Culture

Bratislava, August 25 (TASR) – Slovak officials as well as direct participants commemorated the victims of the Slovak National Uprising (SNP) in WWII by laying wreaths at the memorial on SNP Square in Bratislava on Thursday. “Even though more than 70 years have passed since the end of WWII, there are

Krasna Horka, August 5 (TASR) – The reconstruction work on the Krasna Horka castle (Kosice region), badly damaged by a fire in 2012, has entered into its final stage, the Slovak National Museum (SNM) announced on Friday. “Permanent roof frames and roofs have already been finished, so the castle – now completely

Bratislava, August 2 (TASR) – An exhibition called Porraimos – Roma Holocaust marking the 72nd anniversary of the liquidation of the Roma concentration camp, forming part of the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp, was opened at Parliament on Tuesday, TASR learnt on the same day. “Roma Holocaust Commemoration Day is an important and memorable

Bratislava, July 28 (TASR) – A commemorative event devoted to Saint Gorazd, who is viewed as being the first Slovak saint (9th century) on his feast day of July 27 in Bratislava also featured a tribute to three other personages who died on the same day of the year – poet Gorazd

Bratislava, July 27 (TASR) – Slovak capital Bratislava will be the venue of a European tour-opening concert by the European Union Youth Orchestra (EUYO), which is marking its 40th anniversary this year, TASR learnt on Wednesday. The Slovak Culture Ministry on its website on Wednesday announced that the concert in Bratislava

Bratislava/New York, July 14 (TASR) – Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak at the United Nations in New York on Wednesday opened an exhibition of Slovak photographer and traveller Filip Kulisev called Amazing Planet, TASR learnt on Thursday. People that will visit the UN headquarters between July 13-22