Culture Tips, Weekend of May 9

Culture tips for around Slovakia.

Alfonz Mucha and folklore in Piešťany

Visitors to the world-famous spa town of Piešťany can see works by art nouveau artist Alfons Mucha at an exhibition that is part of the international project Mucha’s Journey. The show, entitled Alfons Mucha & Folklore, is dedicated to the use of elements of folk art in the works of the renowned painter; it explores their context and symbolic meanings. In cooperation with the Imrich Winter Balneological Museum, the artwork is complemented by a set of traditional costumes from the Piešťany region. The exhibition is open until October 2025.

Finding links with Georgian drama

The festival New Drama will host a discussion on contemporary Georgian theatre on Monday, May 12. The Focus Georgia event will present parts of several plays in public reading, followed by a debate in English. The historical context and contemporary diversity of Georgian drama will be presented in a theory event by Professor Lela Ochiauri, Head of the Department of Film Criticism and Theory at the  Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film Georgian State University in Tbilisi.

Ukrainian films in Slovakia

Displayed selves is the topic of the festival entitled “Days of Ukrainian Cinema” that is organized together by the Goethe Institut Bratislava and the Slovak Film Institute. From May 14th through 16th, it will present the latest films that have won top prizes at international festivals, as selected by the curators of the Ukrainian Film Festival in Berlin.

Museum and gallery night across Slovakia

The 21st annual Night of Museums and Galleries will be held on Saturday, May 17th at the majority of Slovak museums as part of the European Night of Museums, which is held under the auspices of the Council of Europe. The aim of the event is to showcase cultural heritage and the importance of preserving and protecting it as much as possible in the context of cultural exchanges, dissemination of information on the cultural diversity of the different countries and regions of Europe, non-formal education, and cultural leisure. The programs of the participating museums during the Night of Museums and Galleries focus on the inner workings of the museums, activities that are usually hidden from public view throughout the year. All the program of Slovak museums and galleries involved can be found at https://www.nmag.sk