Thursday, April 10, 2025
Slovak arts scene struggles under government crackdown as Minister of Culture pushes nationalist agenda
By Kim Burton
Tensions are growing in Slovakia as the government takes culture under its control
After being lit 22 days earlier to illuminate the dark period of Martina Šimkovičová’s Ministry of Culture, the Slovak Cultural Torch arrives in Bratislava on December 12, 2024, for the Koncert Za Budúcnosť Kultúry (Concert for the Future of Culture)
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