The Boris Christov Museum celebrates its 20th anniversary with a tour of six cities in Canada. Over the years, the museum has established itself as an institution that fervently preserves the memory of the great opera artist. It is also a lively hub for the manifestation of artists from all walks of art.
In Canada, the museum is visiting Svetoslav Chulin’s photography exhibition “Rome. Boris Christov, with Elena Dragostinova and Jordan Boychev’s documentary “Dream, Come True” and with concerts of the vocal group “Spectrum”.
The tour begins on April 21 in Niagara and continues in Toronto, Kitchener, Plevna, Ottawa and Montreal. This visit is part of the Elarte Arts Days of Bulgarian Art.
They opened Bulgarian Cultural Days in Canada in early April at Papermill Gallery, Todmorden Mills, in Toronto, with the Evolving Connections collective exhibition, which presents works by artists of Bulgarian descent living in the United States and Canada.
The evening program included the folklore group “From the Spring,” the documentary “105 Minutes Sofia”, and the presentation of the new book by the author and artist Vasilen Vasevski.
Bulgarian Art Days are a peculiar continuation of the famous “Bulgarian Art Festival” in Canada. The main organizer is Elitsa Yordanova, a Bulgarian who has been living in Canada for many years.
The State Cultural Institute at the Ministry of Culture was established in 2003. It is located in the Sofia home of Boris Christov, donated by the great opera singer with the desire to be a centre of cultural memory preservation and for the development of young talent.
The Cultural Institute combines the functions of a museum and a centre to deliver arts programs with young performers and master classes under the guidance of reputed educators.
The Institute has presented the art of Boris Christov and his creative heirs in many cultural centres in Avignon, Almaty, Astana, Berlin, Bratislava, Banska Bistrica, Washington, Vienna, Moscow, New York, Paris, Rome and St. Petersburg.
For its intensive work and for providing comprehensive public access to dozens of art events in 2008. the Boris Hristov Museum is honoured in Avignon with the European Cultural Heritage Sign.