Balgarianovinite.com The Underwater Heritage Institute is organizing events across Bulgaria to mark the first International Day for Underwater Cultural Heritage on August 21, the institute said Monday. The programme will also mark the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the 2001 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage.
Held under the patronage of the National Commission of the Republic of Bulgaria for UNESCO, the initiative will introduce the public to underwater archaeology through documentary screenings, lectures and discussions in Varna, Burgas, Sozopol, Sofia and the Plovdiv Region.
The programme focuses on the archaeological heritage of the Black Sea. Audiences will be able to watch the documentary series Lost Worlds: Deeper into the Black Sea, which explores discoveries made during the Black Sea Maritime Archaeology Project. The series will be screened around the country alongside the Bulgarian National Television documentary In Search of Sunken Worlds, which follows underwater archaeologists investigating ancient settlements, shipwrecks and other submerged sites in the Black Sea.
Underwater Heritage Institute Director Nayden Prahov and maritime archaeologist Ivelina Petkova will give lectures and take part in discussions with audiences.
The initiative begins on August 20 in Varna and Sozopol. The Naval Museum in Varna will screen the first part of Lost Worlds: Deeper into the Black Sea, while the Art Gallery in Sozopol will host a lecture on Bulgarian underwater archaeology. Nationwide Events Mark First International Day for Underwater Cultural Heritage 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-08-17 17:18:59 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