Prof. Valentin Todorov

Prof. Valentin Todorov was born in the village of Malak Varshets, in the Gabrovo region. In 1968, he graduated from the Higher Institute of Chemical Technology in Sofia. In 1988, he defended his doctoral dissertation titled "On the Objective Evaluation of Polymers and Resins Used as Protective Coatings, Consolidants, and Adhesives in Restoration." Since 2004, he has been a professor in the Department of Restoration at the National Academy of Arts. Some of his key achievements include the implementation of new conservation materials and technologies, research into the techniques and technologies of the old masters, and the study of the causes of destructive processes and their manifestations on cultural heritage monuments. He is the author of over 80 scholarly and applied scientific publications in both Bulgarian and international journals.
Prof. Valentin Todorov has taken part in numerous conservation and restoration projects on archaeological sites, including the Neolithic Dwellings Museum in Stara Zagora, the Madara Horseman relief, the Aleksandrovo Tomb, the Thracian tomb near the village of Sveshtari, the ossuary at Bachkovo Monastery, and many others.
Since 2016, Prof. Todorov has served as a consultant on in situ conservation and restoration activities at the prehistoric salt-production and urban center Provadia-Solnitsata.