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Das Deutsch Römisch Brevier (1518). NSK Manuscripts and Rare Books Collection.

NSK treasures presented as part of the “In the Beginning Was the Kingdom” exhibition programme

15 January 2026

The gems of Croatia’s cultural heritage preserved in the collections of the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) and featured as part of In the Beginning Was the Kingdom, a major exhibition commemorating 1,100 years of the Kingdom of Croatia, were presented in greater detail through a special exhibition programme. After the opening address by the Library’s Director General Dr Ivanka Stričević, the most valuable NSK’s treasures displayed at the exhibition were presented by the Head of the NSK Manuscripts and Rare Books Collection Dr Irena Galić Bešker and the Collection’s classical philology expert Ivan Kapec. ...

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A distinguished Croatian humanist, inventor, lexicographer, diplomat and bishop Faust Vrančić (1551-1617).

Hungarian audience meets Faust Vrančić, “the Croatian Leonardo da Vinci”

12 – 26 January 2026

By 26 January 2026, the August Šenoa Croatian community club in Pécs will be hosting Faust Vrančić – the Croatian Leonardo da Vinci, a joint exhibition of the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) and the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts (HAZU) about a world-famous Croatian humanist, inventor, diplomat and bishop Faust Vrančić (Faustus Verantius). Marking the 34th anniversary of Croatia’s international recognition, the exhibition has been organised through the club’s cooperation with the Consulate General of the Republic of Croatia in Hungary. At the exhibition’...

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The covers of best designed Croatian books published in 2025.

Croatian books selected for 2026 “Best Book Design from all over the World” competition

2025/2026

The National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) and Croatian Designers Association selected best designed Croatian books published in 2025 as part of the national book design competition (Hrvatska lijepa knjiga), annually organised as part of a larger, international competition, conducted by the German Book Art Foundation (Stiftung Buchkunst). The selected books will enter two major book events in Europe – the international Best Book Design from all over the World competition, which is held every year as part of the

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A Christmas card (c. 1939). NSK Print Collection.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2026!

2025-2026

The National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) wishes all its users, partners and friends peaceful and happy holidays, along with health, cheerfulness and success in the year ahead. Best wishes to all!

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Christmas tree in the grand lobby of the National and University Library in Zagreb, detail.

Opening hours over Christmas and New Year holidays

24 December 2025 – 6 January 2026

In the period between 24 December 2025 and 6 January 2026, the National and University Library in Zagreb will be providing its services under the following limited operating regime: on Wednesday, 24 December 2025, the National and University Library in Zagreb will close at 16.00; on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, from 25 to 27 December 2025, the Library will be closed, and will reopen on Monday, 29 December 2025, resuming its regular opening hours during the rest of the holiday period, except for Wednesday, 31 December 2025, when the Library will close at 16.00, and Thursday, 1 January, and Tuesday, 6 January 2026, when the Library will again be closed. Please note that on Monday, 5 January 2026, our extended hours services will not be available. Photo: © NSK

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The symbol for open access and the logotypes of NSK and four other Croatian institutions to set up the Croatian Diamond Open Access Centre.

NSK among major Croatian research institutions to set up the Croatian Diamond Open Access Centre

2025 –

In December 2025, a cooperation agreement enabling the setting up of the Croatian Diamond Open Access Centre was signed, with the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) as one of the signatories. Initiated by OPERAS-HR, the Croatian branch of OPERAS, a research infrastructure supporting open scholarly communication in social sciences and humanities in the European Research Area (ERA), the agreement’s signing is part of the efforts coordinated by the European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH) to expand and strengthen the Diamond OA community in Europe. Apart from NSK,

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The covers of four copies of the 'Incunabula Croatica' monograph.

Pope Leo receives NSK monograph spotlighting Croatia’s earliest printed books

5 December 2025

On 5 December 2025, Pope Leo XIV received from the Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković a copy of Incunabula Croatica, a 2025 monograph of the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) spotlighting Croatia’s earliest printed books. Prime Minister Plenković gave this unique publication as a gift to the Holy Father on the second day of his visit to the Vatican, as a lasting testimony of the wealth and centuries-long continuity of Croatian cultural heritage. Issued as part of a major publishing project supported by the ...

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Misappropriated work returned to NSK in 2025.

Another treasure returned to NSK after decades of missing from its collections

2025 International Day against Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Property

An invaluable copy of Historia antica e moderna, sacra e profana della città di Trieste, a work by a Carmelite monk Irenèo della Croce dating back to the end of the 17th century has been restored to the collections of the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) after its misappropriation in the notorious theft in the 1980s of some of NSK’s most valuable collection items. The NSK Director General Dr Ivanka Stričević received the book at a conference which the Gorizia-based UNESCO club hosted at the Coronini Cronberg Palace to ...

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Speakers at the closing of the 2025 Croatian Book Month.

“Superlibrarians”: Croatian Book Month 2025 closes with its quiz awards ceremony

14 November 2025

The National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) once again hosted the awards ceremony of the national online quiz taking place every year as part of the Croatian Book Month, Croatia’s annual national programme supported by the Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media and successfully spotlighting books and reading for the last thirty years. In her welcome address, the Head of the NSK User Services Department Dorja Mučnjak greeted on behalf of the NSK Director General all present at the ceremony, thanking the Zagreb City Libraries public library network for successfully organising yet another Month, ...

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The grand lobby of NSK, the National and University Library in Zagreb.

Revolutionising access to knowledge: NSK transitions to advanced Alma library services platform and Primo VE discovery service

e-Universities project

Opening a new chapter in the digital transformation of the Croatian library system, on 12 November 2025 the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) transitioned to the Alma library services platform and the Primo VE discovery service. NSK made this historic transition within the e-Universities project, funded as part of Croatia’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan 2021-2026. Significantly improving the search-and-discovery experience, this latest digital library services platform now offers unified access to print, electronic and digital resources, available both in open access and through subscription. ...

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