1100 years of the Kingdom of Croatia

Scenes of the preparation of items in NSK’s collections for the “IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE KINGDOM” exhibition.

“IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE KINGDOM”: NSK’s treasures featured as part of an exhibition marking 1,100 years of the Kingdom of Croatia

16 October 2025 – 15 February 2026, Klovićevi dvori Gallery

The treasures preserved in the collections of the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) will be featured as part of “IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE KINGDOM”, a joint exhibition organised under the auspices of the Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media as the central event of Croatia’s celebration in 2025 of well over a millennium since the establishment of the Kingdom of Croatia. Opening on 16 October 2025, at 19.00, at the Klovićevi dvori Gallery, the exhibition will present the essential elements of Croatian statehood from the time of its first native rulers up until 1918.

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The visual identity of the “Croatian Anniversaries 925 – 2025: A Kingdom’s Heritage“ exhibition.

“Croatian Anniversaries 925 – 2025: A Kingdom’s Heritage“: NSK exhibition spotlighting 11 centuries of Croatia’s cultural tradition

21 July – 20 August 2025

From 21 July to 20 August 2025, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) will put on Croatian Anniversaries 925 – 2025: A Kingdom’s Heritage (Obljetničarski velikani i velike obljetnice), an exhibition spotlighting significant anniversaries related to prominent figures, works and events which marked Croatia’s heritage in 1,100 years of the development of its culture. Bringing into focus the invaluable works of more than a millennium of Croatian literary culture preserved in the Library’s collections, the exhibition will bring an overview of the life and oeuvre of a writer and diplomat Ana Katarina ...

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