generously designed third building of the Slovak Matica, the work of architects Dušan Kuzma and Anton Cimmerman, was opened in Martin on Hostihor. 1990 On January 20, the Minister of Culture dismissed the leadership of Slovak Matica, headed by Vladimír Mináč, and entrusted its temporary leadership to Viliam Gruska as chairman and Imrich Sedlák as administrator. Many former employees, members and supporters have once again signed up for Slovak Matica. From August 10 to 11, the reviving general meeting of the Slovak Matica in Martin took place. At the General Meeting, Jozef Markuš was elected Chairman of the Slovak Matica. 1991 On July 26, the Slovak National Council adopted a new law on the Slovak Matica, which created space for its gradual return from a state-run institution to an independent institution. Significantly the association activities of Slovak Matica are being developed and prioritized, and the network of institutional workplaces is being transformed to support it. 1992 Slovak Matica in cooperation with the World Congress of Slovaks for the first time organized a meeting of young Slovaks from all over the world under the official name World Festival of Slovak Youth. It took place from July 12 to 19 in Martin. The Matica´s Festival was organized by Slovak Matica every third year. 1993 The establishment of the independent Slovak Republic was the culmination of a long stage in the struggle of Slovak Matica for Slovak national identity. The theses of the National Program of the Slovak Matica, conceived in the years 1991 to 1992, are gradually being fulfilled. The printer Neografia, nationalized by the totalitarian regime, the magazine Slovenské pohľady (Slovak views) and some nationalized Matica´s houses returned to the Slovak Matica. 1997 By a law of February 13, adopted by the National Council of the Slovak Republic, Slovak Matica becomes a public institution, while in addition to its historical tasks it has to fulfill defined state tasks. On July 17, they opened the World Year of Slovaks in Martin. 2000 The National Council of the Slovak Republic approved the Library Act no. 183/2000, which was prepared by the then Minister of Culture Milan Kňažko without the participation of Slovak Matica. The law adversely affected the activities of Slovak Matica. Matica had to leave the residential building in Martin on Hostihor, but also the historically first building – both belonged to the administration of the Slovak National Library. 2001 The General