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The visual identity of the fifth NSK’s 2026 “Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium” event, featuring a silhouette of Sherlock Holmes.

“Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium” 2026: The mystery of Sherlock Holmes’s look-alikes in Croatica

8 June 2026, 13.00

Recent discoveries about the earliest Croatian translations of stories about Sherlock Holmes preserved in Croatia’s national library collection are the focus of the fifth event of the National and University Library in Zagreb’s (NSK) 2026 Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium programme. Made by Professor at the Department of English Studies of the University of Rijeka’s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Antonija Primorac as a result of her 2018/19 research, they will be presented in a talk that Professor Primorac will give on 8 June 2026 at CroAtrium, the Library’s centre for the research, development and promotion ...

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The visual identity of NSK's and HAZU's 2026 exhibition on Marin Getaldić.

Exhibition spotlighting the legacy of Marin Getaldić, Croatian mathematician ahead of his time

11 – 26 June 2026

From 11 to 26 June 2026, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) will be showing Marin Getaldić – 400 years later (Marin Getaldić – 400 godina poslije), an exhibition dedicated to Croatia’s greatest mathematician and physicist and the pride of Dubrovnik. Prepared in consideration of the fact that while Getaldić’s name is widely known among the Croatian public, the exact extent of his contribution to science is still insufficiently recognised, the exhibition will feature the original copies of the great scholar’s works preserved in NSK’s collections.

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The visual identity of the fourth NSK’s 2026 “Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium” event.

Meeting doyen of Croatian visual poetry Borben Vladović as part of 2026 “Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium”

21 May 2026, 12.00

Starting on 21 May 2026, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) will be hosting a presentation showcasing the personal archive of the doyen of Croatian visual poetry Borben Vladović preserved as part of Croatia’s national library collection. Entitled Meeting a Poet – Borben Vladović, the presentation is being organised as the fourth event of this year’s edition of the Library’s Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium programme. After an introduction in which literary theorist Branko Čegec will interview Vladović, the event participants will have the opportunity to see an exhibition of selected items ...

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The covers of best designed Croatian books published in 2025.

NSK to host “Best Book Design from all over the World” exhibition

1 July – 31 August 2026

From 1 July to 31 August 2026, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) will be hosting the Best Book Design from all over the World exhibition, featuring the winning titles selected as part of the eponymous international competition organised by the German Book Art Foundation (Stiftung Buchkunst). Marking the 30th anniversary of the competition’s presence in Croatia through the organisation of the national best book design competition (Hrvatska lijepa knjiga) and 60 years since the Foundation’s ...

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The visual identity of the 2026 Croatian Book Night.

Croatian Book Night 2026 to kick off at NSK on 23 April

23 April 2026, 12.00

The celebratory, 15th edition of the Croatian Book Night, marking World Book and Copyright Day together with Croatian Book Day and spotlighting the importance of books and reading with regard to major social issues, will traditionally kick off at the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK). Opening in the Library’s grand lobby at 12.00, this year’s Night will offer a buoyant alternative to threats posed by the recent growth in armed conflicts and issue an urgent appeal for peace, understanding, tolerance and dialogue. United in bookhood and determined to ...

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A segment of the invitation for the third 2026 NSK’s “Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium” event.

NSK Print Collection the host of 2026 “Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium” event #3

28 April 2026, 12.00

From the rich holdings of the Print Collection of the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK), on 28 April 2026 the third event of the Library’s 2026 Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium programme will present lithographs, the works of one of the most widespread graphic arts techniques. In a lecture by Professor at the Graphic Arts Department of the Zagreb Academy of Fine Arts Miran Šabić, the event participants will hear about the history of lithography in general as well as in ...

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A segment of the invitation for the second 2026 NSK’s “Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium” event.

2026 “Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium” second event to spotlight NSK’s rare cartographic treasure

14 April 2026, 12.00

The second event of the 2026 Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium programme will spotlight an exceptionally valuable item preserved as part of the NSK Map Collection. Scheduled for 14 April (12.00, conference hall Judita), the event will feature a lecture in which Professor at the Zadar University’s Department of Geography Lena Mirošević will present the relevance of Catastico delle Publiche Pradarie e Picchetti, a historic 18th-century atlas of Dalmatia and ...

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The visual identity of the “Heidi: From a literary heroine to a global icon”.

“Heidi: From a literary heroine to a global icon” exhibition opening on 2 Apr 2026

2 – 17 April 2026

On 2 April 2026, this year’s International Children’s Book Day, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) will host the opening of Heidi: From a literary heroine to a global icon, an exhibition it organised in cooperation with The Heidiseum Foundation. Supported by the Embassy of the Swiss Confederation to the Republic of Croatia, Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in the Swiss Confederation and the Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media, the exhibition celebrates Heidi, the title character ...

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The visual identity of the 2026 Croatian Book Night.

Croatian Book Night 2026: 15 years of advocating books and reading

23 April 2026

The Croatian Book Night, Croatia’s national programme marking World Book and Copyright Day (23 April) together with Croatian Book Day (22 April) and promoting the importance of books and reading in relation to major social issues, will this year be held on 23 April. During 15 years of its celebration, the Croatian Book Night has grown into one of Croatia’s most recognisable and popular mass cultural events spotlighting books and reading. It currently brings together over 600 institutions which regularly organise over a thousand programmes all across Croatia. Taking place on several ...

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A segment of the invitation for the first 2026 NSK’s “Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium” event.

“Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium” 2026 opening with music

5 March 2026, 13.00

The 2026 edition of Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium, a special programme of the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) spotlighting the treasures of Croatia’s largest library collection, is opening soon! The programme’s first event, presenting the holdings of the NSK Music Collection, will be held on 5 March 2026 in the Library’s side lobby, starting at 13.00. Celebrating the legacy of prominent figures of Croatia’s 20th-century classical music Symbolically organised on the anniversary of the death of the first Croatian female composer Dora ...

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