National Academy of Art – Burgas Branch offers a new Мaster's degree programme

"Cultural Heritage of Bulgarian Black Sea Region" is the new graduate programme, which students can apply for and enroll in at the National Academy of Art – Burgas Branch. The programme has been developed by the History of Art Department at the National Academy of Art.

The Master’s programme presents the Bulgarian artistic and cultural heritage from antiquity to Modern age with an emphasis on monuments in the Black Sea region with regards to contemporary regional development of cultural tourism. The teaching/learning process is based on current trends in studying and promoting cultural heritage; the aim is to stimulate interdisciplinary scientific approach and individual activity.

Along with knowledge of the Bulgarian artistic and cultural heritage in the Black Sea region, the Master’s students will acquire the skills for organising and managing activities related to development of cultural corridors and writing guidebooks on the artistic monuments and the settlements in the region. As cultural tourism managers, the graduates can pursue career paths in museums and art galleries; municipal, governmental and non-governmental organisations; travel agencies. They will be equipped with knowledge and skills to work in cultural institutions as museum workers and gallerists, tourist guides and organisers of cultural destinations, cultural heritage specialists in the tourist industry.