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A segment of the page of one of the works by Marko Marulić (1450-1524).

“Marko Marulić – A European humanist” NSK exhibition on view in Bern by 12 Nov 2024

25 October – 12 November 2024

By 12 November 2024, the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in the Swiss Confederation will be hosting Marko Marulić – A European humanist, the exhibition of the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) spotlighting the international cultural and literary legacy of Marko Marulić (1450-1524), “the father of Croatian literature”. The exhibition opening, held on 25 October, started with the address by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Croatia in the Swiss Confederation Dr Andrea Bekić, who emphasised Marulić’s significance for European literature and his role as a pioneer in Croatian literature as the author of the first epic written and ...

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Assistant Professor Luka Špoljarić with the visitors of the programme at the Dutch national library presenting Croatia’s historiography champion Ivan Lučić.

Dutch audience meets Croatia’s historiography champion Ivan Lučić

2 October 2024

On 2 October 2024, the National Library of the Netherlands hosted a programme organised by the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in the Kingdom of the Netherlands spotlighting Ivan Lučić (1604-1679), Croatia’s historiography champion. The programme, which was attended by the National Library Affairs Assistant to the Director General of the National and University Library in Zagreb Dr Sofija Klarin Zadravec, included presentations on Lučić’s work and significance by Croatian and Dutch professionals and researchers. Assistant Professor at the Department of History of the University of Zagreb’s Faculty of Humanities ...

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Candles among books, a photo from the Pixabay website.

NSK opening hours on 2024 All Saints’ Day (31 October – 2 November 2024)

31 October – 2 November 2024

On Thursday, 31 October 2024, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) will close at 16.00 and reopen on Monday, 4 November 2024, resuming its regular opening hours.  

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Visual identity of “Supercharged by AI” project.

NSK part of “Supercharged by AI”, creative project addressing artificial intelligence-related challenges  

24 October 2024

Recognising the significance of responding to challenges resulting from the swift rise of artificial intelligence, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) has joined Supercharged by AI, an innovative initiative which Tactical Tech and DensityDesign Lab have developed in collaboration with the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). Joining forces to increase digital literacy among the general population, particularly with regard to the advance of artificial intelligence and its potential use in scams and various forms of harassment, as well as in creating social polarisation and bias, the Berlin-based Tactical Tech and ...

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NSK Director General Prof Ivanka Stričević at the 2024 CENL Executive Committee meeting at the Austrian National Library in front of the Austrian national library’s building.

NSK Director General Professor Stričević at CENL Executive Committee meeting at Austrian National Library

14 & 15 October 2024

The Director General of NSK, the National and University Library in Zagreb, Professor Ivanka Stričević took part in the latest meeting of the Executive Committee of the Conference of European National Librarians (CENL), hosted by the Austrian National Library on 14 and 15 October 2024. In her second consecutive term as a member of the CENL Executive Committee, NSK Director General Professor Stričević met with other Committee’s members to analyse the Conference activities. Apart from examining the reports on the projects currently funded by the Conference, the meeting participants discussed the ...

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NSK Director General Prof Ivanka Stričević at the 2024 CENL Executive Committee meeting at the Austrian National Library in front of the Austrian national library’s building.

NSK Director General Professor Stričević at CENL Executive Committee meeting at Austrian National Library

14 & 15 October 2024

The Director General of NSK, the National and University Library in Zagreb, Professor Ivanka Stričević took part in the latest meeting of the Executive Committee of the Conference of European National Librarians (CENL), hosted by the Austrian National Library on 14 and 15 October 2024. In her second consecutive term as a member of the CENL Executive Committee, NSK Director General Professor Stričević met with other Committee’s members to analyse the Conference activities. Apart from examining the reports on the projects currently funded by the Conference, the meeting participants discussed the ...

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The visual identity of the 2024 Croatian Book Month.

“I will listen to your story…”: Croatian Book Month 2024

15 October – 15 November 2024

The Croatian Book Month 2024, this year’s edition of Croatia’s annual national programme successfully promoting books and reading for almost thirty years, opened on 15 October at the new building of the Rijeka City Library. Traditionally organised by the Zagreb City Libraries public library network under the auspices of the Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media, the Month is themed I will listen to your story…, spotlighting the value of telling stories and focusing on literary forms making the basis of oral literature, such as fairy tales and legends, which are constantly ...

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Visitors of the “Marco Antonio de Dominis: A Visionary’s Perspective” exhibition.

European Heritage Days 2024: Exhibition commemorating 17th-century Croatian genius on view by 29 Oct 2024

15 – 29 October 2024

On 15 October 2024, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) hosted the opening of Marco Antonio de Dominis: A Visionary’s Perspective, an exhibition spotlighting an outstanding Croatian theologian, philosopher and scholar at the turn of the 17th century. Jointly organised by the Library, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts (HAZU) and Pontifical Croatian College of St. Jerome in Rome as part of the Academy’s project aimed at the popularisation of Croatian cultural heritage (Upoznajmo hrvatsku znanstvenu baštinu), the exhibition, which is taking place as part of the 2024

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Hieronymus, Vitae sanctorum patrum. NSK Manuscripts and Old Books Collection.

NSK research project on Croatian incunabula receives grant from Adris Foundation

3 October 2024

The National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) has been awarded a grant from the Adris Foundation for its research project on Croatian incunabula, Croatia’s first printed books. With the €7,000 grant, awarded as a result of a personal donation by the President of the Adris grupa Ltd. Management Board and the Adris grupa Ltd. Supervisory Board Ante Vlahović, NSK will publish a monograph (Hrvatski prvotisci) presenting the results of more than a decade of research into the Croatian books dating from the 15th century. The research, which the Library conducted in cooperation with several partners, identified as many as 86 editions of Croatian incunabula in institutions all across Croatia, documenting ...

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Members of the team of the 2024 joint project of the national libraries of Bulgaria and Croatia.

NSK hosts the team of an international project focusing on cross-border cooperation aimed at the preservation of European cultural heritage

9 – 11 September 2024

From 9 to 11 September 2024, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) hosted a meeting held as part of Cross-Border Collaboration for European Cultural Heritage Preservation and Sustainable Development of Library Services, an international project spotlighting the significance of libraries and their services in the context of the preservation of Europe’s cultural heritage. Coordinated by the National Library of Bulgaria, the project was awarded the 2024 Erland Kolding Nielsen Grant from the Conference of European National Librarians (CENL) and focuses on the advancement of the professional and cultural exchange between the Bulgarian national library and NSK and on ...

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