Matica Slovak - Slovak national educational and cultural institution established in Martin.

The need to establish an organization that will support and develop the Slovak national consciousness, first formulated writer Pavel Josef Safarik in the letter sent in 1827 J�n Koll�r. �afa��k inspired a year earlier caused Matica srpska, she was the first among similar Slavic societies. Efforts Slovak revivalists morally encouraged the emergence Nut Czech (founded in 1831). On a viable national organization, however, Slovaks had to wait for many years. Specifically, in 1863, when the Slovak Matica (MS) established at the General Meeting in Martin. It happened on August 4 to celebrate the thousandth anniversary of the arrival of the missionaries Constantine and Methodius.

The first general meeting was preceded Nut confirmation of its statutes by Emperor Franz Joseph I. The same year in May.

Prerequisites for the emergence of MS have created already Programming Document Memorandum Slovak nation, proclaimed in 1861 in Martin.

The chairman of the new association became Po�n�, first secretary of Karol Kuzm�ny. For an organization set itself the task of raising national awareness of the Slovaks, the unification of Catholic and evangelical obrodn�ch streams, support Slovak literature and culture. Resources for its operations gained through collections and membership dues. By the government anyway, unlike similar Hungarian and Austrian clubs, no subsidies. Disfavour came to a violent halt the activities of MS in 1875. There was also canceled Slovak Grammar School, which was established through the organization. Slovak nut in his first season contributed significantly to the national awakening of the Slovaks. Published the magazine Chronicles Nut Slovak books of various orientations, support the development of amateur theater and choirs in the country. As the supreme national cultural institution represented the nation at gatherings like this, especially Slavic organizations in the monarchy. In the years 1863-1875 grew up in Martin Slovak Matrix building, which was built from donations Slovak people. It now consists of an exhibition Slovak National Literary Museum.

To restore nuts Slovak occurred after the establishment of the independent Czechoslovak Republic in 1919. A little known fact is that the organization financially supported the first Czechoslovak president Tom� Garrigue Masaryk.

Nut Slovak now resides in a martini in a building that was designed by Jan Palkovi� completed in 1926. Since 1964 it is listed as a National Historic Landmark.