News & events
Agile Objects: collaborative, interdisciplinary, democratic learning at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Agile Objects: collaborative, interdisciplinary, democratic learning at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford Lecture and workshop by Dr Jim Harris, Andrew Mellon Foundation Curator at the Ashmolean Mus
A documentary about New Bulgarian University
AN ISLAND OF HOPE a documentary film about New Bulgarian University directed by Atanas Kiryakov
Exhibition by Konstantin Valchev at UniArt Gallery
An anniversary exhibition by Konstantin Valchev opened at UniArt Gallery on October 7. The exhibition, adequately titled “Reflections”, features more than fifteen glassworks from different
Painting by Philips Wouwerman discovered
A hitherto unpublished painting by Philips Wouwerman (1619-1668) was discovered following an evaluation session at the Netherlands Institute for Art History. Wooded landscape with peasant folk gathere
Concert by Luisa Sello and Milena Mollova
A master class with Prof. Luisa Sello was held at UniArt Gallery from 22 to 25 January. Pupils and students had the chance to work with an Italian flutist of international fame who currently teaches a
RESEARCH section
Two catalogues of the gallery's collections are accessible in the RESEARCH section of the website. Further research on the artworks will also appear under this section.
A porcelain portrait of a girl
The European painting collection at UniArt Gallery includes a porcelain portrait of a girl by Juliette Trullemans, a renowned impressionist painter from Belgium (1866-1925). Juliette Trullemans began
KIDS' UNIVERSITY NBU
Each Saturday UniArt Gallery organizes KIDS’ UNIVERSITY NBU. Children of age between 5 and 12 get a closer look at the gallery’s collections and learn basic things about genres, techniques
Exhibition of Dutch portraits at Dordrechts Museum
An exhibition of Dutch portraits opened in December at Dordrechts Museum. More than 100 works by influential Dutch artists from the 16th century until now are on display. With a focus on portrait icon
Jordaens and the Antique - an exhibition at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Brussels
Through a series of masterworks by Jacques Jordaens, selected from the Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique and the Museumslandschaft Hessen Kassel in Germany, the exhibition JORDAENS AND T
Photos from the concert on December 13
Just before Christmas Mario Hossen and Orpheus Academy Orchestra delivered a holiday concert at UniArt. The programme included Corelli’s “Christmas concerto”, Bach’s “Chr
First integral performance of Richard Strauss' horn works
The first integral performance of horn pieces by Richard Strauss was held at UniArt Gallery on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the composer’s birth. The pieces were performed by sevente
Presentation of the catalog CONTEMPORARY BULGARIAN SCULPTURE
On November 23 (Friday) UniArt Gallery presented the catalogue “Contemporary Bulgarian Sculpture” as well as new acquisitions from its painting collection. The event was opened by Assoc. P
Photos from the chamber concert on November 19
Biography of Anton Nicolescu (cello) Anton Niculescu was born in Bucharest, the only son of a family of musicians. At first he had music lessons with his father, who was violoncello soloist o
Gerard Poulet at UniArt Gallery
Gerard Poulet is a gifted performer and a talented teacher of international fame. His father, the violinist and conductor Gaston Poulet had the privilege of giving the first performance of Debussy&rsq
An exhibition on Dutch Golden Age
A large-scale exhibition on the Dutch Golden Age opens at Amsterdam Museum on 13 December. The Golden Age in the Netherlands was an era of trade development, economic growth and cultural diversity, f
Concert by Orpheus Academy Orchestra
UniArt Gallery and the Musical Arts Department opened the autumn season with a concert by Orpheus Academy Orchestra on October 12. Once again the gallery has proved its willingness to support artistic
Architectural award for UniArt Gallery
Architect Zarko Uzunov won the Municipal Award for his project for UniArt Gallery at New Bulgarian University. The award was given at a ceremony held on the occasion of the day of Sofia, September 17.
Raina Kabaivanska at UniArt Gallery
UniArt Gallery was visited by Raina Kabaivanska. She is staying in Bulgaria for her master class organized by New Bulgarian University. http://www.rainakabaivanska.net/
The art classes for kids have begun
The art classes for kids at UniArt Gallery have begun. For two weeks children aged 6 to 13 get to know more about the world of art, about genres and painting techniques, about major biblical subjects
“Baroque and Romantic” Musical Concert
For the season-closing performance UniArt Gallery and the Musical Arts Department at New Bulgarian University collaborated for a grandiose concert given by Orpheus Orchestra and conducted by notable v
Post-seminar “Contemporary art and culture – Istanbul”
A post-seminar on contemporary art and culture took place at UniArt Gallery. The event was intended to summarize the results from a previous visit to Istanbul in May this year. In the capital of Turke
Prof. Antoni Todorov's book presentation
UniArt Gallery is a space for diverse cultural events including book presentations. Prof. Antoni Todorov’s newly published Elements of politics. A treatise on the political was presented and dis
Interview with Mr. Bojidar Danev and Prof. Irina Genova on BNR
An interview with Mr. Bojidar Danev and Prof. Irina Genova about UniArt Gallery broadcast on Bulgarian National Radio. (in Bulgarian)
An article by Prof. Irina Genova
An article by Prof. Irina Genova in Kultura newspaper presenting UniArt Gallery and its collections. The main focus is on artworks from the European painting collection analyzed in terms of genre spec
Eremira Chitaku concert
The fourth in a series of concerts at UniArt Gallery employed the sounds of a flute. Doctoral student Eremira Chitaku gave a virtuoso performance in a subtle interplay with the gallery’s setting
Dragana Moles concert
UniArt Gallery experienced the magic of opera singing. On June 5th soprano singer Dragana Moles gave a stunning performance based on pieces by Pergolesi, Donizetti, Verdi and Rossini. U
Interview with Prof. irina Genova
An interview with Prof. Irina Genova broadcast on May 29 on Bulgarian National Radio. Irina Genova teaches art history at the Department of History of Culture (New Bulgarian University) and is author
Doctoral Readings 2012
On May 30th UniArt Gallery hosted “Doctoral Readings”, an yearly forum organized by the History of Culture Department at New Bulgarian University. Immersed in the gallery space and surroun
UniArt and the earthquake
UniArt Gallery has successfully gone through its first unexpected ordeal. Around 3 a.m. on May 22 a large part of the Bulgarian population experienced three massive quakes whose peak approximated 5.8
Orpheus Academy Orchestra concert
To celebrate May 24th, a holiday concert took place at UniArt Gallery. The concert was given by Orpheus Academy Orchestra. Orpheus Orchestra is a structure of New Bulgarian University whose founder a