Zuzana Vilikovská
Zuzana Vilikovská

Zuzana Vilikovská has been with The Slovak Spectator since March 2007, working as a translator, news researcher and coordinator of flash news. Before joining The Slovak Spectator, Ms. Vilikovská worked as a proofreader and editor for a book publishing house and a freelance translator. Since 1997 she has been a translator and editor of foreign-language pages for the Sme daily.Ms. Vilikovská graduated from the School of Liberal Arts of Comenius University in Bratislava.

List of author's articles

 Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum

Searching for some hidden millions: Where to find the most valuable art in Slovakia

In Slovak galleries you can view noble art and interact with modern technologies.

TR Warsaw: My Struggle

RE-inventing modern theatre

This year's international theatre festival REvolves around the prefix “re”, playing with its meanings and connotations, while also commemorating the years in (Czecho-)Slovak history ending with 8.

Gádžo Expres to be staged on Sunday, September 16.

Where does the world (music) unite? In Bratislava

The September feast of world music strives to both bring global representatives of music to Bratislava - from Ghana to Israel - and to “showcase” Slovak gems.

The SIAF 2017 air show at Sliač air base.
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Foreigners: Top 10 events around Slovakia in September

​​​​​​​The selection of events not to miss in various regions around Slovakia next month, including a goose festival, air show, night run, teamster competition, traditional miners’ parade, as well as a host of theatre, film, and music festivals.

Dušan Kállay in Danubiana, summer 2018

Summertime: cool down in a gallery near the Danube

Four new exhibitions are sure to lure Bratislava residents and visitors of the Slovak capital to the unique modern art museum complex on the Danube island.

Vintage cars in Poprad

UPDATE: Foreigners: Top 10 events around Slovakia in August

​​​​​​​The selection of events not to miss in various regions around Slovakia next month, including an opera charity concert, city cycling marathon, and a vintage car drive in the Tatras and more.

Emil Filla: Lovoš – Režný Újezd. 1949. Gallery of the Capital of Prague

Filla and Fulla - parallels between the two Czech and Slovak artists

There are several ways of commemorating the 100th anniversary of the creation of Czechoslovakia; one way is comparing two visual artists, Czech Emil Filla and Slovak Ľudovít Fulla, and their inspiration, work and fate.

Use the C!TY Košice festival 2016
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Foreigners: Top 10 events around Slovakia in June

The selection of events not to miss in various regions around Slovakia next month, from folklore to sports to musical culture.

SNG reconstruction, 2017.

Renovation of national gallery delayed, other projects continue

While the vast renovation of the head building of the SNG is not expected to be completed before the beginning of 2020, on a positive note the art website Web Umenia is thriving, free admission and accompanying events – including Sunday Rest in English, continue.

Night of Museums and Galleries in Museum of Aviation, Košice.
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Foreigners: Events around Slovakia in May

The selection of events not to miss in various regions of Slovakia next month, from gastronomy to sports to musical culture.

Peter Pollág in Danubiana

Spring in Danubiana

The three exhibitions that opened in mid-March in the gallery on the artificial peninsula of the Danube river close to Bratislava offer one Austrian and two Slovak artists.

J. Lehotský: Nina

Special festival: Meet Slovak films

Last year’s festival was a hit

Pooge Bell Band, with Juraj Griglák; Poogie bell is to play in Nové Mesto nad Váhom in April.
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Foreigners: Top 10 events around Slovakia in April

The selection of events not to miss in various regions of Slovakia next month, from gastronomy to sports to musical culture.

J. Švankmajer: The Insect

Film festival accommodates foreigners in Slovakia

Febiofest, the International Festival of Film Clubs (MFFK) is offering most films with English subtitles (labelled AT) this year, as well as making master-classes, discussions and other accompanying events available to English-speakers.

Olga Chelpanova (Esmeralda) in the SND ballet of the same name.

The “grand ballet” of epic proportions visits Bratislava

A spectacular version of the classical ballet Esmeralda to be staged in the Slovak National Theatre, in cooperation with the Bolshoi Theatre, has involved more than 200 performers, theatre-makers and backstage workers to mark the 200th anniversary of choreographer Marius Petipa.

Tomáš Raf: Painting the symbol of Roma flag on the segregation wall in Veľká Ida, photo, August 2013.

Nationalism and other extremisms enter public space

“Unlimited tolerance must lead to the disappearance of tolerance. If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them.” Karl Popper

Indian conductor Debashish Chaudhuri to perform with Slovak Sinfonietta
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Foreigners: Top 10 events around Slovakia in March

The selection of events not to miss in various regions of Slovakia next month, from gastronomy to sports to musical culture.

Divé Maky presented their successful Roma talents, explaiend campaign.

Campaign for Roma sets out to make Nazis cry

Only successful and educated Roma can both be role models for their peers and stereotype breakers to change prejudices, say managers of the organisation seeking support for young, talented Roma, explaining their controversial campaign.

Milan Sládek and his Antigona at the UNESCO residence.

Famous mime celebrates anniversary with Bratislava performances

Apart from giving four performances in the theatre where his Slovak career started 50 years ago, internationally famous mime artist Milan Sládek will also have a show with the public-service RTVS broadcaster.

Brodsky Quartet performing Shostakovich in Bratislava, 2016.

Returning to Bratislava: Legendary quartet and legendary composer

In February 2018, Brodsky Quartet will come to the Slovak capital to perform the late quartets of the composer who visited it back in 1796.

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