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Exhibitions in Veliko Tarnovo and Gabrovo Highlights Country’s Kilim-Making Heritage

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An exhibition of Bulgarian flat-weave carpets, or kilims, is on at the Museum of the National Revival and Constituent Assembly in Veliko Tarnovo. It is part of The Path of Bulgarian Kilims project, which was presented Saturday. The project aims to promote the beauty of Bulgarian kilims and support the initiative to establish a Kilim-Making Museum, said Dutch researcher and collector Jacob van Beelen, owner of the world’s largest collection of authentic Bulgarian kilims. The project brings together three interconnected exhibitions, Vladislava Andreeva from the organizing team said. The first is "The Path of the Fleece: From Flock to Kilim", accompanied by video projections presenting the entire process of making a Bulgarian kilim. This exhibition is on display at Hadzhi Nikoli Inn in Veliko Tarnovo. The second is "Follow the Path of Kilims" – a city photographic exhibition of 400 posters and 44 vinyl panels in Veliko Tarnovo and Gabrovo, as part of the cities' joint bid to become Europe