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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, 14.00

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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Speakers at the closing of the 2025 Croatian Book Month.

“Superlibrarians”: Croatian Book Month 2025 closes with its quiz awards ceremony

14 November 2025

The National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) once again hosted the awards ceremony of the national online quiz taking place every year as part of the Croatian Book Month, Croatia’s annual national programme supported by the Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media and successfully spotlighting books and reading for the last thirty years. In her welcome address, the Head of the NSK User Services Department Dorja Mučnjak greeted on behalf of the NSK Director General all present at the ceremony, thanking the Zagreb City Libraries public library network for successfully organising yet another Month, ...

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Participants in the final "Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium" event.

Final “Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium” event showcases Croatian emigrant heritage

4 November 2025

On 4 November 2025, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) organised the last event of Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium, its programme aimed at the popularisation and promotion of the CROATICA collection, which NSK assembles and curates. Held at CroAtrium, the Library’s multimedia lab and heritage interpretation centre ideal for presenting its collections to a wide range of audiences, the event showcased the results of a 2024 project which the Library ran in cooperation with the Croatian Fraternal Union of America.

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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 inscriptions on 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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Croatian pianist Nadja Varga Modrić and Croatian cellist Zita Draušnik,

“Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium” spotlights the musical legacy of Miroslav Miletić

3 October 2025

A concert marking the centenary of the birth of the Croatian composer, violinist, violist and music educator Miroslav Miletić (1925-2018), held at the Library on 3 October 2025, brought together the lovers and researchers of Miletić’s oeuvre. Organised as the fourth edition of Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium, the 2025 programme of the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) promoting and popularising Croatian cultural heritage preserved as part of CROATICA, Croatia’s national library collection, the concert featured Miletić’s instrumental and vocal-instrumental compositions, along with compositions by several French authors. ...

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The covers of four copies of the 'Incunabula Croatica' monograph.

“Incunabula Croatica”: NSK presents its monograph spotlighting Croatia’s earliest printed books

25 September 2025

On 25 September 2025, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) presented Incunabula Croatica, its monograph documenting the findings of decades of extensive research into Croatia’s earliest printed books and their relevance in the context of European cultural heritage. Issued as part of a major publishing project supported by the Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media and the Adris Foundation, the monograph was prepared as a result of the Library’s cooperation with a large number of institutions, many of them religious. Emphasising the importance of this cooperation in her welcome address, the NSK Director General Dr Ivanka Stričević expressed deep gratitude to all who ...

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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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The invitation for the presentation of “Incunabula Croatica”.

“Incunabula Croatica”: NSK to present its monograph on Croatia’s earliest printed books

25 September 2025, 13.00

On 25 September 2025, starting at 13.00, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) will present Incunabula Croatica, the result of its major publishing project and a significant contribution to insights into Croatia’s earliest printed books and the history of the Croatian book in general. Published with the support of the Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media and the Adris Foundation as a result of years-long research into the Croatian incunabula, the monograph will be presented by the NSK Director General Dr Ivanka Stričević, the monograph’s consulting editors Associate Professor at the Department of Information and Communication Sciences of the

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