WHERE HAVE WE BEEN
Pomni Slavata /Remember the Glory festival at Tuida Fortress, Sliven
06.10.2023 - 08.10.2023
Beli orlovi / White Eagles medieval festival, Belgrade
25.08.2023 - 27.0.2023
New Beginning International Festival, Historical Park, Neofit Rilski
24.06.2023 - 25.06.2023
Plovdiv – Ancient and Eternal: History, Ethnology, Culture and Art
16.06.2023 - 18.06.2023
Days of Ancestors fair-festival 2023, Pliska
10.06.2023 - 11.06.2023
Preslavni dni / Glorious days Festival 2023, Veliki Preslav
20.05.2023 - 21.05.2023
Kaleto – Mezdra Medieval Festival 2023, Mezdra
13.05.2023 - 14.05.2023
Kaleto – Mezdra Medieval Festival 2022, Mezdra
17.09.2022 – 18.09.2022
Medieval Art Festival Stefan cel Mare, Suceava
11.08.2022 - 14.08.2022
Marcianopolis - Life in the Ancient City, Antique festival, Devnja
23.07.2022
New Beginning International Festival, Historical Park, Neofit Rilski
18.06.2022 - 19.06.2022
Days of Ancestors fair-festival 2022, Pliska
04.06.2022 – 05.06.2022
Plovdiv – Ancient and Eternal: History, Ethnology, Culture and Art
27.05.2022 – 29.05.2022
Preslavni dni / Glorious days Festival 2022, Veliki Preslav
21.05.2022 – 22.05.2022
Plovdiv – Ancient and Eternal: History, Ethnology, Culture and Art
17.09.2021 – 19.09.2021
Days of Ancestors fair-festival 2021, Pliska
07.08.2021 – 08.08.2021
New Beginning International Festival, Historical Park, Neofit Rilski
18.06.2021 – 20.06.2021
Kaleto – Mezdra Medieval Festival 2021, Mezdra
28.05.2021 – 30.05.2021
Preslavni dni / Glorious days Festival 2021, Veliki Preslav
22.05.2021 – 23.05.2021
Plovdiv – Ancient and Eternal: History, Ethnology, Culture and Art
25.09.2020 – 27.09.2020
International Traditional Archery Tournament, Historical park, Neofit Rilski
09.10.2019
Pomni Slavata /Remember the Glory festival at Tuida Fortress, Sliven
12.10.2019 - 13.10.2019
Trayan`s gate festival
17.08.2019 - 18.08.2019
Plovdiv – Ancient and Eternal: History, Ethnology, Culture and Art
15.06.2019 – 16.06.2019
Days of Ancestors fair-festival 2019, Pliska
01.06.2019 – 02.06.2019
Kaleto – Mezdra Medieval Festival 2019, Mezdra
18.05.2019 – 19.05.2019
Just out festival – 600 years Manasija Monastery, Despotovac
24.08.2018 - 26.08. 2018
Medieval Tarnovgrad International festival, Veliko Tarnovo
29.06.2018 - 01.07.2018
Days of Ancestors fair-festival 2018, Pliska
01.06.2018 – 03.06.2018
Kaleto – Mezdra Medieval Festival 2018, Mezdra
19.05.2018 - 20.05.2018
Pomni Slavata /Remember the Glory festival at Tuida Fortress, Sliven
14.10.2017 – 15.10.2017
Festival of the medieval culture – Shumen Fortress, Shumen
22.09.2017 – 23.09.2017
Just out festival, Despotovac
25.08.2017 – 27.08.2017
Rise of Kaloyan Festival, Veliko Tarnovo
30.06.2017 – 02.07.2017
Days of Ancestors fair-festival 2017, Pliska
02.06.2017-04.06.2017
Kaleto – Mezdra Medieval Festival 2017, Mezdra
19.05.2017 – 21.05.2017
Pomni Slavata /Remember the Glory festival at Tuida Fortress, Sliven
22-23.10.2016
Bulgarian Roots Autumn fair-seminar 2016, Pliska
15.10.2016
The Daily Life of medieval Tarnovgrad 2016, Veliko Tarnovo
28-31.07.2016
Days of Ancestors fair-festival 2016, Pliska
03.06.2016-05.06.2016
Kaleto – Mezdra Medieval Festival 2016, Mezdra
21.05.2016 – 22.05.2016
Anniversary of Second Bulgarian Empire` founding, Veliko Tarnovo
07.11.2015 – 08.11.2015
The Daily Life of medieval Tarnovgrad III, Veliko Tarnovo
28.08.2015 – 30.08.2015
Todorka's Sun Ancient Cultures Festival, Ohoden
23.07.2015 – 26.07.2015
The Daily Life of medieval Tarnovgrad II, Veliko Tarnovo
10.07.2015 – 12.07.2015
Days of Ancestors fair-festival 2015, Pliska
06.06.2015
Kaleto – Mezdra Medieval Festival 2015, Mezdra
16.05.2015 - 17.05.2015
Bulgarian Roots Autumn fair-seminar 2014, Pliska
01.11.2014 - 01.11.2014
Stanimachos medieval fair 2014, Asenovgrad
20.06.2014 - 22.06.2014
Museum exhibition fair, Ruse
27-28.11.2013
Doblest i slava festival, Shumen
28-29.09.2013
WithoutBorders Art and Ethno Forum, Albena
13-15.09.2013
Stanimachos medieval fair 2013, Asenovgrad
07-09.06.2013
Days of Ancestors fair-festival 2013, Pliska
01.06.2013
Bulgarian Medieval Costume - traveling exhibition
Kalina Atanasova (Badamba) and Alexander Minchev
Since 2004 I have been engaged in the study, analysis and reconstruction of XIII-XIV century` garment - from Bulgaria and the Balkans.
I am the author of
- the book Reconstructions of Bulgarian Medieval Garment (XIII – XIVc.), which is the only book on Bulgarian medieval costumes of its kind;
- the website Bulgarian Medieval Costume, which is a database of information about frescoes, portraits, necropolises and single finds from the period;
- as well as many exhibitions and presentations on the same topic.
In order to make our participation in medieval festivals easier, I and my husband, engineer Alexander Minchev, reconstructed the pavilion of a traveling merchant. This is a portable booth that is folded to a very compact size, extremely lightweight and comfortable for long-distance transportation. We use it to exhibit a sample of my researches and part of my inventory – head adorments, clothing, jewelery and accessories, war equipment and printed materials. This booth has been extremely successful in attracting interest from both festival goers and the general public.
Below is a selection of photos of my work from various festivals.
