Researchers from Bulgaria and abroad are gathering in Sofia for a scientific conference. The forum will be held on October 16 and 17 in the building of the Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies with Ethnographic Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the hosts announced. Scientists from Bulgaria, Poland, Germany, Romania, Kazakhstan and the USA will present contemporary research in the field of ethnomusicology, folklore studies, ethnology and cultural anthropology.
The conference is dedicated to the 70th anniversary of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Natalia Rashkova, a renowned researcher with many years of contribution to the study of Bulgarian musical folklore.
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