Thracian Treasures Tell Bulgaria's History to Spain

Society | April 13, 2005, Wednesday // 00:00
Thracian Treasures Tell Bulgaria's History to Spain The Panagyurishte Treasure collection consists of nine solid gold vessels with a total weight of 6.100 kg, discovered in 1949 near Panagyurishte. It is now in Spain where it will stay for a year. Photo by Yuliana Nikolova (Sofia News Agency)

An exhibition featuring the arts of ancient Thracians will tour three Spanish cities in the following twelve months, the Bulgarian Culture and Tourism Ministry announced.

The exhibition called "The Thracians: The Enigmatic Treasures of Bulgaria," will be on display in Barcelona between April 14 and July 31, in Madrid - September 13 to December 18, and in Valencia - January 12 to March 12 next year.

It will be inaugurated in Barcelona by the Bulgarian Culture and Tourism Minister Nina Chilova.

More than 600 ancient pieces of art are included in the exhibition. The Panagyurishte and Borovsko treasures as well as part of the Rogozen treasure and other findings will be also on public display in Spain.

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