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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 technique. 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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Participants in the second “Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium” programme.

2026 “Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium” event #2 spotlights historical atlas of 18th-century Dalmatia

14 April 2026

Spotlighting a gem of the Map Collection of the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK), the second event of the 2026 Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium programme took its participants on a journey to 18th-century Dalmatia. Professor at the Zadar University’s Department of Geography Lena Mirošević presented to the event participants Catastico delle Publiche Pradarie e Picchetti, a rare manuscript atlas featuring the cadastral maps of Dalmatia which ...

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The ‘Heidi: From a literary heroine to a global icon’ exhibition content.

Exhibition on Heidi, the iconic heroine of children’s literature, on view by 17 April

2 – 17 April 2026

Opened on this year’s International Children’s Book Day, the Heidi: From a literary heroine to a global icon exhibition, jointly organised by the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) and The Heidiseum Foundation, will remain on view in the Library’s grand lobby by 17 April 2026. After a welcome address by the NSK Director General Dr Ivanka Stričević, who thanked all the Library’s partners and collaborators in the exhibition’s preparation and emphasised the power which made the story of Heidi transcend the boundaries of Switzerland’s literature and become part ...

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A segment of the invitation for the second 2026 NSK’s “Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium” event.

2026 “Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium” second event to spotlight NSK’s rare cartographic treasure

14 April 2026, 12.00

The second event of the 2026 Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium programme will spotlight an exceptionally valuable item preserved as part of the NSK Map Collection. Scheduled for 14 April (12.00, conference hall Judita), the event will feature a lecture in which Professor at the Zadar University’s Department of Geography Lena Mirošević will present the relevance of Catastico delle Publiche Pradarie e Picchetti, a historic 18th-century atlas of Dalmatia and ...

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The visual identity of the “Heidi: From a literary heroine to a global icon”.

“Heidi: From a literary heroine to a global icon” exhibition opening on 2 Apr 2026

2 – 17 April 2026

On 2 April 2026, this year’s International Children’s Book Day, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) will host the opening of Heidi: From a literary heroine to a global icon, an exhibition it organised in cooperation with The Heidiseum Foundation. Supported by the Embassy of the Swiss Confederation to the Republic of Croatia, Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in the Swiss Confederation and the Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media, the exhibition celebrates Heidi, the title character ...

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Pianist Ivan Batoš and mezzosoprano Sofija Cingula.

Music in the focus of NSK’s first “Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium” event in 2026

5 March 2026

On 5 March 2026, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) organised the first event of its 2026 Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium programme, aimed at the promotion of Croatia’s national library collection. Symbolically organised on the anniversary of the death of Croatia’s internationally recognised female composer Dora Pejačević, after whom the Croatian selection for Eurovision Song Contest has been named, the programme spotlighted the heritage preserved in music collections from a detective’s point of view (Glazbene zbirke – detektivski pogled na glazbenu baštinu).  Head ...

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A segment of the invitation for the first 2026 NSK’s “Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium” event.

“Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium” 2026 opening with music

5 March 2026, 13.00

The 2026 edition of Heritage at Hand at CroAtrium, a special programme of the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) spotlighting the treasures of Croatia’s largest library collection, is opening soon! The programme’s first event, presenting the holdings of the NSK Music Collection, will be held on 5 March 2026 in the Library’s side lobby, starting at 13.00. Celebrating the legacy of prominent figures of Croatia’s 20th-century classical music Symbolically organised on the anniversary of the death of the first Croatian female composer Dora ...

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Head of the NSK Alma/Primo VE digital library platform implementation team Dr Dijana Machala, representative of the Croatian Institute for Librarianship Dr Breza Šalamon-Cindori, Director of the Croatian State Archives Dr Dinko Čutura, Associate Professor at the Department of Information Sciences and Technologies at the University of Zadar Marijana Tomić and Head of the NSK Digital Imaging Unit Silvio Lebinac.

NSK Day 2026: Another successful year in more than four centuries of existence

20 February 2026

Rejoicing together with our partners and friends, we have celebrated this year’s National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) Day, marking 419 years of the Library’s existence and bringing into spotlight those who have contributed most to its work in the past year. Commemorating the printing on 22 February 1483 of the first book in the Croatian language and the first book in Europe not printed in the Latin script, a ‘Missal by the Law of the Roman Court’ (Misal po zakonu rimskoga dvora; ...

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Visitors of the NSK Doors Open Days programme.

NSK Doors Open Days 2026

18 & 19 February 2026

Come and visit us on 18 and 19 February 2026 and learn more about our work and the invaluable treasures of Croatian and world heritage that have been in the care of the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) for more than four centuries. Our Doors Open Days traditionally announce the celebration of the National and University Library in Zagreb Day and we dedicated their this year’s edition to great anniversaries spotlighting historic events and the related cultural artefacts in our collections.

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The building of the National and University Library in Zagreb. Photo: Damir Fabijanić.

NSK Day 2026: Celebrating 419 years of creating and guarding Croatia’s culture

20 February 2026, 13.00

This year’s National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) Day will be celebrated on 20 February (13.00), in memory of the printing on 22 February 1483 of the first book in the Croatian language and the first book in Europe not printed in the Latin script. Available on the NSK Digital Collections website, a ‘Missal by the Law of the Roman Court’ (Misal po zakonu rimskoga dvora; Missale Romanum glagolitice) is the pride of the Library’s

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