Culture News from Slovakia

(Tue 18 May 04) The Chairman of the Slovak Bishops Conference, Frantisek Tondra, has appealed to priests and members of the Roman Catholic Church not to violate the copyright...

(Mon 17 May 04) Culture Minister Rudolf Chmel attends a happening called European Film Day within the International Film Festival in Cannes, France. The event is attended by European...

(Thu 11 Mar 04) Several decades ago cinemas in Slovak outback were the only places where culture events took place. Today these cinemas are empty. Most community centres were...

(Mon 16 Feb 04) Over 1,500 Slovak pilgrims, including President Rudolf Schuster, attended St Peter's Basilica in Rome on Saturday to thank Pope John Paul II for his visit...

(Mon 04 Aug 03) The 39th year of the summer school, Studia Academica Slovaca started on Monday in Bratislava., Almost 170 participants, from 32 world countries signed in for...

(Thu 31 Jul 03) In Bratislava, the Studia Academica Slovaca, an 18 days long course of Slovak language, starts next week. Almost 170 participants, from 32 world countries signed...

(Mon 07 Jul 03) Slovakia celebrated on July 5 the state and religious holiday of Saints Cyril and Methodius. At a mass, Cardinal Jan Chryzostom Korec sharply criticised the...

(Tue 10 Jun 03) If you are an English-speaking foreigner and you are learning the Slovak language, you will certainly find this article (from the SME daily, in...

(Fri 24 Jan 03) The Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava will receive a cultural grant of the Japanese government in the form of electronic equipment worth 360.000 EUR...

(Mon 13 Jan 03) Koloman Sokol, one of Slovakia's most internationally recognised artists, died in Tuscon, USA on Sunday. On December 12, he turned 100. In his early graphic...