Balkan Heritage Field School

New project
Archaeology of Communism: Expedition to Communist Monuments of
    Bulgaria
Season Dates: 18 June - 2 July, 2016

    http://www.bhfieldschool.org/project/archcomexp

    Field school and series of field trips for acquaintance with
    cultural heritage of the Socialist (Communist) period in
    Bulgaria with focus on monumental art and architecture. Suitable
    for adults (18 +) interested in arts, history, art history,
    architecture, cultural anthropology of Eastern Bloc between 1945
    and 1990 as well as photography (documentary, artistic and
    architectural). Participants' profiles can vary from students
    and professionals to connoisseurs.

"Fresco-Hunting" Photo research expedition to medieval Balkan
    churches
Bulgaria/Serbia
Season Dates: 14 May - 4 June, 2016

    http://www.bhfieldschool.org/project/fresco-hunt

    The project provides an unique opportunity to students to take
    part in an expedition for documentation of abandoned medieval
    churches/chapels and their frescoes in Western Bulgaria, to
    enhance their photography skills and learn about Reflectance
    Transformation Imaging, to gain knowledge about Orthodox
    Christianity and Byzantine and Medieval Balkan civilization as
    well as to visit many historic sites and museums in Sofia,
    Western Bulgaria and Eastern Serbia.

Workshop for conservation and documentation of Roman mosaics and
    mural paintings
Republic of Macedonia
Season Dates: 4-25 June, 2016

    http://www.bhfieldschool.org/project/CDRMPwrk

    The workshop will enable participants to gain comprehensive
    knowledge and hands-on experience in both Roman mosaic and mural
    painting art and conservation. Participants will be introduced
    to the history and technology of Roman mosaics and mural
    paintings. They will be guided through the consequent stages of
    study, conservation, restoration and documentation. The workshop
    will be based on authentic Roman and Late Roman mosaics/mosaic
    and wall-painting fragments found in the ancient city of Stobi.

    Special tour of ancient Macedonian capitals Pella and Vergina
    (Greece)

Workshop on conservation, restoration and documentation of Roman
    pottery and glass
Republic of Macedonia
Season Dates: 4-25 June, 2016

    http://www.bhfieldschool.org/project/RPGDRwrk

    The workshop will enable participants to gain comprehensive
    knowledge and hands-on experience in both Roman and Late Roman
    pottery and glass conservation and documentation. Participants
    will be introduced to the history and technology of Roman
    pottery- and glassware. They will be guided through the
    consequent stages of study, conservation, restoration and
    documentation. The workshops will be based on authentic Roman
    sherds /vessels found in the ancient city of Stobi and modern
    replicas of Roman glassware.  Special tour of ancient Macedonian
    capitals Pella and Vergina (Greece).

Workshop on restoration and documentation of ancient Greek pottery
Bulgaria
Season Dates: 26 June - 10 July, 2016

    http://www.bhfieldschool.org/project/APDRwrk

    The workshop will guide the participants through the history of
    ancient Greek pottery, its production and consequent stages of
    documentation, study, conservation and restoration. It will take
    place in Sozopol (ancient Apollonia Pontica) on the Black Sea
    coast, Bulgaria. Both the theoretical and practical classes will
    be based on Late Classical Greek and Hellenistic pottery found
    in the necropolis of Apollonia Pontica. During the workshop
    participants will work with authentic sherds.

Ms. Anna Parmakova
Admission Office
Balkan Heritage Field School
7 Tulovo, 5th Floor, Apt.7,
1504 Sofia, Bulgaria
+359 877 725 052
+359 898 681 366


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