Everyday Courage: Women of the Anti-Communist Opposition
An outdoor exhibition titled Everyday Courage has opened along Vajanský’s embankment in the Bratislava down town.
The exhibition highlights the stories of courageous women who were active in the anti-communist opposition in Czechoslovakia and Poland between 1968 and 1989. Among those featured are Jolana Kusá, Zuzana Bartošová, Julia Sherwood and Kyra Matuštík — women who stood up to the communist regime despite the risks.
The project was curated by Marta Dzido in cooperation with the Polish Institute. On the Slovak side, contributors include Soňa Gyarfašová, Oľga Gyarfašová, Zuzana Luprichová and František Neupauer.
Slovak Phil on Tour in Spain
The Slovak Philharmonic is off on a mini-tour of Spain, returning there for the first time in more than ten years.
From 1 to 9 March, audiences in Madrid, Zaragoza, Barcelona, Valencia, and Alicante will have the chance to hear music from the Romantic era, performed by some of Slovakia’s top musicians.
The orchestra will also premiere a new piece by Spanish composer Jesús Rueda, entitled River in the Winter — a concert work for piano and orchestra.
As is tradition, the Slovak Philharmonic will also feature a work by a Slovak composer. This time, listeners can enjoy Czárdás by Ľudovít Rajter.
Simona Houda Šaturová to Perform in Bratislava
On Tuesday, 3 March 2026 at 7 p.m., the Small Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic will host internationally acclaimed Slovak soprano Simona Houda Šaturová.
The celebrated artist, who has performed at major opera houses in Buenos Aires, Paris, Athens, Toronto, Vienna, Prague and Brussels, will present a programme of Czech and Slovak art songs inspired largely by the folk traditions of the region.
She will be joined by Czech pianist Marek Kozák, who will also perform solo works from the piano repertoire.
Week of Slovak Libraries Highlights the Power of Reading
The 27th annual Week of Slovak Libraries opens on Monday, 2 March, at the Slovak National Library in Martin. This year’s ambassador is actor Marek Majeský, and the motto says it all: Reading is a way. Throughout the week, libraries across the country will host a wide range of events promoting reading as a path to understanding both the world around us and ourselves. At a time of rapid digital change, libraries continue to serve as stable pillars of cultural life.
A symbolic highlight will take place on Wednesday, 4 March, at 3:30 p.m., when libraries across Slovakia will hold a joint public reading to emphasise the importance of books. For the first time, libraries in Czechia and Poland will also take part.
Slovak Co-Production Wins Berlinale Documentary Award
If Pigeons Turned to Gold, a Czech-Slovak co-production, has won the Berlinale Documentary Award at the International Film Festival in Berlin. The debut feature by director Pepa Lubojacki is now eligible for consideration for the 2026 Academy Awards in the Best Documentary category.
The self-reflective film explores themes of addiction, family and memory, confronting archival material with deliberate estrangement. It also received the Caligari Prize in the Berlinale Forum section, awarded to the most stylistically and thematically innovative film.
Cranko’s Onegin Comes to the National Stage in Bratislava
The Slovak National Theatre is bringing a world-class ballet to Bratislava.
John Cranko’s Onegin will be performed on 27 and 28 February. Principal dancers Tatum Shoptaugh, Andrea Schifano, Viacheslav Kruť and Rio Nakata will appear alongside the full ballet ensemble. The orchestra will be conducted by British maestro Martin Yates.
Interestingly, the ballet does not use music from Tchaikovsky’s opera Eugene Onegin. Instead, the score was arranged by Kurt-Heinz Stolze from Tchaikovsky’s orchestral and piano works.
The theatre says securing the licence to perform Cranko’s choreography confirms the high artistic level of its ballet company.
„Poets of the Show Window“ Bring Urban Experiments to Slovak capital
Two Paris-based architects are turning the shop window into a stage for urban change — and now Bratislava can see the results.
Italian architect Roberta Borghi and Japanese architect-engineer Akio Sassa are presenting twin exhibitions in the capital.
At Umelka Gallery, Poets of the Show Window runs until 8 March. Meanwhile, the Faculty of Architecture at the Slovak University of Technology hosts Travelling Teahouse through 9 March.
The duo began experimenting with creative interventions outside their Paris studio in response to urban incivility. One highlight now on display in Bratislava is their attachable “Shopfront Street Teahouse,” designed to fit traditional shutters without screws — a small invention with big public-space ambitions.
Visitors can see full-scale installations, kinetic seasonal displays and documentation of their urban experiments.
