Opened Ceremony Of "Together" Exhibition- European Capital of Culture 2019/Russia

"Together". Exhibition of caricaturists from Plovdiv - European Capital of Culture 2019

December 9 (Wednesday), at 16.00, in the Marble Hall of the Library for Foreign Literature, with the support of

BCI will open the exhibition "Together", which will showcase the work of cartoonists from the city of Plovdiv - the cultural capital of Europe in 2019.

The exposition will be one of the stages of the First Moscow Festival ironic graphics and cartoons, organized by the Guild of cartoonists Mediasoyuz Russia.

From November to January at the best venues of Moscow:

the Central House of Journalists, the House of Cinema, the Museum of the Silver Age, in the Gallery "LitKabinet" and others, will host exhibitions

of famous Russian cartoonists.Artists from Bulgaria - Irien Trendafilov, gently Filipova and Tsocho Peev will be the special guests of the Festival.

The participation they have dedicated their native town of Plovdiv, who this summer became the winner of the prestigious contest of the EU and received

the right to be "European Capital of Culture 2019"

Why was chosen Plovdiv?

This ancient city - a crossroads where culture meets the various peoples who lived here for centuries in peace and harmony;

is a bridge between East and West, which have survived the incredible ancient city, the ancient theater, the Roman stadium, where Orthodox

churches side by side with mosques.Plovdiv cartoonists have a particular view of the world, the ability to subtly through detail to convey irony,

to express their attitude towards the events. The subjects of their works varied from domestic problems to politics, but it remains relevant,

no matter how much time has passed since the creation of the cartoons.

The exhibition in the Marble Hall will be open until January 16, 2016