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News Slovakia » Culture: Far-Right Purges On Culture Sectors In Slovakia & Hungary Spark Concern Among CEE Delegates In Karlovy Vary: “This Is Not Just A Local Fire”

News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/far-purges-culture-sectors-slovakia-075934884.html
Published on: Monday 07 July 2025

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s been nearly a year since Slovakia’s hard-right minister for culture Martina Šimkovičová fired Matej Drlička from his position ...

News Slovakia » Culture: Slovak roots: reclaiming what is lost

News channel or source: https://spectator.sme.sk/culture-and-lifestyle/c/slovak-roots-reclaiming-what-is-lost
Published on: Tuesday 31 March 2026

Wherever Slovaks settled in search of opportunity — from communities in Serbia and Romania to neighborhoods across North and South America — their culture took root in new soil. Customs and recipes ...

News Slovakia » Culture: Fired in bathrobe: Slovak cultural heads recall their dismissals

News channel or source: https://www.khq.com/national/fired-in-bathrobe-slovak-cultural-heads-recall-their-dismissals/article_888563a8-97b9-5c99-95eb-cc58dbdd1329.html
Published on: Wednesday 02 July 2025

In the crackdown of nationalist Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's government on culture and media, heads of major cultural institutions have been replaced. The government says it wants to promote ...

News Slovakia » Culture: Prague exhibition documents Slovak National Gallery decline

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/prague-exhibition-documents-slovak-national-gallery-decline/ar-AA1WdR4Y
Published on: Thursday 12 February 2026

When Robert Fico returned to power and formed his fourth administration in late 2023, Alexandra Kusa knew her 14-year tenure as the head of the Slovak National Gallery was likely coming to an end. The ...

News Slovakia » Culture: All the reasons to visit Slovakia’s new European Capital of Culture

News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/reasons-visit-slovakia-european-capital-060351900.html
Published on: Monday 02 February 2026

After Finland’s Oulu took on the mantle last month, Trenčín in Slovakia is set to launch its European Capital of Culture programme in mid-February. The city, which is located around an hour and 15 ...

News Slovakia » Culture: Nationalist minister tests Slovak culture, LGBT limits

News channel or source: https://www.digitaljournal.com/world/nationalist-minister-tests-slovak-culture-lgbt-limits/article
Published on: Wednesday 11 December 2024

Slovak Culture Minister Martina Simkovicova has sparked protests by sacking the heads of top cultural institutions - Copyright South Korean Presidential Office/AFP ...

News Slovakia » Culture: Slovakia protests against minister who tests culture, LGBT limits

News channel or source: https://www.khq.com/national/nationalist-minister-tests-slovak-culture-lgbt-limits/article_06f1d5f6-3668-5d40-89a3-d53596b1ca83.html
Published on: Wednesday 11 December 2024

Thousands of people took to the streets of the Slovakia capital Thursday to protest against Culture Minister Martina Simkovicova who has dismissed several heads of major cultural institutions and ...

News Slovakia » Culture: Weekend: The ins and outs of Easter in Slovakia and where to hunt for eggs

News channel or source: https://spectator.sme.sk/culture-and-lifestyle/c/weekend-the-ins-and-outs-of-easter-in-slovakia-and-where-to-hunt-for-eggs
Published on: Wednesday 01 April 2026

The ins and outs of Easter cuisine. Canadian Naomi Hužovičová was at first indignant when she learnt about the Slovak tradition of pouring water on girls and whipping t ...

News Slovakia » Culture: Far-Right Purges On Culture Sectors In Slovakia & Hungary Spark Concern Among CEE Delegates In Karlovy Vary: "This Is Not Just A Local Fire"

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/far-right-purges-on-culture-sectors-in-slovakia-hungary-spark-concern-among-cee-delegates-in-karlovy-vary-this-is-not-just-a-local-fire/ar-AA1IaZgO
Published on: Monday 07 July 2025

It's been nearly a year since Slovakia's hard-right minister for culture Martina Šimkovičová fired Matej Drlička from his position as director of the Slovak National Theatre, the country's oldest and ...