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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 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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The visual identity of the 'Adriatic and Ionian Ships' exhibition.

“Adriatic and Ionian Ships in the Modern Age (1650-1850)” international exhibition features invaluable Croatian documentary sources

28 November – 12 December 2025

From 28 November to 12 December 2025, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) will host Adriatic and Ionian Ships in the Modern Age (1650-1850), an international exhibition organised by the Croatian History Museum, which is currently undergoing reconstruction. Featuring the results of several years of research into the maritime heritage of the Mediterranean, this international exhibition by the Assistant Professor at the Zagreb University’s Faculty of Croatian Studies Zrinka Podhraški Čizmek has been created as part of CROMARESHIP, a research project focusing on a systematic analysis ...

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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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Participants in the fifth edition of the NSK “Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium” programme.

“Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium” spotlights books as works of visual art

29 October 2025

Featuring a lecture-and-exhibition programme themed Art between the covers: Book as a work of art, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) organised the fifth edition of Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium. Held as part of this year’s Croatian Book Month, the programme was prepared as one of the events of the Library’s 2025 programme promoting and popularising Croatian cultural heritage which it preserves as part of CROATICA, Croatia’s national library collection. Book as a medium of expression in visual art ...

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The visual identity of the fifth edition of the NSK “Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium” programme.

“Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium” #5: “Art between the covers: Book as a work of art”

29 October 2025, 12.00, CroAtrium, conference hall Judita

The fifth edition of Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium, the 2025 programme of the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) promoting and popularising the Croatian national library collection, will be held on 29 October 2025, as part of this year’s Croatian Book Month programme. Spotlighting books created as works of art, mainly visual art, the programme will feature a lecture by Professor at the Zagreb Academy of Fine Arts Tanja Dabo, who will present the specific characteristics of artists’ books and other forms of art books.  

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The visual identity of the “Marginalia, in the focus” exhibition.

New NSK exhibition: “Marginalia, in the focus” on view by 7 Nov 2025

24 October – 7 November 2025

From 24 October to 7 November 2025, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) will put on Marginalia, in the focus, an exhibition spotlighting the secrets of the notes and other marks in the margins of items in the Library’s collections. Authored by members of the NSK staff art historian and curator Iva Perinić and heritage collections specialist Ivan Volarević, the exhibition was prepared with the support of the Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media and will be held as part of the 2025 Croatian Book Month. It will feature the wealth and diversity of marginalia in various languages and scripts included in a wide variety of the

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The poster of ARCA 2025, the 2025 edition of Croatia's international innovation exhibition.

NSK to host ARCA 2025, Croatia’s 23rd international innovation exhibition

16 – 18 October 2025

From 16 to 18 October 2025, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) will host ARCA 2025, the 23rd Croatian international innovation exhibition. Organised by The Croatian Union of Innovators, the exhibition will also include AGRO ARCA, the ARCA international fair presenting the latest products, services and technologies in the field of agriculture. It will feature numerous innovations developed by individuals, research teams in private sector businesses and public sector enterprises, academic institutions and public institutes, as well as by high-profile companies and start-ups from Croatia and abroad. ARCA 2025 will also present innovations by Croatian students, secondary and even primary school students, who will be able to take ...

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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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