Villa Camarum

Villa Camarum is a non-profit association based in Komárno, Slovakia working on community development, arts & culture, heritage +1 more.

Villa Camarum is a Hungarian civic association (Polgári Társulás, registered as OZ Villa Camarum) based in Komárno, Slovakia. Its roots go back to 2011, when a group of friends organised volunteer clean-up days at the Komárom castle. The association works to document and catalogue Hungarian-related memorial sites and built heritage in the Slovak Felvidék region. It runs the Zichy-pont Community Centre in Komárno, which hosts lectures, workshops, exhibitions, book launches and family events. Its best-known initiative is the Komálom Gyerkőcfesztivál, a children's festival that focuses on live music and traditional folk games. It also organises the Mi Karácsonyunk Christmas programme and the Mi, a komáromiak interview series. The association works with around 50 partner organisations in Slovakia and Hungary and is supported by public and private funders. Its activities are aimed mainly at children, families and the local community of Hungarian speakers in Komárno.