On 31 March 2026, the regular seminar ‘Art History, Archives and the Internet. History and Prospects’. The seminar forms part of the activities of the team working on the topic ‘Cultural Heritage in the Archives of the Institute for Art Studies: An Interactive Map of the Arts in Bulgaria II’ (part of the project ‘Sustainable Development of the Centre of Excellence “Heritage BG”, BG16RFPR002-1.014-0011).
Prof. Naydenova briefly presented the main results achieved by the researchers and specialists from the Institute for Art Studies during the first phase of the project. In the main part of her lecture, she highlighted the connection between music-theoretical perspectives, fieldwork and the technical capabilities for documentation as a defining factor in the development of musical folklore studies up to the mid-20th century. An understanding of the stages in this process is essential for the contemporary interpretation of documents from that period held in the Institute of Musicology’s Music Folklore Archive, many of which are also available in the database https://archive.artstudies.bg/FolklorMusicArchive/List , created and developed as part of the project.
The lecture was held in person with the option to join online; in addition to the project team members, the audience included guests and colleagues from various departments of the Institute of Art Studies, the Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia University ‘St. Kliment Ohridski’, as well as lecturers and students from the Academy of Music and Dance Arts – Plovdiv and others.
