Mikhael Vaklinov

Mihail Vaklinov graduated in Prehistoric Archeology from the New Bulgarian University. He specialized at the Universita Della Calabria in server systems and museum fund management software. From 1996 to 2003, he worked at the National Archaeological Institute with a Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. During this period, he participated in the team that completely renovated the museum's permanent exhibition, as well as in several temporary exhibitions in the country and around the world. From 2003 to 2018, he worked in the field of marketing, advertising and public relations. The agency, where he worked was awarded an award by the Association of Advertising Agencies.
In 2003, together with the Sofia Film Fest team, he created and became the main coordinator of the "Jameson Short Film Award". In 2015, he realized the independent fusion festival "Transfiguration" in the village of Dolen, which was realized again in 2016 under the name "Zenith". In 2017, 2020 and 2019, he was the main organizer and participant in the international festival Homeland at the Crossroads (Forumul Cultural Bulgar/Bulgarian Cultural Forum) in Star Beshenov, Romania, Kikinda, Serbia and Dolen, Bulgaria. Since 2018, he has been working at the National Museum of History, Public Relations Department. Since 2018, he has been a participant and initiator of numerous exhibitions and events in the museum and beyond. From 2022, he is a member of the management board of the National Culture Fund. Since 2018 Mihail is excavating and making field research in the border area of Gotse Delchev – Western Rhodopa Mountain and in the Northern and Eastern parts of Republic of Greece.