Exhibitions
Author’s Photo Exhibition of Blagovest Petrov (2022)
“The Balkan Story of an American Woman. The American Educational Center in Bitola/ Monastir (1888-1920)” Documentary Photo Exhibition
On December 10, 2024, as an event of the 11th “Harmony in Diversity” Scientific Conference, the “The Balkan Story of an American Woman. The American Educational Center in Bitola/ Monastir (1888-1920)” documentary photo exhibition, prepared by a project team consisting of Dr. Ralitsa Bazajtova – coordinator, Iliya Todorov, Dr. Evgeni Ekov, Dr. Oleg Konstantinov.
On December 10, 2024, as an event of the 11th “Harmony in Diversity” Scientific Conference, Dr. Ralitsa Bazaitova opened “The Balkan Story of an American Woman. The American Educational Center in Bitola/ Monastir (1888-1920)” documentary photo exhibition, prepared by her team consisting of Iliya Todorov, Dr. Evgeni Ekov and Dr. Oleg Konstantinov.
The exhibition, located on the 1st floor of the ULSIT building 2, is based on the personal archive of the famous Protestant missionary Mary Matthews. It deals with the topic of religious diversity and religious coexistence in a multicultural environment. In 20 panels, the work of one of the main centers of the Congregational Church in the Balkans – in the city of Bitola (Monastir), is presented, as well as the way of life, cultural development and political struggles of the local population, including Bulgarians, Greeks, Turks, Albanians, Vallachians, etc.
“Don’t be Silent!”Author’s art photo exhibition of Lilia Asharfudinova
On December 10, 2024, as an event of the 11th “Harmony in Diversity” Scientific Conference, the “Don’t be Silent!” author’s art photo exhibition of the Russian photographer Lilia Asharfudinova was opened. Located on the 3rd floor of the ULSIT building 2, it is dedicated to domestic violence against women.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. N. Debrune opened the event by emphasizing that the presented works treat the issue through the eyes of female victims and examine the various dimensions of the phenomenon: sense of shame and guilt, violated human dignity, attachment to the abusers, and difficult overcoming of the trauma suffered.
The photographed women are real victims who, through the artistic act, carry out their therapy and seek not only sympathy, but also appeal to the public for public awareness of the problem and real actions to prevent and stop violence.
