City of Trenčín, the Ministry of Investments, Regional Development and Informatization of the Slovak Republic, and the Trenčín 2026 team cordially invite you to a celebration of international cooperation between Slovakia and Norway as part of the Norwegian-Slovak Day, taking place on Thursday, 5 June 2025.
The event is part of the final conference of the EEA and Norway Grants 2014–2021, through which the successful project Culture Connects – Trebø More Culture was supported. In Trenčín, we will welcome representatives from Norway and Iceland, with whom a new memorandum of cooperation for the 2021–2028 period will be signed.
Programme for the public:
14:00 | Synagogue Trenčín
Presentation of bilateral cooperation with the participation of Norwegian partners
16:00 | Mierové námestie (Peace Square)
🎶 Concert by Slovnorama & Erling Ramskjell (NO)
🎤 Vanessa Weisz & members of the Chamber Orchestra of the City of Trenčín
🎼 Building Bridges – international music ensemble featuring Jozef Lupták, Boris Lenko, Branislav Dugovič, Róbert Ragan, Gabriela Kováčiková, and Norwegian artists Nils Økland and Åsne Valland Nordli
Exhibition on Mierové námestie | 4 – 8 June 2025
📷 Peaceful in Unrest – a photo exhibition by Timotej Križka about the stories of political prisoners
Come and enjoy a day full of music, inspiring stories, and international friendship.
Trenčín 2026 is financially supported by the City of Trenčín, the Trenčín Self-Governing Region, and the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic. The European Union is a partner of the project.
Photos and video recordings will be taken during the event and may be published later.
