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Historic U.S.-Slovak Photo Exhibit Opens in Bratislava after Country-Wide Tour

June 17, 2008

Deputy Chief of Mission Lawrence Silverman joined the General Director  of the Bratislava University Library Dr. Tibor Trgin’a and Deputy Director of the Slovak National Library in Martin Milan Rakus to open the Embassy-sponsored historic photo exhibit, "Slovakia, Slovaks and Connections on Historic Postcards and Photographs," at the University Library in Bratislava on June 17. In his remarks to the crowd of library goers and media, Mr. Silverman highlighted the U.S.- Slovak connections made by this exhibit saying, “This exhibit – which began in Martin, then traveled to Kosice, then back across the entire country – will next travel to the United States, where it will be shown in Pittsburgh and Cleveland.”  The historic photo project is the result of an international collaborative program in conserving photographs at the Slovak National Library, funded by the Getty Conservation Institute in Los Angeles, and is traveling throughout Slovakia. One theme of the exhibit is the Slovak-US connection over the years -- introducing "pioneers" of Slovak life in the US, explaining the social and sports life of Slovaks in the USA, the contribution of Slovak-Americans to the beginning of Slovak cinematography and Slovak literature in the US.

  1. Košice (http://www.svkk.sk) – February 5-13, 2008
  2. Prešov (http://www.svkpo.sk) - February 14-21, 2008
  3. Vranov nad Topľou (http://www.vthk.sk) – February 22-March 6, 2008
  4. Martin (http://www.snk.sk) – March 10-19, 2008
  5. Banská Bystrica (http://www.svkbb.sk) – March 25-April 3, 2008
  6. Žilina (http://www.zilinska-kniznica.sk) – April 8-17, 2008
  7. Trenčín (http://www.kniznicatrencin.sk) – April 22-30, 2008
  8. Piešťany (http://www.kniznica.sk) – May 5-15, 2008
  9. Nové Zámky (http://www.abkniznica.sk) – May 19-June 5, 2008
  10. Bratislava (http://www.ulib.sk) – June 17-July 4, 2008