Balgarianovinite.com The State Cultural Institute The Palace in Balchik has welcomed around 200,000 visitors from Bulgaria and abroad in 2025, Director Galina Mitkova said on Saturday. Over the year, the complex hosted more than 70 exhibitions, concerts, festivals and educational initiatives, blending established traditions with new cultural formats.
Mitkova highlighted three key projects for 2026. The first is the donation of a bronze sculpture to The Palace by Balcica Mosescu, daughter of the last Romanian mayor of the town, Octavian Mosescu, and Bulgarian Penka Dobreva. The sculpture is already installed, with an official unveiling planned next year.
The Palace was built between 1924 and 1934 when Dobrudzha was still part of Romania. In 1940, under the Treaty of Craiova, Romania ceded Southern Dobrudzha back to Bulgaria.
The second project, Threads of Time, funded by the National Culture Fund, will restore the sewing room, featuring a more than 100-year-old sewing machine.
The third initiative involves creating an exhibition of a 1930s-1940s wedding night room in the building near the waterfall, showcasing donated furniture, clothing and personal items, each accompanied by a video and personal story.
On Saturday, The Palace launched its Traditions Bulgaria cultural programme, part of an initiative themed Balchik: A Stage of World Cultures. Members of the local Hinap Association of People with Disabilities performed a Christmas Eve ritual. A woodcarving exhibition by Ivan Yotov and his son is also on display. The two-day event will feature folk music performances and a traditional Bulgarian dinner, followed by guided walks, a folk costume presentation and culinary demonstrations accompanied by Christmas customs.
Also in 2026, a single admission ticket for the State Cultural Institute The Palace and the University Botanic Garden in Balchik, is expected to be introduced, the two institutions told a joint press conference.
Galina Mitkova said the institutions are working together to make visits to the complex easier and more enjoyable, with the Culture Ministry and Sofia University supporting efforts to end the current system of separate ticket offices.
Botanic Garden Head Veselina Ilieva said a working group set up by order of the Minister of Culture is preparing a new management model. One of the next steps is to prepare a technical specification for a public procurement tender to introduce a unified access system. Until then, the two sites will continue selling combined tickets.
Plans include ticket machines placed at entrances and an online sales platform. A slight price increase is expected, while tickets for adults, children, families and seasonal passes will be retained. The Palace in Balchik: 200,000 Visitors in 2025, Plans for 2026 2025 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-12-13 16:25:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law
