KATEDRA ETNOLÓGIE A ETNOMUZIKOLÓGIE FF UKF V NITRE V DVADSAŤROČNEJ RETROSPEKTÍVE A JEJ AKTUÁLNOM DIANÍ

University education in the field of ethnology in Slovakia began to write its history in 1921 within the frame of the Comenius University in Bratislava. Twenty years ago the idea of creation of a new department of education in this field was established in Nitra, at the Faculty of Education, at that time, today Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra. This paper summarizes development of the Department of Ethnology and Ethnomusicology in Nitra – it presents not only the circumstances of its creation, the process of its formation from the different aspects, but also outlines the current status, perspectives and future direction of this department.