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Enlightenment centre in Považská Bystrica is a regional cultural institution established by Trenčín autonomous region operating in Považská Bystrica, Púchov and Ilava districts.

During decades of its active functioning in local and regional culture it has become an institution of high professional reputation, tradition, systematic character, and approach in searching, storing, accessing, cultivating and promoting of traditional and contemporary values in the region and spreading of new knowledge and skills.

It is a professional program and counselling centre for culture and education in the region, an organizer and co-organizer of projects of regional and transregional character – festivals, competitions, exhibitions, expositions, workshops and training events. In cooperation with local governments, many have become a permanent part of the cultural calendar of the region.

The area of operation

• development and protection of traditional folk culture and heritage
• leisure artistic work: recitation and literature, theatre for children and adults, music, folklore, folk arts and crafts production, film, photography, visual arts
• educational activities for all age categories, interest, and social groups
• regional education, chronicle activity, civil ceremony
• recording, archiving and digitization of regional culture demonstrations
• publishing

Interest collectives connected with Považské enlightenment centre

• Photo club Fénix
• Club of bobbin lace
• Art studio – club of nonprofessional artists