Matica slovenská
Cultural institution based in Martin, Slovakia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Matica Slovenská (en. Slovak Matica) is the oldest Slovak national, cultural and scientific organization. The headquarters of Slovak Matica is the town of Martin, Slovakia as the center of the national culture of Slovaks, where it was founded in 1863 and revived in 1919. Slovak Matica is a public institution that operates as a national scientific and cultural centre. It has facilities both in the Slovak Republic and abroad. Slovak Matica works to develop and protect the national rights, identity, and development of Slovak culture and the Slovak nation. Slovak Matica is a legal entity. It establishes its organizational units on the territory of the Slovak Republic as well as abroad. The position and activity of Slovak Matica is regulated by Act no. 68/1997 Coll. on the Slovak Matica as amended [2] and the Statutes of Slovak Matica.[3]
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Formation | 1863 |
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Legal status | Active |
Purpose | culture, science, literature, publishing, archiving, librarianship, theater, folklore |
Headquarters | Martin, Slovakia |
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Region served | Slovakia |
President | JUDr. Marián Gešper [1] |
Website | www.matica.sk |