Culture

Robert Prevost, a 69-year-old cardinal from Chicago, has been elected the new pope—the first American in history to assume the papacy. He will be known as Pope Leo XIV, the first to take that name since the 19th century.

The Great Ambition (Berlinguer: La grande ambizione), a co-production involving Bulgaria, won two David di Donatello Awards on Wednesday at Rome's Cinecittà studios—Best Leading Actor (Elio Germano) and Best Editing.

Conservator Elitsa Tsvetkova, alongside her team, has completed an intensive year-long restoration of Western European tapestries from the National Gallery's collection.

A cultural diplomacy event titled "From the Flower Bridge to the Press Museum – Pages of History" was held Tuesday at the Palace of Parliament in Bucharest to commemorate 35 years since the symbolic "Flower Bridge" between Romania and the Republic of Moldova.

An exhibition titled “The Secret to Living in the Present” opens Wednesday at the Belka art space, featuring ten artists from the Stockholm-based collective Studio44.

The Kosovo Philharmonic will make its debut in Bulgaria with a concert at Sofia’s Bulgaria Hall on May 17, celebrating its 25th anniversary.

The Faculty of Economics at Sofia University is showcasing sustainable development through immersive science experiences at the Kaleidoscope Mobile Centre for Visual Science, held May 8–11 in Sofia’s Prince's Garden.

On May 3, the Prof. Asen Diamandiev Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts (AMDFA) in Plovdiv will host a special recital by renowned pianist Prof.

The 18th Antistatic International Festival for Contemporary Dance and Performance will take place in Sofia from May 7 to 21, under the theme “Signs of Resistance.”

Varna will host the 21st International Festival of Red Cross and Health Films from June 12 to 20, marking the 60th anniversary of the event, organizers from the Bulgarian Red Cross announced.

A long-lost painting by 19th-century Ottoman artist Osman Hamdi Bey sold for £1 million ($1.3 million) at a London auction on Tuesday, becoming the top lot of the event.

At the 19th Gopo Awards Gala held Tuesday evening at the I.L. Caragiale National Theatre in Bucharest, “The New Year That Never Came”, directed by Bogdan Mureșanu, won the top prize for Best Feature Film, along with nine other awards.

Renowned tenor Bogomil Spirov, a longtime star of Sofia’s Stefan Makedonski National Music Theatre, has died following a traffic accident, the theatre confirmed Tuesday.