The National Culture Centre is a professional organisation creating methodologies, providing consultancy and guaranteeing protection and presentation of part of the intangible local and regional cultural heritage with a specific focus on the development of cultural and educational activities.
Main pillars of the activities of the National Culture Centre are:
Leisure time artistic activities
Traditional folk culture
Culture education
Culture research and monitoring
The National Culture Centre is a state subsidized organisation subordinated to the Ministry of Culture of the SR. As the only organisation of its kind it has a nation-wide competence and it represents the state in the area of general cultural activities as defined by the effective legislation.
Important national events organised and guaranteed by the National Culture Centre from the beginning of their existence include:
Východná Folk Festival – the paramount festival of traditional folk culture
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The Stage Harvest – the paramount national theatre festival with international participation – the highlight of the amateur theatre and artistic recitation season
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Why am I happy in the world - an Original Slovak Art Project, The key project of the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic aimed at drug addiction prevention
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Days of Traditional Culture – an international project connecting traditional culture activities with educational events among the Visegrad Four countries (Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary)


established in 1953 by members of the local folklore grroup. In its more than 54 years of history the festival, with NCC as its main coordinator and organizer, gradually established itself as a folk-art show of international dimensions, and is now considered to be one of the largest and most attended festivals of its kind in the world. It is a member of the international organization of folklore festivals (CIOFF), carrying out its activities und the auspices of UNESCO.