The first major permanent exhibition, Essence, was dedicated to celebrate the 220th anniversary of the founding of our library in 2022. Paying tribute to the founder, Count Ferenc Széchényi, and recalling the Corvina Library as a historical predecessor, the permanent exhibition is recommended for all ages in Hungarian and English, presenting the complexity and multi-layered nature of the more than ten million documents in the library, and representing the full range of the written Hungarian cultural heritage.
In recent months, we have invested considerable energy in modernising our library services to ensure the continued renewal of the national library. As part of this process, we have upgraded our photocopying service to better meet the needs of our users.
We would like to inform our readers that between 1 November 2022 and 31 March 2023, the opening hours of our institution will be as follows, in accordance with the provisions of Government Decree 353/2022 (IX. 19.) on the emergency operation of certain institutions and Government Decree 354/2022 (IX. 19.) on the regulation of the use of natural gas by certain institutions:
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In 2022, the Bibframe international workshop will be held in partnership between the NSZL and the Italian Casalini Libri on 20-21 September in Budapest, in a hybrid format (in person and online) in English.
Our film 'My brethren, you see...' is now available to everyone on the NSZL Youtube channel. The film was screened on channel M5 on 22 January 2022, the Day of Hungarian Culture.