Central

The central government is responsible for:

• Defining state cultural policy.
• The register of museums, galleries, cultural objects, Slovak Libraries, Churches and churches or religious communities.
• Exercise power over central supervision of cultural heritage protection through the Monuments Inspectorate.
• Award grants for archaeological research and permissions to carry out research on monuments and historical documents or export sets of documents from a library collection.
• Makes provisions for a multi‑source financing system in the field of culture.
• Art;
• National monuments;
• Publishing of non-daily newspapers;
• The production and trade area of art products;
• National language;
• The preservation of monument funds;
• National heritage;
• Library;
• Copyright and copyright laws;
• Folk artistic production;
• Providing support for cultural innovation for ethnic minorities;
• The promotion of the Slovak culture and arts abroad;
• Relations with churches and religious societies, and
• Media and audio-visual.
• Manage operational programme and permit projects utilising European Structural Investment Funds for cultural awareness and inclusion measures.

Regional

Regional authorities are responsible for:

• Creating the conditions for the creation, presentation and development of cultural values and cultural activities and the protection of monuments;
• The establishment and dissolution of professional theatre;
• The establishment of museums and galleries;
• The establishment and dissolution of regional libraries.
• Providing information services.
• Devising and promoting cultural awareness and inclusion measures under the European Structural Investment Funds via the National managing authority.

Local

Municipal authorities are responsible for:

• Providing for the construction and maintenance of cultural municipal facilities.
• The administration of cultural municipal facilities, cultural monuments, historic sites, and monuments of the village.
• Creating the conditions for providing culture activities, artistic activities, hobbies.
• The creation and dissolution of professional theatre.
• Promoting theatre activities in the form of funds.
• Devising and promoting cultural awareness and inclusion measures under the European Structural Investment Funds via the National Managing Authority.

Responsible ministries/bodies

Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic


Sources:

Ministry of Culture Statute, http://www.culture.gov.sk/ministerstvo/statut-ministerstva-193.html#Kotva7

National Council of the Slovak Republic Act No.221/1996 on the Slovak Republic Territorial and Administrative Organisation, last amendment 453/2001.

National Council of the Slovak Republic Act No.222/1996 on the Organisation of Local State Administration, last amendment 180/2014.

National Council of the Slovak Republic Act No.302/2001 on the Government of higher territorial units (Law on the region), last amendment 177/2018.

National Council of the Slovak Republic Act No.416/2001 on the transfer of some competences from State administration to Municipalities and higher territorial units, last amendment 440/2015.

Slovak National Council Act No. 369/1990 on Municipalities, last amendment 5/2019.