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Petőfi Literary Museum organizes a conference entitled Management of born digital “manuscripts”. The problem of the management of born digital “manuscripts” by museums is one of the most exciting and, at the same time, the most pressing issues of contemporary museum practices. On the first day of the session (on March 29), an attempt will be made to survey the Hungarian situation and to sum up problems, involving directors and experts of major public collections.

Related to the event series János Arany Memorial Year 2017, a János Arany exhibition entitled “Others get laurel only by leaves…” – Treasures, cult, impact history will be opened in National Széchényi Library at 11 a.m. on April 28, 2017.

The first Beautiful Hungarian Map competition dates back to 1996. The aim has been to raise the level of Hungarian map culture and help beautifully made maps gain more ground. To achieve this aim, the Department of Cartography and Geoinformatics of Eötvös Lorand University (formerly Lazarus Mapping Foundation) and the Map Collection of NSZL invite entries to win the title of “Beautiful Hungarian Map” every year.

You are cordially invited to the announcement of winners of the Beautiful Hungarian Map 2016 competition and the opening ceremony of the exhibition based on competing items. Opening ceremony and the announcement of winners will start at 3 p.m., on March 17, 2017 in the Ceremonial Hall of National Széchényi Library, on Floor 6.

Under the title Week of Communities, the consortium of the Hungarian Open Air Museum, the Hungarian Institute for Culture and National Széchényi Library will launch a new national event series within the framework of priority project code No. EFOP-1.3.1-15-2016-00001 entitled “Acting Communities – Active Community Involvement”, the first event of which will be held between May 8 and 14, 2017.

Entitled Tradition and Innovation, an exhibition will be opened in National Széchényi Library, one which will present NSZL as a publisher. The exhibition will offer a selection from the wide range of books, albums and periodicals published by, or with the cooperation of NSZL.

Entitled Tradition and Innovation. NSZL as a Publisher, an exhibition will be opened in National Széchényi Library on March 10, 2017.