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Night of Museums and Galleries 2017 around Slovakia
The annual event opening museums and art galleries to the public, the Night of Museums and Galleries, has not been limited just to Bratislava – and each time, more and more institutions participate.
Thousand and one nights – Bratislava museums and galleries
The annual event marking International Museum Day takes place on May 20 this year, and in the Slovak capital, the doors of many museums and galleries will stay open until midnight, offering a host of accompanying events, some of which do not require a knowledge of Slovak. A more detailed programme is incldued.
Foreigners: Events around Slovakia
Tips for performances and other events in the Slovak regions between May 12 and 21, including a run, a Roma-empowerment event, opening of a renovated culture hub, of the tourist season on a forest railway, a language café, and a lot of classical, jazz and other music.
New Drama brings God (and Gott) to stage
Focus Israel and renowned Norwegian playwright Jon Fosse is giving a masterclass on the creation of dramatic text at the festival/competition offering the mélange of the best and most recent stagings around Slovakia this year.
Foreigners: Events around Slovakia
Tips for performances and other events in the Slovak regions between May 5 and 14, including a festival of ghosts at a castle, a theatre happening, a festival of mascots, opening of season at forest switchback railway, two benefit concerts, and a lot of music.
Fashion of communist era exhibited
Apart from individual taste, period trends or class, clothing is also connected to economic history, politics and the culture of a specific country, said Zuzana Šidlíková, co-curator of the exhibition recently opened in the Slovak National Gallery.
Foreigners: Events around Slovakia
Tips for performances and other events in the Slovak regions between April 28 and May 7, including the ceremonial opening of the tourist season at a castle, a golf tournament, a charity run, and a lot of contemporary dance and various genres of music.
Slovak films prove so successful that film awards become annual
The most condensed overview of Slovak cinematography is the Week of Slovak Film that takes place in April.
(W)Rapping up two worlds in one music
The Fjúžn festival annually presents interesting musical projects from people who cross borders, literally or symbolically. This year, the headliner of the main festival concert on April 22 will be the French-Iraqi band Aïwa.
Foreigners: Events around Slovakia
Tips for performances and other events in the Slovak regions between April 21 and April 30, including a benefit fashion bazaar, modern dance, multi-media performances, several simultaneous historical train rides, the fastest body-tap dancer, and a lot of jazz, world, classical and other genres of music.
Foreigners: Events around Slovakia
Tips for performances and other events in the Slovak regions between April 14 and April 23, including an Easter concert, Easter fairy-tale scenes, a martial arts evening, a city bike tour, operas, dance performances, exhibitions (including one of caricatures and cartoon humour) and more.
Dreaming in Brunovský's garden
Famous Slovak visual artist – graphic artist, illustrator, even designer of banknotes – Albín Brunovský (1935-1997) reveals his rich imagination and playful fantasies not just in his works, but also in their fanciful names.
Foreigners: Events around Slovakia
Tips for performances and other events in the Slovak regions between April 7 and April 16, including a ballet in film, modern dance and modern theatre performances, a photo-exhibition about theatre, Easter concerts, and generally a lot of music.
Foreigners: Events around Slovakia
Tips for performances and other events in the Slovak regions between March 31 and April 9, including a softball/baseball open day, modern-dance performances, a musical, a skiing/golf combined tournament, a tattoo show, a lot of music, exhibitions, and more.
Jan Masaryk comes triumphant from Berlin and Prague
The film Masaryk that tells the story of Czech diplomat Jan Masaryk, rather than that of his more famous father-president, comes to Slovak cinemas after festive premiere at Berlinale film festival and after having won 12 Czech Lions.
Foreigners: Events around Slovakia
Tips for performances and other events in the Slovak regions between March 24 and April 2, including spring festivals of classical music, jazz concerts, a classical ballet performance, a historical train ride to UNESCO sites in the Spiš region, an exhibition of old photographic techniques in modern use, and more.
A newspaper story’s journey into block-buster
A Slovak movie that enchanted the children’s jury at Berlinale, garnering the Crystal Bear, now makes it into domestic cinemas after the premiere at Febiofest, with some screenings slated with English subtitles.
Febiofest brings festival movies, premieres of Slovak films and special guests
Film festivals are meant to celebrate films for curious and eager souls who cannot wait to see films before they go to through common distribution and are screened everywhere or televised. Some of them, however, are only presented at festivals.
Puccini’s Three-in-One, Slovak premiere
In its efforts to introduce musical pieces never performed before, the Slovak National Theatre (SND) has recently offered the Triptych by Giaccomo Puccini.
Foreigners: Events around Slovakia
Tips for performances and other events in the Slovak regions between March 10 and 19, including an opera premiere, illustration and glass exhibitions, a community market, and a lot of classical, rock, punk, dance, and other music.
- First Slovak Holocaust museum opens
- Finding a new home in Slovakia
- Fashion of communist era exhibited
- Easter traditions: public violence, or magic of life?
- Slovak films with English subtitles
- Searching for some hidden millions: Where to find the most valuable art in Slovakia
- Foreigners: Top 10 events around Slovakia in November
- Číž spa water once even sent to USA
- 3 free things to do in Bratislava in the next seven days
- Foot-and-mouth outbreak hits major Slovak cattle farm near Austrian and Czech borders Photo
- Strange romance: Slovak leaders’ affection for Russia has yo-yoed
- Syrian about to finally finish hotel in Bratislava started 17 years ago
- Slovakia clings to its gas transit dream, even as pipelines burn
- News digest: 350 brown bears to be culled as Slovakia declares emergency
- What abides: Giving a shit
- News digest: 350 brown bears to be culled as Slovakia declares emergency
- Foot-and-mouth outbreak hits major Slovak cattle farm near Austrian and Czech borders Photo
- Číž spa water once even sent to USA
- A diplomat who thrives on building bridges…and making things happen
- Flats in Bratislava are getting smaller, otherwise no one would buy them
- 3 free things to do in Bratislava in the next seven days
- We are partners, friends and Allies
- What abides: Giving a shit
- Foot-and-mouth outbreak hits major Slovak cattle farm near Austrian and Czech borders Photo
- Trading McDonald’s for the front lines
- From Mexico to Slovakia – finding a new life Audio
- News digest: Bear suspected of killing man in central Slovakia
- A paper that wasn’t supposed to last
- Bratislava satellite town breaks records and keeps expanding
- News digest: 350 brown bears to be culled as Slovakia declares emergency
- We are partners, friends and Allies
- Slovak dad drops everything for son’s NHL debut — even a flight
- Foot-and-mouth outbreak hits major Slovak cattle farm near Austrian and Czech borders Photo
- The Slovak-American who wants the world to witness the quality of Slovak wines
- France and Slovakia: Believing, loving, and working together
- Then … Now
- Last Week: As disease spreads, Fico no longer insists on a “different opinion”
- Trading McDonald’s for the front lines
- Dialects: can west understand east?
- Slovakia clings to its gas transit dream, even as pipelines burn
- Volkswagen Slovakia posts strong 2024 results despite tariff threat
- Syrian about to finally finish hotel in Bratislava started 17 years ago
- Číž spa water once even sent to USA
- 3 free things to do in Bratislava in the next seven days
- Strange romance: Slovak leaders’ affection for Russia has yo-yoed
- What abides: Giving a shit
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