Events: Culture

A compelling story about the power of human passion is seasoned with lively and touching melodies and captivating rhythms.

The solo exhibition of Ivan Dudáš presents his latest works, as well as a selection of older works. The exhibition is part of the 15th OFF Bratislava Festival with the subtitle/theme Persona Incognita, which encourages us to immerse ourselves and reflect on the complexity of hidden characters, veiled identities and (our) masks.

A unique exhibition by one of the most acclaimed artists in contemporary global glass art, presented on the occasion of his 80th birthday, is coming directly to Bratislava Castle.

🎄Tune in for the most popular holidays of the year in the metropolis of Slovakia and spice up your Advent season with Bratislava Christmas markets.

The Pre-Christmas time in Bratislava is inseparably connected with illuminated streets, Christmas trees or stalls full of goodies and handicrafts.

This year The Old Town prepared again a beautiful Christmas tree on Hviezdoslav Square, many stands wit delciacies and gifts as well as a family area with Christmas hill and maze

Slovak painter Kristína Mésároš presents her unique artwork at the Origin exhibition held at the prestigious Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum.

Kristína Mésároš’s extensive exhibition entitled Origin (Počiatok) features paintings of environments, landscapes, and situations connected to her own experience of everyday events. However, personal experiences, ephemeral situations, the perception of changes in the landscape, but also the emergence of old memories, are connected with the abstraction of feelings and moods, and the search for a deeper meaning.

A ballet fairy tale that is inseparable part to the Christmas season.

Concerts of the Slovak Philharmonic take place in the magnificent Reduta building, which was built in an eclectic style in 1911-1915 on the site of a baroque granary from the 18th century. Here are our picks from the December concerts, including the Christmas and New Year’s Eve concerts.

Through an example of rich cultural exchange, the exhibition in the Slovak National Gallery presents the interesting yet dramatic story of Hungarian-Ottoman relations during the 16th and 17th centuries. It introduces the period of Ottoman expansion in Hungary and the related mutual influences, especially overlaps of Ottoman material culture into Central European art.

Dušan Sekela is one of the most distinctive visual artists of Slovak painting and a prominent representative of geometric abstraction. The selection of his abundant work from the last ten years entitled Abracadabra (Čiary, Máry, Fuk in original) will be exhibited at the Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum.

The Christmas Market in the Old Market Hall is a week of local art, books and goodies. Under one roof, from Sunday 15 to Sunday 22 December, visitors will have the opportunity to shop for original gifts for their loved ones, while supporting local brands, book publishers, artisan food producers and artists with their purchases.

Concerts of the Slovak Philharmonic take place in the magnificent Reduta building, built in an eclectic style in 1911-1915 on the site of an 18th-century Baroque granary. Here are our picks from the January concerts, including the New Year’s concert.