the celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Slovak Matica. The highlight of the second day was the ceremonial opening of the Park of St. Cyril and Methodius in the area of the residential Matica´s building, unveiling of the sculpture of St. Cyril and Methodius and the bust of Štefan Moyses, Karol Kuzmány and Ján Francisci. 2015 In the Year of Ľudovít Štúr Slovak Matica held 86 events in Slovakia dedicated to the national great, of which were three scientific conferences. 2017 In November, the General Assembly of Slovak Matica in Liptovský Mikuláš elected Marián Gešper as the youngest Chairman of the institution in terms of age, thus beginning the process of the generational arrival of new young Matica´s representatives. 2018 Slovak Matica declared 2018 as the Year of Slovak statehood. Matica presented to the public the historical path of Slovaks to an independent and democratic Slovak Republic and recalled anniversaries of personalities and events without which Slovaks would not become an emancipated and independent nation with their own statehood. Slovak Matica organized a series of thematic events to commemorate of the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of the Slovak Nation and the establishment of the first Czechoslovak Republic in 1918. A new magazine for the Matica´s movement Hlas Matice (Voice of Matica) was created. Its establishment was a fulfillment of one of the long-term requirements of local unions and the membership base of the Slovak Matica. 2019 Slovak Matica commemorated the centenary of the renewal of its activities. On this occasion, Matica focused on scientific research into the development of its membership base in the first half of the 20th century and on the historically first local unions founded in 1919 in Martin, Liptovský Mikuláš, Ružomberok, Košice, Trenčín, Zvolen, Brezno, Banská Bystrica and Uzhhorod. The 4th Congress of Maticas and Institutions of Slavic Nations was held in Martin from June 5 to 6 (the 3rd Congress of Slavic Maticas was held in Slovenia on February 4, 2014) but also about other social organizations that deal with Slavic culture and science. The participants accepted the statement: “In the ongoing processes of globalization, liberalization, information, internet and cyber technologies and wars, post-industrial times and postmodern Slavic matrices, and cultural institutions of Slavic nations must continue to promote and spread traditional conservative values, especially Christianity and patriotism. Especially in the Slavic and European environment, we want