On November 19, 2015 ARCS hosted its fifth annual reports of the Site Preservation, Conservation and Museum Enhancement (SPCME) projects which received funding in 2014-2015. The event was attended by many scholars, museum directors and specialists, archaeologists, restorers, university professors, civil servants and guests. Each project leader delivered an oral presentation summarizing the annual activities within the purview of the project. Lively discussions followed each presentation addressing various approaches towards site preservation and museum development. Since this was the last cycle of the ARCS SPCME program, which has been one of the most successful venues for evaluating and funding museum projects in Bulgaria since 2010, we hope to reinstate the program in the near future.

LIST OF PROJECTS THAT RECEIVED FUNIDNG FOR 2014-2015

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Lapidarium and Kids' Zone at the Museum of History Iskra (Historical Museum of History– Kazanlak)

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Restoration and Presentation of the Urns and the Gifts from the Greatest Thracian Necropolis (Regional Museum of History – Pernik)

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Restoration and Display of Ceramic Icon of St. Theodore Stratelate (National Institute of Archaeology with Museum-BAS)

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Construction and Equipment of a Storage Facility for Preservation of Icons, Weapons, Fabrics and Incunabula Collections /Delicate Materials (Regional Museum of History – Shumen)

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The Procession of Dionysos, a Masterpiece of Ancient Mosaic Art (Regional Museum of History – Stara Zagora)

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Modernization of State Policy of Bulgaria in the Field of Protection and Management of Bulgarian National Cultural Heritage (Association FORUM, Regional Museum of History – Pernik)