Cultural Directory of Slovakia

Managed on behalf of the city government by C K Cruiser Ltd, Prešov City Information Centre provides information to visitors and locals on tourism, cultural, sporting and other attractions in Prešov, books accommodation, organises guided tours and sells maps, souvenirs, cards and publications about Prešov in particular and Slovakia in general. Additional services include advance ticket sales for cultural events and advertising, copy and fax services.
C A Unitur Tourist Information Centre, Snina provides information on what’s on, what to see and where to stay, sells tickets for many major events, offers an accommodation and tour booking service and sells maps, books and a range of souvenirs.
Tatras Information Centre, Starý Smokovec provides information on what’s on, what to see and where to stay, offers an accommodation and tour booking service and sells maps, books and a range of souvenirs.
The major objective of Stropkov Tourist Information Centre is to promote tourism in the region. It provides information about tourism attractions, cultural, sporting and leisure events, offers accommodation services and sells souvenirs, postcards and publications focusing on the region and Slovakia.
Tatras Information Centre, Tatranská Lomnica provides information on what’s on, what to see and where to stay, sells tickets for many major events, offers an accommodation and tour booking service and sells maps, books and a range of souvenirs. Also offers possibilities of accomodation, insurance and trip booking.
CK Prima Municipal Information Centre, Vranov nad Topľou provides information on what’s on, what to see and where to stay, sells tickets for many major events, offers an accommodation and tour booking service and sells maps, books and a range of souvenirs.
Piešťany Information Centre provides a comprehensive information system; it provides information about traffic connections arranges accommodation, organises the sale of promotion and advertising materials, tourist maps and souvenirs, as well as the tickets for selected events. In addition, it offers the Internet service.
IVCO Information Centre Piešťany provides information on what’s on, what to see and where to stay, sells tickets for many major events, offers an accommodation, tour booking service and sells maps, books and a range of souvenirs and also offers a "rent a bike" service.
INFOSEN - Senica Municipal Information Centre provides information on what’s on, what to see and where to stay, sells tickets for many major events, offers an accommodation and tour booking service and sells maps, books and a range of souvenirs.
Skalica Municipal Tourist Information Centre is responsible for all aspects of tourism information in Skalica, providing details of tourist, cultural and sporting attractions and accommodation for both visitors and local people, providing and processing itineraries for stays in the town, elsewhere in the Slovak Republic and in the Czech Republic and providing tour guide services. The Centre also offers a range of other services including sales of souvenirs, postcards, and publications, compiling databases and managing and updating the town’s website .
Trnava Information Service (TINS) provides information about historical sights and institutions, cultural and sporting activities in Trnava to visitors and local people, offers accommodation and tour guiding services, administers advance sale of tickets to various events, arranges visits to the town viewing tower outside the summer season, sells souvenirs and publications and creates proposals for new souvenir designs.
The Upper Nitra Tourist Information Centre, Bojnice provides information about tourism, cultural and sporting events in the town of Bojnice and the wider region, focusing on transport, accommodation, eating out and health.
ZOHD Tourist Information Centre Handlová provides information on what’s on, what to see and where to stay, sells tickets for many major events, offers an accommodation and tour booking service and sells maps, books and a range of souvenirs.
PX CENTRUM Tourist Information Centre Považská Bystrica provides information on what’s on, what to see and where to stay, sells tickets for many major events, offers an accommodation and tour booking service and sells maps, books and a range of souvenirs.
Prievidza Municipal Tourist Information Centre provides information about the town of Prievidza and the Upper Nitra region, with a focus on historic monuments and tourist attractions, cultural and sporting events, skiing information and accommodation. Each year the Centre participates in tourist exhibitions and workshops both at home and abroad. It co-operates with the region’s folk artists and regularly organises sightseeing tours of the town known as the 'Golden Prievidza Route'.
Trenčín Culture and Information Centre provides information about socio-cultural and sporting events, cultural monuments and personalities of the region, tourist attractions, accommodation and catering establishments, offers tourist maps, postcards, book publications and souvenirs for sale, and manages the municipal tower, which is open to the public from 1 June to 31 September daily except on Monday from 10am until 8pm.
Jasenská dolina (JASED) Information Centre, Belá-Dulice offers a comprehensive tourist information service in the Jasenská Dolina ski and recreational resort and (in association with Veľká Fatra Tourist Association) in the Veľká Fatra microregion, pursuing marketing activities related to its field of activity.
Čadca Municipal Information Centre provides information on what’s on, what to see and where to stay, sells tickets for many major events, offers an accommodation and tour booking service and sells maps, books and a range of souvenirs.
FREEWAY-SK Tourist Information Centre, Dolný Kubín provides information on what’s on, what to see and where to stay, sells tickets for many major events, offers an accommodation and tour booking service and sells maps, books and a range of souvenirs.
Liptovský Hrádok Municipal Information Centre provides information on what’s on, what to see and where to stay, sells tickets for many major events, offers an accommodation and tour booking service and sells maps, books and a range of souvenirs.
Liptovský Mikuláš Information Centre provides information to both tourists and local citizens about natural beauty spots, cultural and social facilities, cultural and sporting events and organised sporting activities, residential programmes, accommodation and catering establishments in the region, providing an overview of service providers, institutions and companies in the town and details of transport connection.
The major objective of Martin Municipal Information Centre is to inform domestic and foreign tourists about the attractions, activities and facilities available in the town and the region, to mediate accommodation services and to sell maps and souvenirs. It also aims to promote the town and the Turiec region at domestic and foreign tourism fairs.
Rajecká Pohoda Tourist Information Centre, Rajecké Teplice is responsible for: (i) a cost-free service of collecting, updating and providing information about accommodation and catering facilities, services related to tourism, cultural sites, natural attractions, cultural and sporting events in the region and bus and train transport links; (ii) maintaining, updating and disseminating promotional activity through its own website - this website offers the most important information about the Rajecká dolina region and simultaneously is the main tool of promotion besides the paid advertising
Managed by Andrej Hlinka Culture House Ltd on behalf of the municipal government, Ružomberok Culture and Information Centre is engaged in organising cultural and social events, running the regional media (television and newspapers) and managing the Information Centre.
Terchová Tourism Association provides information on what’s on, what to see and where to stay, sells tickets for many major events, offers an accommodation and tour booking service and sells maps, books and a range of souvenirs.
Information Centre and Travel Agency in Trstená falls under the organizational department of the town of Trstená. Its major activity is to inform tourists and visitors of the town about various activity possibilities in Orava region and the town of Trstená.
Turčianske Teplice Tourist Information Centre provides information on what’s on, what to see and where to stay, sells tickets for many major events, offers an accommodation and tour booking service and sells maps, books and a range of souvenirs.
Snowland Tourist Information Centre is located at the Snowland Ski Resort at Valčianska dolina in the Malá Fatra at an altitude of 510-830 meters above sea level. The centre operates six ski slopes with a total length of 4.7 kilometres, five ski lifts, a chair lift and artificial ski slopes and offers night skiing, accommodation and restaurants situated directly under the slope, rentals and a ski and snowboard school.
Zuberec Tourist Information Centre is a municipal service which offers information on tourist attractions (including information for tourists about cycling, hiking, ski lifts and cable car operation, skiing options and snow conditions), cultural and sporting events and transport services, books accommodation and mountain guides, offers exchange services and mountain insurance, prepares and publishes information leaflets, sells tourist maps, guidebooks, postcards, stamps and phone cards, updates information on the municipal website and participates in tourist exhibitions at home and abroad
CK Selinan, s. r. o., Žilina provides information on what’s on, what to see and where to stay, sells tickets for many major events, offers an accommodation and tour booking service and sells maps, books and a range of souvenirs.
Founded by Poprad Municipal Government, KOLIBA Film Studios, Bratislava, the Slovak Film Union (SFZ), the Slovak Film Institute (SFÚ) and the Slovak Mountaineering Club, the International Festival of Mountain Films, Poprad is a competitive festival which is open to all filmmakers - professionals, freelancers and amateurs. Each competitor may enter up to a maximum of three films. The festival usually attracts about 10,000 people.
The National ISBN Agency of the Slovak Republic is responsible for assigning ISBNs to publishers based in Slovakia, irrespective of the language of the publication or the intended market for the book.
The Slovak Literary Translators Society (SSPUL) was established in March 1990. A voluntary professional organisation of art translators whose source or target language is Slovak, or any of the languages of national minorities living in Slovakia, the Society's membership currently comprises 329 artistic literature translators who translate from 43 languages.
The Slovak Writers' Society is a nationwide association whose traditions go back to 1923 and which represents the most outstanding works and personalities in Slovak literature. It has regional branches in Banská Bystrica, Košice, Nitra, Prešov and Žilina.
The Association of Slovak Publishers and Booksellers (ZVK SR) is an independent organisation which represents the professional and working interests of all its members, protects its editorial business and works on the all-round development of the traditions of democracy and humanity of Slovak culture.
The Graphic Arts School Bratislava is a secondary specialised graphic arts school which offers a number of courses of a printing and graphic orientation for both post-secondary and postgraduate study, as well as a variety of other services.
Ringier Slovakia a s is the largest publishing house in Slovakia, which issues the market-leading NOVÝ ČAS Independent newspaper newspaper in both printed and online formats, a portfolio of popular weekly and monthly general-interest magazines as well as the popular Internet news portal and a range of published book titles. Ringier Slovakia a s is a SKK 1.1 billion-plus (US$ 33 million-plus) company with around 260 employees and apart from its central office in Bratislava another eight regional branch offices throughout Slovakia.
Established in 1994, AB Art Press began by publishing the works of young writers in the 'Start Books' series and the literary and art magazine Hairy Stone. It publishes books for children, fiction, essay collections, art albums and ethnographical books, mainly by Hungarian authors living in Slovakia.
With more than 500 employees, Petit Press publishes printed and online newspapers and provides a range of advertising, marketing and distribution services. It publishes 31 national and regional titles with a weekly run of more than 800,000 copies, including SME Daily. Its online news services which reach more than one million users each month.
Established by the Presidium of Slovak Academy of Sciences, VEDA, SAS Publishing House undertakes a range of activities including (i) editorial, publishing and production activities of periodical and non-periodical scientific, professional and popular-scientific literature for organisations of the Slovak Academy of Sciences and many others; (ii) advertising, promotional and trade activities; (iii)
Since 1991 the Kalligram Publishing Company has offered the best from Slovak, Central European and world belles lettres, essayistic literature, philosophy and science. Each year it publishes more than 50 books written by reputable authors, including many in the Hungarian language.
The Music Fund is a national-cultural public institution having its offices in Bratislava. It started operating in 1954 together with the Literary Fund and the Visual Arts Fund. The main mission of the Fund is to support creative activities in the field of musical art.The Music Fund:- administers the contributions under Act No.13/1993 Zz,
The Slovak Literary Review/Revue der slowakischen literatur is a twice-yearly magazine, which introduces Slovak literature and its authors to publishers, translators, organisers of literary events and readers around the world. Launched in November 1996 by the National Literary Centre (renamed to the Centre for Information on Literature in 1999), 70 per cent of its content is in English and around 30 percent in German.
At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic, the Directorate General for Political Director is responsible for the European agenda, the agenda of enlargement, the Eastern Partnership and EU sanctions.
The Directorate General for Legal Affairs is responsible for international law issues, legislative issues, human rights issues, legal analyses, legal interpretation and international agreements.Directorate includes:
The Directorate General for Public Diplomacy and Services for Citizens is responsible for information and press-related activities, public relations, administration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website, cultural diplomacy, expatriates, Slovak Institutes, Diplomatic Archive and MFA Library, consular activities, citizens assistance and honorary consulates.
The goal of the Association of Information Centres of Slovakia is to welcome visitors to Slovakia and familiarise them, through its network of tourist information centres, with the most interesting places in the country and its individual regions.
The Spišská Nová Ves branch office of the Košice Regional Centre of the Monuments Board of the Slovak Republic with its seat in Levoča is a field department which carries out the state supervision of the protection of monuments on the territory of the districts of Spišská Nová Ves and Gelnica. The town of Levoča in Prešov Region is its seat.
Košice State Theatre is a cultural and artistic institution. The artistic sections of the theatre are:(i) Drama - Košice State Theatre
Slovak Literary Institute Matica slovenská is a scientific department focusing on research into Slovak literature history and literary science. It maintains working relations with scientific institutions and universities in the Slovak Republic and abroad.
The Sovak Institute of History Matica slovenska (hereinafter referred to as the Institute) was established in 1997 by the National Council of the Slovak Republic Act No 68/97 coll.
The Bratislava office of Matica slovenská, located in a a two-storey cultural monument, a Neo Rococo palace built in 1889 by the Bratislava architect J Hubert for pharmacist F Pistori.
Visiting Arts exists to strengthen and enrich international awareness and understanding through arts and cultural exchange. It works with all regions of the UK, with all parts of the world and with a wide range of art forms.
Upper Nitra Library is a regional library that serves the districts of Prievidza and Partizánske. Together with Mikuláš Mišík Municipal Library, which was founded in 2005, it serves as a public library for the town of Prievidza. It is a regional co-ordinating, educational, methodical, bibliographic and documentation centre for libraries under its control.
The library was founded in 1973 as a District Library in Banská Bystrica. It adopted its current name Mikuláš Kováč Public Library in Banská Bystrica in 1997. Since 2002 it has been under the founder’s competence of Banská Bystrica Self-Governing Region. VKMK serves as the community/municipal library for the town of Banská Bystrica and as a regional library for the territorial districts of Banská Bystrica and Brezno.Its library-information services include:- free choice of documents in the library;
Central Slovakia Cultural Centre is a regional cultural-edifying, methodological and educational institution (a contributory organisation with its own legal subjectivity) for districts of Banská Bystrica and Brezno with the scope of responsibility for Banská Bystrica Self-Governing region. It provides expert-consultant, methodological, information and documentary activities.
The Academic Folkloric Ensemble Technik was founded in 1953 at the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava. Its members are young people whose hobby along their study and work is folklore. By singing, dancing and giving musical performances they introduce the traditions and customs of all the folkloric regions of Slovakia. During its 55 years of existence the folkloric ensemble Technik has presented itself on four continents in 22 countries throughout the world.
The origins of the MLADOSŤ University Folkloric Ensemble may be traced back to the opening in the 1959-60 school year of the Pedagogical Institute in Banská Bystrica, which for the first time in the history of Banská Bystrica provided studies in music education for primary school teachers.
Dávid Gutgesel District Library, Bardejov is the regional library for the district of Bardejov, as well as being the principal public library in Bardejov. It offers a wide range of services to the public including lending and reference books, magazines and local newspapers, CDs, DVDs and videos and CD-ROMs. Other services include study space, public-access PCs with Internet access, inter-library loans, fax machine, microfiche reader, community Information, European information and careers information.
Dolný Kubín Municipal Cultural Centre is the principal arts facility in Dolný Kubín Municipality, which hosts a range of performances, film screenings, exhibitions, festivals, competitions and seasonal activities throughout the year. Its 384-seat multipurpose auditorium hosts performances by touring professional theatre, music and dance groups and is available for hire by local arts organisations. Its exhibition facilities showcase works by local painters and photographers and its cinema presents a regular programme of first-run and art film.
The Library of Orava Region acts as a cultural, educational and information center, fulfils a task of regional public library - it is a professional methodological administrator to subordinate public libraries of regions Dolný Kubín, Námestovo Tvrdošín and also acts as a municipal library for citizens of Dolný Kubín. It offers a wide range of public services - lending, bibliographic, information and retrieval services, carries out cultural and educational activities for all ages and social groups, provides interlibrary loan service and offers public access to Internet.
Žitný Ostrov-Csallóköz Library, Dunajská Streda is the regional library for the district of Dunajská Streda, functioning as a co-ordination and inter-library loans centre for municipal libraries within its catchment area, as well as being the principal public library in Dunajská Streda. It offers a wide range of services to the public including lending and reference books, magazines and local newspapers. Other services include study space, public-access PCs with Internet access, community Information, European information and careers information.
Film Klub is a forum, where visitors can analyse film and television themes with other members.
Galanta Library is the regional library for the district of Galanta, functioning as a co-ordination and inter-library loans centre for municipal libraries within its catchment area, as well as being the principal public library in Galanta. It offers a wide range of services to the public including lending and reference books, magazines and local newspapers, CDs, DVDs and videos and CD-ROMs. Other services include study space, public-access PCs with Internet access, fax machine, microfiche reader, community Information, European information and careers information.
The library has universally-focused services and library collections (over 300,000 documents) which are used by people of all age groups. One of the particularities of the library is that it works with literature and regional documents. It offers a variety of services to the public, which include lending and using of books, journals, local newspapers, CDs, DVDs and CD-ROMs. Besides lending in a central library it also offers its services to people through a network of branch offices.
About the Librarylife. A lot of associations with the the cultural, social, philanthropic and sports activities flourished here in recent centuries. In 1925 the muncipal public library of Jan Kollar started KREMNICA – a free royal mining town experienced a very rich and colorful community its activities – the library transformed into a present Ján Kollár Library Kremnica.
Levoča Municipal Cultural Centre is the principal arts facility in Levoča Municipality, which hosts a range of performances, film screenings, exhibitions, festivals, competitions and seasonal activities throughout the year. Its multipurpose auditorium hosts performances by touring professional theatre, music and dance groups and is available for hire by local arts organisations. Its exhibition facilities showcase works by local painters and photographers and its cinema presents a regular programme of first-run and art film.
The Gašpar Fejérpataky-Belopotocký Library, Liptovský Mikuláš is the regional library for the districts of Liptovský Mikuláš and Ružomberok, functioning as a co-ordination and inter-library loans centre for municipal libraries within its catchment area, as well as being the principal public library in Liptovský Mikuláš. It offers a wide range of services to the public including lending and reference books, magazines and local newspapers, CDs, DVDs and videos and CD-ROMs.
Liptov Cultural Centre in Liptovský Mikuláš serves the districts of Liptovský Mikuláš and Ružomberok. Its focus is on support for and development of local culture, including various amateur spare time activities such as amateur theatre, spoken word, music, singing, dancing, arts, photography and film.it makes available, develops and preserves the traditional folk culture for future generations
Novohrad Library in Lučenec originated as the Town Library, the first public library in Lučenec which was damaged by fire in 1849; it was re-established in 1851 with a gift of 5,000 publications from Augustin Kubinyi of Vidina. By 1900 the library had about 20,500 publications. In July 1951 the library became the Regional People’s Library.
The Central Service Organisation is an allowance organisation founded by the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic. Its major task is to provide material-technical and sanitation services for the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic. The Central Service Organisation manages and operates six facilities.
National Centre of Culture - Piešťany Arts Centre is a modern and imposing architectonic gem (design author - architect Ferdinand Milučký) on the bank of one of the most important rivers in Slovakia-the River Váh, in the middle of a large park; and it is a centre of cultural and social life in Piešťany and wide region.
Považská Library, Považská Bystrica is the regional library for the districts of Považská Bystrica, Púchov and Ilava, functioning as a co-ordination and inter-library loans centre for 60 municipal libraries within its catchment area, as well as being the principal public library in Považská Bystrica. It offers a wide range of services to the public including lending and reference books, magazines and local newspapers, CDs, DVDs and videos and CD-ROMs.
Matej Hrebenda Library, Rimavská Sobota is the regional library for the districts of Rimavská Sobota and Revúca, which functions as the co-ordination and inter-library loans centre for all municipal libraries within its catchment area, as well as being the principal public library in Rimavská Sobota. It offers a wide range of services to the public including lending and reference books, magazines and local newspapers, CDs, DVDs and videos and CD-ROMs.
Gemer Library of Pavol Dobšinský in Rožňava is the regional library for the Gemer region, functioning as a co-ordination centre for municipal libraries, as well as being the principal public library in Rožňava. It offers a wide range of services to the public including lending and reference books, magazines and local newspapers, CDs, DVDs and CD-ROMs, inter-library loans and electronic delivery of documents. Other services include study space, public-access PCs with Internet access and access to various databases.
Záhorie Library, Senica is the regional library for the districts of Senica and Skalica, functioning as a co-ordination and inter-library loans centre for municipal libraries within its catchment area, as well as being the principal public library in Senica. It offers a wide range of services to the public including lending and reference books, magazines and local newspapers, CDs, DVDs and videos and CD-ROMs. Other services include study space, public-access PCs with Internet access, fax machine, microfiche reader, community Information, European information and careers information.
The Spiš Library, Spišská Nová Ves is the regional library for districts of Spišská Nová Ves and Gelnica, functioning as a co-ordination and inter-library loans centre for municipal libraries within its catchment area, as well as being the principal public library in Spišská Nová Ves. It offers a wide range of services to the public including lending and reference books, magazines and local newspapers, CDs, DVDs and videos and CD-ROMs.
Tisovec Municipal Cultural Centre is the principal arts facility in Tisovec Municipality, which hosts a range of performances, film screenings, exhibitions, festivals, competitions and educational activities throughout the year. It incorporates an auditorium, exhibition facilities and rooms for classes and courses.
Public library of Michal Rešetka in Trenčin is cultural, information and educational institution with its reference within the self-governing region of Trenčin. It performs the function of a town public library for city of Trenčin and hereby the function of regional library for territorial unit of Trenčin, Nové Mesto nad Váhom, Bánovce nad Bebravou and Myjava districts. Library fund of Public library of Michal Rešetka contains about 250 thousand bands of books and special documents (audiovisual, electronic), 384 titles of periodicals and regional documents.
Juraj Fándly Library, Trnava is the regional library for the districts of Trnava, Hlohovec and Piešťany, functioning as a co-ordination and inter-library loans centre for municipal libraries within its catchment area, as well as being the principal public library in Trnava.
Turiec Cultural Centre, Martin is a regional arts facility managed by Žilina Regional Government and serving the districts of Martin and Turčianske Teplice. Its aim is to create the conditions for the development of local culture, interests and artistic activities, to preserve the cultural symbols of the region and to provide cultural and educational activities for a wide range of citizens.
Turiec Library, Martin is the regional library for the districts of Martin and Turčianske Teplice , functioning as a co-ordination and inter-library loans centre for municipal libraries within its catchment area, as well as being the principal public library in Martin. It offers a wide range of services to the public including lending and reference books, magazines and local newspapers, CDs, DVDs and videos and CD-ROMs.
August Horislav Škultéty Hont and Novohrad Library in Veľký Krtíš offers lending and reference fiction, literature for adults, children and youth, non-fiction, socio-scientific and regional literature, periodicals, audio documents for visually-impaired and blind users and free Internet services. The library offers consulting, factual and bibliographical information, provides Interlibrary Loan Service (MVS) and elaborating of literature retrieval and processes regional bibliographies.
Regional Library Ludovit Stur in Zvolen is a public regional cultural, information and educational establishment, which acquires, processes, stores, preserves and provides access to library resources and provides library-information services.
The agenda of the Tourism and Cultural Heritage Directorate operating within the Office of the Banská Bystrica Self-Governing Region covers the entire area of tourism development as well as the area of culture, including its protection, development, cultural heritage services, management of cultural activities and cultural institutions. Since 2006 BBSK has followed its own Culture and Cultural Heritage Development Concept, within which it formulates the strategic objectives of the regional development through the optimised network, structure and activity of cultural institutions.
The Gemer-Malohont Cultural Centre (GMOS), Rimavská Sobota is a regional institution for non-professional culture and public education which seeks to create the conditions for the development of local and regional cultures, to develop public interest in artistic and cultural activities, to preserve the cultural symbols of the region and to provide cultural and educational activities for citizens of all age groups and ethnicities.
Hont-Ipeľ Cultural Centre is a cultural, methodical and educational institution (a subsidised organisation with a separate legal personality) serving the district of Veľký Krtíš. It deals with professional-counselling, methodical, information and documentation activities. When organising cultural events it co-operates with municipalities and communities in the region.Other activities include:
The Novohrad Cultural Centre (NOS), Lučenec is a regional institution for non-professional culture and public education which seeks to create the conditions for the development of local and regional cultures, to develop public interest in artistic and cultural activities, to preserve the cultural symbols of the region and to provide cultural and educational activities for citizens of all age groups and ethnicities.
The mission of Pohronie Cultural Centre in Žiar nad Hronom is, on the basis of a voluntary interest and the creative ability of people, to contribute to the development of their personalities and to the formation of a cultural way of life within the conditions of municipalities and communities in territorial districts of Banská Štiavnica, Žarnovica and Žiar nad Hronom.
The detached workplace of Pohronie Cultural Centre in Banská Štiavnica focuses on various forms of interest and artistic activity for all age groups from kindergarten kids up to the pensioners. It co-operates with groups as well as with individuals, with disabled population groups (Slovak Blind and Partially Sighted Union, Slovak Union of Physically Disabled People etc.), it organises cultural, educational and professional events, competitions with national and foreign participants, methodological days, workshops and author and interpretation evenings (also for families).
Podpoľanie Cultural Centre is a cultural, subsidised organisation with legal personality, which was founded by Banská Bystrica Self-Governing Region.Its mission is, on the basis of creative interests and abilities of interested persons, to contribute to development of people and general cultural and educational level in the region of Detva, Krupina and Zvolen districts in co-operation with local self-government and its cultural-educational establishments, as well as other institutions, associations, clubs and individuals active in the given sphere.
The Maximilian Hell Observatory and Planetarium in Žiar nad Hronom is a cultural and educational organisation which aims to spread scientific knowledge of astronomy amongst the general public, especially children and students. The Planetarium mainly serves the central Slovakia region but many of its activities have a multi-regional and national character.
Banská Bystrica Observatory is part of Maximilián Hell Observatory and Planetarium in Žiar nad Hronom. It is a cultural and educational organisation that seeks to contribute to the dissemination of scientific knowledge from the field of astronomy among the general public, especially among children and students. Activities of the Observatory in Banská Bystrica include organising events for the public (public observations, excursions in Vartovka) and for schoolchildren (competitions, lectures, discussions, astronomical days and evenings on astronomical topics).
Popularising, educational and methodical activities of KHaP focus at all age categories and types of schools. The observatory annually organizes 200 events for ten thousand visitors. In addition to the wide range of popularisation and education programs (thematic classes for schools, competitions, lectures and lecture cycles, discussions, observations, films, video projections, environmental programs, practices, meetings, seminars etc.) it organizes also a fine arts advancement competition - Universe through the Eyes of Children and a quiz competition Universe is our World).
The Education, Youth and Sports Directorate is responsible for the provision of education, youth and sports services in the municipality. It aims to provide effective learning for children and young people at pre-school, primary and secondary levels and offers a wide range of youth and sports services through a network of schools, youth and community centres, parks, clubs, sport centres and open spaces throughout the municipality.

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