conference "Traditional Crafts-Past, Present and Future"

01.09.

 
 

International Fair of Traditional Crafts
-folklore programme
-restoration of home occupations

01-03.09.

 
 

Exhibition "Different Faces of Culture" - open-air museum "Old Village", Kumrovec, Croatia

 

 
October

Exhibition "Retro photography" - National polytechnic museum, Sofia

 

 
November

Exhibition "Retro photography" - National polytechnic museum, Sofia

 

 
 

St. Andrew's Day
-Handing out of cooked corn

30.11.

 
December

St. Spiridon - patron of all craftsmen (Masters' Day)

12.12.

 
 

Exhibition "Christmas Rituals"

 

exhibition in the lobby of the hotel