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Items from the NSK collections exhibited as part of the NSK’s 2026 Miroslav Krleža Festival programme.

Miroslav Krleža’s manuscripts in NSK collections presented as part of 2026 Miroslav Krleža Festival

3 July 2026

On 3 July 2026, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) hosted the 15th edition of the Miroslav Krleža Festival, celebrating the legacy of one of Croatia’s greatest 20th-century writers and thinkers and taking place in Zagreb and Koprivnica by 10 July 2026. As the Festival’s longtime partner, the Library organised its traditional get-together, whose programme includes the exhibition of Krleža’s manuscripts preserved in the NSK Manuscripts and Rare Books Collection. A unique look into Krleža’...

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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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Participants in the NSK and PMF BioBlitz event photograph fauna in PMF's Botanical garden.

NSK and Zagreb’s Faculty of Science’s Botanical garden jointly organise BioBlitz event

2026 Earth Day

On Earth Day 2026, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) and the Botanical garden of the University of Zagreb’s Faculty of Science (PMF) organised a special citizen science programme – a BioBlitz event held as part of the 2026 Croatian Science Festival. The event, which the staff of the NSK User Services Department organised in cooperation with the head of the Garden Dr Vanja Stamenković, was prepared for the pupils of the Tituš Brezovački secondary school in Zagreb led by their biology teacher Branka Horvat.

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The visual identity of the 'BioBlitz and libraries' programme.

“BioBlitz and libraries”: NSK and Zagreb Library Association launch green libraries programme spotlighting the importance of biodiversity

2026

The National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) and the Zagreb Library Association (ZKD) have launched BioBlitz and libraries, a green libraries programme bringing together the general public and researchers for the purpose of promoting the vital importance of the preservation of biodiversity. By organising the programme, NSK’s User Services Department and the ZKD Citizen Science Working Group (GZUK) intend to mobilise Croatian libraries in organising BioBlitz events – intensive field studies aimed at collecting data over a period ranging from several hours to an entire month on the species inhabiting parks, gardens and forests in on near their communities. Free to set the scope and ...

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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 visual identity of „The Last Swiss Holocaust Survivors“ exhibition hosted by NSK.

„The Last Swiss Holocaust Survivors“ exhibition marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day

19 – 31 January 2026

From 19 to 31 January 2026, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) will be hosting The Last Swiss Holocaust Survivors, an exhibition commemorating the 2026 International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Jointly organised by the Gamaraal Foundation, NSK and the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in the Swiss Confederation, the exhibition spotlights the stories of the Holocaust survivors in Switzerland, featuring moving video material and revealing the unthinkable loss, fear and persecution that they endured. Providing an intimate and deeply personal perspective of the harrowing events of the Second World War, the exhibition aims to preserve the survivors’ testimonies ...

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Triptych showing the greats of Croatian heritage Marco Antonio de Dominis, Faust Vrančić and Marin Getaldić.

Exhibitions on Croatia’s greats in Australia and New Zealand

November and December 2025

This November and December, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) and Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts (HAZU), supported by the Croatian Studies Foundation, are bringing to the Australian and New Zealand audiences exhibitions highlighting the legacy of three great scholars in Croatian history. Authored by the Senior Research Associate at the Division for the History of Natural and Mathematical Sciences at the Academy’s Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science Dr Marijana Borić, the exhibitions spotlight three world-famous Croatian intellectual figures at the turn of the 17th century – ...

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The visual identity of 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 March 2026, Klovićevi dvori Gallery

[After four months of being on view and more than 30,000 visitors, due to unabated interest and popular demand the In the Beginning Was the Kingdom exhibition has been extended until 15 March 2026.]______________________________________ 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 ...

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“Solidarity with Ukraine”: Exhibition by Ukrainian Post Office on view at NSK by 15 Sep 2024

27 August – 15 September 2024

By 15 September 2024, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) is hosting the Solidarity with Ukraine exhibition, organised by the Ukrainian Post Office in cooperation with the Croatian Post Office and Croatian Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and featuring the postage stamps issued in support of Ukraine’s struggle against Russian aggression. Prepared by the Ukrainian Post Office as a way of expressing Ukraine’s gratitude to countries whose general post offices launched special postage stamps symbolising their countries’ solidarity with Ukraine in its struggle for freedom, the Solidarity with Ukraine exhibition features the stamps issued by 15 countries. Included among the displayed stamps is the stamp which the

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