Viera Bartková

Viera Bartková is an Assistant Professor and didactician of aesthetic education at the Department of Aesthetics, Faculty of Arts, Charles University. She holds a PhD from the Department of Culturology and graduated in aesthetics, Slovak language, and fine arts from Comenius University in Bratislava, with further studies in Budapest, Padua, and Rome.

• Education: Comenius University (Bratislava), Universities of Budapest, Padua, Rome
• Current Roles: Assistant Professor, University of the Third Age lecturer, OZ Univerzál member

Research Interests center on interdisciplinary and intercultural relations in art, augmented by her work in theater criticism and fine arts education. Her projects include reconstructing the academic cultural center UniverSaal (former stables at Comenius University) and organizing DIES ACADEMICUS and the Cap á l'Est festival.

Article Trends highlight her focus on 19th-century Slovak and Italian art, intercultural collaborations, and ethnographic motifs. Her work spans archival research, theater's social role, and historical analysis, with a strong emphasis on transnational artistic networks.

Teaching Responsibilities include courses on History of Fine Arts, Aesthetics of Fine Arts, Analysis of Artwork, and Didactics of Aesthetic Education, including an excursion course on art history.