The harsh but beautiful countryside of the High Tatras and the surrounding Spiš region was the area where Ferdinand Katona (Nathan Kleinberger) grew up. Born in Spišská Stará Ves (12th September 1864), he spent his childhood and teens in Kežmarok but throughout his life he kept returning to the Spiš region. He hoped that Kežmarok might become the site for his museum. However, his dream finally came true in 2013 when the Gallery Ferdinand Katona was opened in Spišská Stará Ves. Katona owed his education and fine art experience to Ladislav Mednyánszky who he met and stayed with in Strážske...