A three-year bilateral cooperation agreement between the Institute of Art Studies (IAS) and the Sofia City Art Gallery (SCAG) was signed by the directors, Prof. Dr. Joanna Spassova-Dikova and Adelina Fileva, on 15 September. SGAG is a museum with a long-standing tradition; over the past fifteen years, its policy has placed an emphasis on research activities. This, alongside high-quality and memorable exhibition projects and publications dedicated to figures, events and processes from the late 19th century to the present day, ensures the gallery a special role amongst its peer cultural institutions and a prominent presence in public life. SCAG is a magnet for highly qualified specialists who work to rethink established historical narratives and restore historical memory of the lives and works of forgotten artists. [...]

  The book „ЗНАНИЕТО ЗА МУЗИКАТА според „Ясно и леко въведение в практическата музика“ на Томас Морли (ок. 1557–1602). Между Musica Theoretica и Musica Practica“ (“KNOWLEDGE OF MUSIC according to Thomas Morley’s (c. 1557–1602) “A Plain and Easy Introduction to Practical Music”. Between Musica Theoretica and Musica Practica”) by Associate Professor Yavor Genov of the Institute of Art Studies was presented on 8 September at Studio Musika of Sofia Philharmonic. This book is a theoretical and historical study of the first comprehensive and complete treatise on music published in English during the Elizabethan Renaissance. The thematic organisation follows that chosen by Thomas Morley which is designed to guide the reader and/or student gradually into the subject of music. The treatise’s three main sections focus on the pitch and temporal [...]