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NSK Manuscripts and Rare Books Collection Associate for early and rare material Karolina Tumbas.

2026 “Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium” event #6 marks 290 years since Ruđer Bošković’s first work

20 October 2026

With its latest 2026 Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium event and as part of this year’s Croatian Book Month, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) marked 290 years since the publication of the first work of the renowned 18th-century Croatian mathematician, physicist, astronomer, philosopher, diplomat and poet Ruđer Josip Bošković (Ruggero Giuseppe Boscovich). The ‘firstling’ (De maculis solaribus exercitatio astronomica habita) of one of Croatia’s ...

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The visual identity of the fifth NSK’s 2026 “Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium” event, featuring a portrait of Ruđer Bošković.

Sixth “Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium” 2026 event spotlighting Ruđer Bošković’s first work

20 October 2026, 13.00

On 20 October 2026, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) is organising the sixth event of its this year’s Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium programme. Focusing on another gem of the NSK collections, it is spotlighting the legacy of Croatia’s 18th-century genius Ruđer Bošković (Ruggero Giuseppe Boscovich). Marking the 315th anniversary of the birth of the renowned Croatian mathematician, physicist, astronomer, philosopher, diplomat and poet and 290 years since the publication of his first work, the event is organised as one of the programmes with which the Library will ...

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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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An item from Croatica exhibitied as part of the fifth “Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium” event.

Croatica’s hidden Sherlock Holmes brought to light at 2026 “Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium” event #5

8 June 2026

The fifth event of the 2026 edition of Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium, the programme of the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) promoting Croatia’s national library collection, spotlighted the publications in which Sherlock Holmes’s Croatian impostor hid for decades. In her lecture, Professor at the Department of English Studies of the University of Rijeka’s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Antonija Primorac presented the research as part of which she “caught” the fraudulent hero and its findings.

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NSK Senior Public Relations Adviser Maja Mlinarević, NSK Foreign Croatica Collection staff member Dr Iva Vrkić Seidl, Elena Anne Bielich and Mary Anne Sinovich.

Latest acquisition to NSK Foreign Croatica Collection spotlighting legacy of Croats in South Africa 

5 June 2026

Members of the Croatian diaspora in South Africa Mary Anne Sinovich and Elena Anne Bielich donated to the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) a comprehensive monograph documenting generations-long legacy of South African Croats. Soon to be available to NSK’s users as part of the NSK Foreign Croatica Collection, the monograph is a valuable addition to almost 12,000 titles which the Collection currently holds. Entitled The Life, Times and Legacy of Our Grandparents, it offers insight into the contribution of Croats to their local communities, their efforts to preserve their Croatian identity and close ties with their ancestors’ homeland.

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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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Participants in the fourth “Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium” event.

“Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium” exhibition featuring archive of doyen of Croatian visual poetry Borben Vladović on view by 29 May

21 – 29 May 2026

Items from the archive of the doyen of Croatian visual poetry Borben Vladović preserved in Croatia’s national library collection are on view at an exhibition opened as part of the fourth event of the National and University Library in Zagreb’s (NSK) 2026 Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium programme. Apart from Vladović’s own works of visual poetry, also displayed at the exhibition are visual poems by other authors, both Croatian and foreign, including works of the so-called mail art, artist’s books, samizdat publications as well as other written and printed works of neo-avant-garde poetry. Remaining on view in the Library’s ...

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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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Participants in the third “Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium” programme.

Treasures of NSK Print Collection presented as part of 2026 “Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium” event #3

28 April 2026

The Print Collection of the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) hosted the third event of the Library’s 2026 Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium programme, aimed at the promotion and popularisation of treasures in NSK’s collections. Professor at the Graphic Arts Department of the Zagreb Academy of Fine Arts Miran Šabić brought closer to the event participants lithography, one of the most widespread graphic arts techniques.

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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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