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Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium

Segment of Miroslav Miletić’s sheet music preserved by the NSK Music Collection.

“Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium”: Concert marking the centenary of the birth of Miroslav Miletić

3 October 2025, 14.00

On 3 October 2025 (14.00, Conference Hall Judita), the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) will host a concert marking the centenary of the birth of the Croatian composer, violinist, violist and music educator Miroslav Miletić (1925-2018). Organised as the fourth edition of Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium, the concert will commemorate Miletić’s legacy in the context of Croatia’s musical heritage as well as his contribution to the promotion of Croatian composers worldwide through his work as the founder and leader of a notable string quartet Pro Arte Zagreb, with which he performed in thousands of concerts all across the globe. NSK runs Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium ...

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Participants in the symposium commemorating Croatian heritage expert Šime Jurić.

NSK celebrates the legacy of distinguished Croatian heritage expert Šime Jurić

4 September 2025

On 4 September 2025, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) hosted a symposium commemorating the legacy of a prominent Croatian library professional and heritage expert Šime Jurić (1915-2004). Organised as a result of the Library’s cooperation with the Sinj Community Association in Zagreb, the symposium was held as part of Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium, NSK’s 2025 programme aimed at the popularisation of Croatian cultural heritage which it preserves as part of CROATICA, Croatia’s national library collection. NSK Director General Dr Ivanka Stričević and President of the ...

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The visual identity of the “Faust Vrančić – the Croatian Leonardo da Vinci” exhibition.

“Faust Vrančić – the Croatian Leonardo da Vinci” exhibition on view by 25 Jul 2025

30 June – 25 July 2025

Visit the exhibition which the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) prepared in cooperation with the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts (HAZU) to mark the 410th anniversary of the publication of Machinae novae, a breakthrough work by a remarkable Croatian scholar at the turn of the 17th century Faust Vrančić (1551-1617). Authored by the Senior Research Associate at the Division for the History of Natural and Mathematical Sciences at the Academy’s

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Some of the cartographic treasures displayed as part of the Library’s „Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium” programme.

“Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium” opens with medieval maps of Croatia in the spotlight

14 April 2025

On 14 April 2025, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) launched Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium, its 2025 programme aimed at the popularisation of Croatian cultural heritage which it preserves as part of Croatica, Croatia’s national library collection. Starting with a lecture by historian and geographer Dr Dubravka Mlinarić from the Croatian Institute for Migration Research (IMIN), the programme first spotlighted the invaluable cartographic material documenting Croatian statehood. CroAtrium – bringing Croatica closer to everyone Immersing the programme participants in the fascinating world of 16th-century cartographers Lazarus Secretarius and

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Lazius, Wolfgang (1561) “Ducatus Carniolae et Histriae una cum Marcha Windorum”. Vienna: Michael Zimmermann. NSK Map Collection.

“Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium” opening soon with 16th-century cartographic treasures in the spotlight

14 April 2025, 12.00, CroAtrium

On 14 April 2025 (12.00, Conference Hall Judita), the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) will open Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium, a 2025 programme aimed at the popularisation of Croatian cultural heritage which the Library preserves as part of Croatica, Croatia’s national library collection. Starting with a lecture by historian and geographer Dr Dubravka Mlinarić from the Croatian Institute for Migration Research (IMIN), the Heritage at Hand programme will first spotlight the invaluable 16th-century cartographic material documenting Croatian statehood (Dokumentiranje hrvatske državnosti u radovima srednjoeuropskih kartografa 16. stoljeća).

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