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Digital map of Bulgaria’s ethnographic heritage presented today

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An interactive digital map of Bulgaria, presenting the country’s movable and intangible cultural heritage by regions, will be presented at the National Ethnographic Museum in Sofia at 5 PM today.

Visitors will be able to see drawings, photographs and descriptions of national costumes, architectural examples, typical arts and crafts, and elements of the ritual cycle in different towns and villages across the entire territory of the country.

The digital map, drawn up under a European project, shows artifacts, collected over decades and part of the collections of the National Ethnographic Museum.



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