25 May – 08 June 2024
The “Fresco-Hunting” Photo Research Expedition to Medieval Balkan Churches provides a unique opportunity for students and volunteers to take part in an expedition to document abandoned medieval churches/chapels and their frescos in western Bulgaria, and to visit many other Christian Orthodox churches, monasteries, museums and archaeological sites in Sofia and western Bulgaria. The expedition and the field school are coordinated by the Balkan Heritage Foundation (BHF).
Participants receive training in survey management, digital photography, surveys of architecture and iconographic program, technical drawing, use of dumpy level, developing archives of digital images etc., introduction to Byzantine art, architecture and religious iconography as well as photogrammetry, Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) and other photographic techniques for documentation of cultural heritage.
The field school is designed for students and young specialists in heritage, archaeology and conservation as well as artists, but we also welcome anyone interested in:
- medieval civilization in Southeastern Europe (especially Byzantine and Christian Orthodox architecture, arts and iconography during the late medieval period: 13th to 17th centuries)
- digital photography
- documentation of ecclesiastic architecture and frescos
- cultural heritage preservation
- travel to significant heritage sites in western Bulgaria.
BHF partners in this project:
- New Bulgarian University
- Sofia Photography School (Bulgaria).
Find out more on the Balkan Heritage Foundation website.
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Hi Tim, very good question! If I were you, I would get in touch with the organisers of the course to find out more: https://www.bhfieldschool.org/program/medieval-fresco-photo-expedition
Hello from the North of Scotland and the University of Stirling,
I have a question: does the course examine external and well as internal fresco. If not can you tell me if there are any examples of external fresco in Bulgaria?
Many thanks
Tim