Europe Tells: 24 Hours in Varna. Literary Game.

Europe Tells: 24 Hours in Varna
A literary game with the digital archives of Europeana

December 3, 17:00
Community Center "Iskra-1924", 103 Captain Raycho Nikolov St., Varna
If Varna had a voice, what would it tell us? And who actually speaks — the Sea, the port, the old hotels, the streets, the facades?

The city is a palimpsest: beneath each layer, the previous one is read. In the digital gallery "Varna: 24 Hours" on Europeana, photographs from different eras are arranged like an imaginary day in the life of Varna. We will turn this day into a literary game.

We will try to hear the voice of the city itself. What do the old buildings whisper to each other? What do the port and the sea argue about? What does a street remember — and what would it like to forget? What mood does each photo carry, and how does it convey it to the next?

We will give the floor to places and objects, we will listen to their monologues and dialogues, we will seek the hidden connections between the images. From 24 separate photographs, we will assemble a polyphonic literary portrait of Varna.

Not a chronicle. A narrative in which the city speaks for itself.
No writing experience is needed — imagination, curiosity, and a willingness to hear what usually remains silent are required.

The gallery "Varna: 24 Hours": https://www.europeana.eu/en/galleries/28513-varna-24-hours
The event is part of the Day of European Authors 2026 – Varna, "Friendship and Togetherness".
December 3, Thursday, 17:00
Community Center "Iskra-1924", 103 Captain Raycho Nikolov St., Varna
Free entry.