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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The current leadership is waging war on contemporary culture in order to ‘save’ Slovak culture. Two days after a second petition demanding the dismissal of Culture Minister Martina Simkovicova ...

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

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