Institute of Art Studies supports the annual Forum Restoration of Bulgarian restorers

The Institute of Art Studies supported the annual meeting of Bulgarian restorers, Forum Restoration. This year’s edition of the Forum was held for an eleventh year in a row as a venue for sharing experience, professional realisations and discussions of projects and problems in the area of protection of cultural heritage. At the opening in Kystendil, at Vladimir Dimitrov – The Master art gallery, a prize for Best MA Degree Project in restoration, provided by the Institute of Art Studies, was awarded. The prize, Assoc. Prof. Alexander Kuyumdjiev’s recent book Murals at the Catholicon of Rila Monastery went to Desislava Tomova for the restoration of the icon of St George, Church of SS Constantine and Helen (Polsko Kosovo).