The Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic was established in 1969. The first Minister of Culture in the government of Slovak Socialistic Republic within Czechoslovakia Socialistic Republic became Miroslav Válek and continued in office up to year 1988.
The Role of the Ministry has formed from early beginning his existence,
while his field of activity was characterized by extension service,
art, national monuments, environment protection, publishing of
non-daily newspaper, copyright, production and trade area. At present
is Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic the central body of state administration of the Slovak Republic for national language, preservation
of monumental funds, national heritage and library science, art,
copyright and copyright laws, extension service and folk artistic
production, support of cultural innovation for ethnic minorities,
presentation of the Slovak culture and arts abroad, relations with churches and religious societies, media and audiovisual.
http://www.culture.gov.sk
