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The visual identity of the 2026 Miroslav Krleža Festival.

NSK’s 2026 Miroslav Krleža Festival get-together and exhibition

3 July 2026, 12.00

The programme with which the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) traditionally joins the Miroslav Krleža Festival, commemorating a giant of Croatia’s 20th-century literature and one of its greatest intellectual figures, will be held in the Library’s side lobby on 3 July 2026. The Festival’s 15th edition, taking place in Zagreb from 28 June to 7 July and on 10 July in Koprivnica, will again present a rich programme, featuring events ranging from roundtables and debates to exhibitions and stagings of several Krleža’...

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The visual identity of the symposium on the Croatian translations of the Bible.

“Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium” 2026: International symposium on the Croatian translations of the Bible

29 October 2026

On 29 October 2026, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) will be hosting an international symposium on the less known Croatian translations of the Bible (Hrvatski biblijski prijevodi na marginama). Jointly organised by the Library and the Croatian Language and Linguistics Institute for the purpose of  presenting this invaluable part of Croatia’s cultural heritage not only to researchers but to the general public as well, the symposium will be held as part of NSK’s this year’s Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium programme. Precious heritage – finally coming out of the shadows The Croatian translations of ...

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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 visual identity of an exhibition celebrating NSK’s 30 years of organising the Croatian national best book design competition.

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 30 years since NSK took over the organisation of the national best book design competition (Hrvatska lijepa knjiga), taking place as part of the Best Book Design competition, and the 60th anniversary of the

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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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