Slovakia
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All
Bibiana-medzinárodný dom umenia pre deti (Bibiana International House of Art for Children) +EN
Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic +EN
Slovak Centre of Traditional Culture
Heritage
Archives
Ministry of Interior: Archives and Records +EN
Pamiatkový úrad SR (National Institute for Monuments Protection)
Slovenské centrum pre tradičnú kultúru (The Slovak Center of Traditional Culture)
Man-Made Heritage
Institute of Monuments Preservation +EN
Museums by Collection
Art museums will be found under VISUAL
Kysucké múzeum (Museum of Kysuce Region)
Liptovské múzeum (Museum of Liptov Region)
Múzeum bábkarských kultúr a hračiek hrad Modrý Kameň - SNM (Museum of Puppets and Toys) +EN
Múzeum Bojnice - SNM (Bojnice Museum) +EN
Múzeum moderného umenia Andy Warhola Medzilaborce (Andy Warhol Museum of the Modern Art Medzilaborce) +EN
Múzeum obchodu (Museum of Trade)
Múzeum SNP (Museum of Slovak National Uprising) +EN
Múzeum Spiša (Museum of Spis Region) +EN
Múzeum ukrajinsko - rusínskej kultúry vo Svidníku (Museum of Ukrainian - Ruthenian Culture) +EN
Múzeum židovskej kultúry - SNM (Museum of Jewish Culture) +EN
NBS - Múzeum mincí a medailí (National Bank of Slovakia - Museum of Coins and Medals) +EN
Považské múzeum (Museum of Povazie Region)
Slovenské banské múzeum (Slovak Mining Museum)
Slovenské národné múzeum (Slovak National Museum) +EN
Slovenské technické múzeum Slovak Technical Museum) +EN
Trenčianske múzeum (Museum of Trencin Region)
Záhorské múzeum (Museum of Zahorie Region)
Zemplínske múzeum (Museum of Zemplin Region) +EN
Media
Advertising
Association of Direct Marketing +EN
Film & Video
Slovenský filmový ústav (Slovak Film Institut) +EN
TV & Radio
Performing
General
Society of Performers & Audio & Video Producers
Slovgram (Joint Collecting Society of Performers and Audio & Video Producers)
Dance
Asociácia súčasného tanca ( Contemporary Dance Association) +EN
Association Bratislava in Movement +EN
Lúčnica (Slovak Folk Dance Ensemble Lucnica) +EN
Maďarský umelecký súbor Mladé srdcia - Ifjú Szivek (Hungarian Folk Ensemble Ifju Szivek) +EN
Slovak Folk Dance Ensemble Lucnica
Slovenský ľudový umelecký kolektív - SĽUK (Slovak Folk Art Ensemble SLUK)
Štúdio tanca Banská Bystrica (Dance Studio Banska Bystrica) +EN
Education & Courses
Academy of Music & Dramatic Arts +EN
Music Theatre
State Opera in Banska Bystrica +EN
Music: General
Hudobné centrum (Music Centre Slovakia) +EN
Slovenská hudobná únia (Slovak Music Union
Združenie dychových hudieb Slovenska (Slovak Association of Brass Music)
Music: Classical
Slovenská filharmónia (Slovak Philharmonic) +EN
Štátna filharmónia Košice (Slovak State Philharmonic Kosice) +EN
Štátna opera Banská Bystrica (State Opera in Banska Bystrica) +EN
Theatres: State
Divadlo Romathan Košice (Theatre Romathan Kosice - Romany Theatre)
Nová scéna (Theatre Nova scena)
Slovenské národné divadlo (Slovak National Theatre) +EN
Štátne divadlo Košice (State Theatre Kosice) +EN
Theatres: Municipal
Bábkové divadlo Na Rázcestí (Puppet Theatre On the Crossroad)
Bábkové divadlo v Žiline (Zilina Puppet Theatre)
Bratislavské bábkové divadlo (Bratislava Puppet Theatre)
Divadlo Alexandra Duchnoviča Prešov (Alexander Duchnovic Theatre (Ruthenian speaking)
Divadlo Andreja Bagara (Andrej Bagar Theatre)
Divadlo Aréna (Theatre Arena) +EN
Divadlo Astorka Korzo ´90 (Theatre Astorka Korzo ´90)
Divadlo J. G. ajovského (J. G. Tajovsky Theatre)
Divadlo Jonáša Záborského (Jonas Zaborsky Theatre)
Divadlo Ludus (Ludus Theatre) +EN
Divadlo Thália (Thalia Theatre (Hungarian speaking)
Jókaiho divadlo v Komárne (Jokai Theatre Komarno (Hungarian speaking)
Mestské divadlo Actores (Municipal Theatre Actores)
Slovenské komorné divadlo (Slovak Chamber Theatre)
Spišské divadlo (Spis Regional Theatre)
Staré divadlo Nitra (Nitra Old Theatre)
Theatres: Independent
Divadelný súbor STOKA (Stoka Theater)
Divadlo a. ha. ( Theatre a. ha)
Divadlo GunaGU (Theatre GunaGu)
Divadlo SkRAT (Theatre SkRAT)
Divadlo West (Theatre West)
Divadlo z Pasáže (Theatre from the Passage (profesional theatre of mentally handicaped people)) +EN
Radošinské naivné divadlo (The Radosina Naive Theatre) +EN
Staromestské divadlo (Old Town Theatre)
Štúdio L + S (L + S Studio)
Túlavé divadlo (Wandering Theatre)
Theatre Institutions and Associations
Asociácia Divadelná Nitra (Divadelna Nitra Association) +EN
Asociácia súčasného divadla (Contemporary Theatre Association) +EN
Divadelný ústav (Theatre Institute) +EN
Občianske združenie KREDIV (Association KREDIV - Support for Christian Theatre) +EN
Truc Spherique +EN
Visual
All
Centre for Contemporary Arts Foundation
Kassak Centre for Intermedial Creativity+EN
Slovak Association of AICA (International Association of Art Critics)
Architecture
Spolok architektov Slovenska (Slovak Architect Association)
Crafts
Ústredie ľudovej umeleckej tvorby - ÚĽUV (Slovak Centre of Crafts) +EN
Design
Slovenské centrum dizajnu (Slovak Design Centre) +EN
Education & Courses
Academy of Fine Arts and Design +EN
Akadémia umení ( Academy of Arts) +EN
Cirkevné konzervatórium (Church Conservatory)
Konzervatórium J. L. Bellu (J. L. Bella Conservatory) +EN
Konzervatórium v Bratislave (Conservatory Bratislava
Konzervatórium Žilina (Conservatory Zilina
Muzikálové gymnázium ALKANA (High School for Musical ALKANA
Škola úžitkového výtvarníctva (School of Applied Arts) +EN
Súkromná škola tanca (Private Dance School) +EN
Vysoká škola múzických umení (Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts) +EN
Galleries & Art Museums
Dom Fotografie Poprad (House of Photography Poprad) +EN
Galéria Jána Koniarka v Trnave (Jan Koniarek Gallery) +EN
Galéria Ľudovíta Fullu Ružomberok (L. Fulla Gallery) +EN
Galéria mesta Bratislavy (Bratislava City Gallery)
Galéria U sediaceho anjela (Gallery by the Sitting Angel)
Oravská galéria Dolný Kubín (Orava Region Gallery)
Považská galéria umenia Žilina (Povazie Region Art Gallery) +EN
Slovenská národná galéria (Slovak National Gallery)
Štátna galéria Banská Bystrica (State Gallery Banska Bystrica)
Tatranská galéria Poprad (Tatry Gallery)
Turčianska galéria (Turiec Region Gallery)
Other Visual Art Institutions
Slovenská sekcia AICA (Slovak Association of AICA (International Association of Art Critics))
Umelecká beseda Slovenska (Slovak Artistic Forum)
Photography
House of Photography Poprad +EN
Zväz slovenských fotografov ( Slovak Photographer Association) +EN
Words
Books & Literature
Asociácia organizácií spisovateľov Slovenska (Association of Slovak Writers Organisations) +EN
Centre for Information on Literature
Literárne informačné centrum (Centre for Information on Literature) +EN
Spolok slovenských knihovníkov (Slovak Librarians Association)
Ústav slovenskej literatúry SAV (Institute of Slovak Literature - Slovak Academy of Science)
Ústav svetovej literatúry SAV (Institute of World Literature - Slovak Academy of Science)
Libraries
Centrum vedecko-technických informácií SR (Slovak Centre of Scientific and Technical Information)
Slovak Academy of Science Central Library
Slovak Centre of Scientific & Technical Information
Slovenská akadémia vied - Ústredná knižnica (Slovak Academy of Science Central Library) +EN
Slovenská asociácia knižníc (Slovak Libraries Association) +EN
Slovenská knižnikca pre nevidiacich Mateja Hrebendu (Slovak Library for the Blind) +EN
Slovenská národná knižnica (Slovak National Library)
Slovenská pedagogická knižnica (Slovak Pedagogical Library)
Štátna vedecká knižnica (State Scientific Library) +EN
Štátna vedecká knižnica v Košiciach (State Scientific Library Kosice) +EN
Štátna vedecká knižnica v Prešove (State Scientific Library Presov)
University Library in Bratislava
Univerzitná knižnica (University Library in Bratislava)
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