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March in Support of Slovak Culture Takes Place in Bratislava on Thursday

March in Support of Slovak Culture Takes Place in Bratislava on Thursday

Bratislava, December 12 (TASR) - A march from the Slovak National National Uprising Square to the Freedom Square was held in Bratislava on Thursday in order to support Slovak culture. The protest ended with a concert for the future of culture. The Slovak Cultural Torch, with its protest flame, supports

World-famous Mime Milan Sladek Dies Aged 86

World-famous Mime Milan Sladek Dies Aged 86

Bratislava, December 4 (TASR) - World-wide known mime Milan Sladek has died at the age of 86, mayor of Povazska Bystrica (Trencin region), the town where Sladek grew up, Karol Janas, as well as several cultural institutions, posted on social media on Wednesday. Sladek was one of the world'

More Than 170 SNG Employees Considering Resignations If Their Demands Aren't Met

More Than 170 SNG Employees Considering Resignations If Their Demands Aren't Met

Bratislava, November 21 (TASR) - A total of 177 employees of the Slovak National Gallery (SNG) have joined a mass call for the protection of the gallery, pointing to the purpose-built layoffs of experts, non-transparent changes in the organisational structure, incompetence and lack of communication on the part of acting

Bratislava Transport Museum Opens Exhibition to Mark 110 Years of Vienna Tramway

Bratislava Transport Museum Opens Exhibition to Mark 110 Years of Vienna Tramway

The Slovak Technical Museum - the Transport Museum in Bratislava on Thursday opened an exhibition to mark 110 years since the launch of the Vienna Tramway.

Sastin-Straze: National Pilgrimage Held in Limited Mode Due to Adverse Weather

Sastin-Straze: National Pilgrimage Held in Limited Mode Due to Adverse Weather

Due to the unfavourable weather, the national pilgrimage to mark the Feast of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows, the patroness of Slovakia, was held in Sastin-Straze in a limited mode this year, with a Holy Mass inside the Sastin Basilica being celebrated by Zilina Diocese Bishop Tomas Galis.

Part of Cultural Community Declares Strike Alert, First Phase of Cultural Strike

Part of Cultural Community Declares Strike Alert, First Phase of Cultural Strike

Bratislava, September 5 (TASR) - Some members of the cultural community went on strike alert on Thursday, the newly formed Cultural Strike committee stated at a press briefing on the same day, explaining their move as a reaction to the worsening conditions in culture due to the influence of political

Simkovicova Points to Use of FPU Subsidies by Milan Simecka Foundation

Simkovicova Points to Use of FPU Subsidies by Milan Simecka Foundation

Bratislava, August 15 (TASR) - At a press conference on Thursday, Culture Minister Martina Simkovicova (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) has drawn attention to the use of subsidies from the Art Support Fund (FPU) by the Milan Simecka Foundation, pointing out that the foundation had also had the subsidies