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2024 NSK exhibition of prints by Dražen Trogrlić.

“Galactic dance”: Exhibition of prints by Dražen Trogrlić on view at NSK by 19 Dec 2024

11 – 19 December 2024

On 11 December 2024, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) hosted the presentation of a print portfolio by an award-wining Croatian painter, sculptor and graphic artist Dražen Trogrlić (Galaktički ples / Galactic dance) which will be displayed in the Library’s grand lobby by 19 December.  Published by NSK, the portfolio’s 15 prints convey the author’s vision inspired by the immense and infinite galactic expanses. The presentation opened with a welcome address by the NSK Director General Professor Ivanka Stričević and an introduction by the Head of the NSK Print Collection ...

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Participants in the 2024 Croatian Book Month quiz awards ceremony.

“Big Small Stories”: Croatian Book Month 2024 closes with its reading promotion quiz awards ceremony

15 November 2024

On 15 November 2024, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) hosted the awards ceremony of Big Small Stories, this year’s edition of the national online quiz aimed at the promotion of reading and held as part of the Croatian Book Month, Croatia’s annual national programme successfully spotlighting books and reading for almost thirty years. The awards ceremony also marked the closing of the Month’s this year’s edition, themed I will listen to your story…. Organised by the Zagreb City Libraries public ...

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The visual identity of the “Dragi Lastane!” exhibition.

Exhibition marking 70 years of Croatia’s iconic teenage magazine on view at NSK by 22 Nov 2024

5 – 22 November 2024

By 22 November 2024, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) will be hosting the exhibition taking place as part of the 2024 Croatian Book Month as a way of marking the 70th anniversary of the publication of the first issue of Modra lasta, Croatia’s longest-running teenage magazine (Dragi Lastane!). The exhibition, which NSK organised in cooperation with the Školska knjiga publishing company, Croatian School Museum and Croatian Association of School Librarians, opened on 5 ...

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Visitors of the “Marco Antonio de Dominis: A Visionary’s Perspective” exhibition.

European Heritage Days 2024: Exhibition commemorating 17th-century Croatian genius on view by 29 Oct 2024

15 – 29 October 2024

On 15 October 2024, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) hosted the opening of Marco Antonio de Dominis: A Visionary’s Perspective, an exhibition spotlighting an outstanding Croatian theologian, philosopher and scholar at the turn of the 17th century. Jointly organised by the Library, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts (HAZU) and Pontifical Croatian College of St. Jerome in Rome as part of the Academy’s project aimed at the popularisation of Croatian cultural heritage (Upoznajmo hrvatsku znanstvenu baštinu), the exhibition, which is taking place as part of the 2024

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“Solidarity with Ukraine”: Exhibition by Ukrainian Post Office on view at NSK by 15 Sep 2024

27 August – 15 September 2024

By 15 September 2024, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) is hosting the Solidarity with Ukraine exhibition, organised by the Ukrainian Post Office in cooperation with the Croatian Post Office and Croatian Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and featuring the postage stamps issued in support of Ukraine’s struggle against Russian aggression. Prepared by the Ukrainian Post Office as a way of expressing Ukraine’s gratitude to countries whose general post offices launched special postage stamps symbolising their countries’ solidarity with Ukraine in its struggle for freedom, the Solidarity with Ukraine exhibition features the stamps issued by 15 countries. Included among the displayed stamps is the stamp which the

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Segment of the poster for the 'Book Art in Croatia' exhibition.

A break from summer heat with the best designed Croatian books throughout history

13 – 20 August 2024

By 20 August, take a break from summer heat in the grand lobby of the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) where you can refresh yourself by visiting an exhibition spotlighting the outstanding examples of book art in Croatia spanning a period of 1,500 years. The Book Art in Croatia exhibition provides a historical overview of techniques and styles employed in the production and decoration of books in Croatia since the Middle Ages to contemporary times. Authored by art historian Dr Milan Pelc, it reveals interesting details about manuscript and printed books featuring a wide array of themes and content and presenting the greatest achievements in book design in Croatia. Apart from medieval ...

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Miroslav Krleža's manuscript archive held by the NSK Manuscripts and Old Books Collection.

NSK joins 2024 Miroslav Krleža Festival

2 July 2024

On 2 July 2024, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) hosted a special get-together held as part of the 13th Miroslav Krleža Festival, the 2024 edition of the annual cultural festival commemorating Miroslav Krleža (1893-1981), one of the most distinguished, world-famous Croatian writers and thinkers of all time. After an introductory address by the NSK Director General Professor Ivanka Stričević, the Festival was presented by its author and director Goran Matović, who donated to the Library the posters of the Festival’s previous editions. Designed by ...

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Marco Antonio de Dominis (1560-1624).

“Marco Antonio de Dominis: A Visionary’s Perspective”: Commemorating the unforgotten Croatian genius

15 – 29 October 2024

From 15 to 29 October 2024, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) will be hosting Marco Antonio de Dominis: A Visionary’s Perspective, an exhibition spotlighting an outstanding Croatian theologian, philosopher and scholar at the turn of the 17th century and a distinguished member of Europe’s high society at the time whose legacy transcends the boundaries of Croatian cultural heritage. Marking the 400th anniversary of the death of Marco Antonio de Dominis, one of the greatest intellectual figures of both Croatian and European cultural heritage, and the 130th anniversary of the founding of the NSK Manuscripts and Old Books Collection, the Marco Antonio de Dominis: A Visionary’...

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A fountain pen resting on an open notebook.

“The Golden Age of the Fountain Pen in NSK Manuscripts” exhibition: Croatian heritage traced in ink

3 – 15 December 2024

From 3 to 15 December 2024, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) will be hosting The Golden Age of the Fountain Pen in NSK Manuscripts exhibition, the final event of the Library’s programme marking the 130th anniversary of the founding of the Library’s Manuscripts and Old Books Collection and organised with the support of the Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media. Presenting the treasures preserved in the NSK Manuscripts and Old Books Collection such as the manuscripts of the world-famous Croatian writer Miroslav Krleža (1893-1981), letters of the internationally acclaimed Croatian ...

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“Dragi Lastane”, logotype of documentary by Irena Škorić.

“Dear Lastan!”: 70 years of “Modra lasta”, Croatia’s iconic teenage magazine

5 – 22 November 2024

From 5 to 22 November 2024, the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) will be hosting the exhibition marking the 70th anniversary of the publication of the first issue of Modra lasta, Croatia’s longest-running teenage magazine. Spotlighting Lastan, the magazine’s hugely popular agony uncle, better still, a “big brother” figure for countless generations of Croatian teenagers over the past seven decades, the exhibition is jointly being organised by the Library, Croatian School Museum, Croatian Association of School Librarians and the Školska knjiga company, which has published

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