Third Scientific Conference "On Letters: Applicability with Prospects"
2024.05.17
22 May 2024 (Wednesday), 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Triangular tower of Serdika, 16 Knyaginya Maria Luiza Blvd
Organisers
Regional History Museum – Sofia
National Academy of Art
Student Computer Art Society
The scientific forum is organised in honour of the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius and will take place before the Day of the Bulgarian alphabet, education and culture, and Slavic literature. It will be held by the Regional History Museum – Sofia in partnership with the National Academy of Art and the Student Computer Art Society.
Traditionally, the conference focuses on the historical and contemporary development of Bulgarian writing. Attention is paid to the evolution of the Bulgarian alphabet graphic system and emphasis is placed on new practical activities in the field of visual expression of letters.
The main themes of the conference "On Letters: Applicability with Prospects" are related to presenting the research results on Bulgarian writing culture, new achievements of contemporary Bulgarian font designers, analysis of authorship projects on lettering and calligraphy, review of events dedicated to Bulgarian font design etc.
The first conference under the title "Bulgarian Cyrillic" was held on 24 May 2016, then the second one – "On Letters: The Bulgarian Trace" – in the period 21–23 May 2022.