Minister of Culture of Montenegro visited NSZL

It was an honor for us to have Pavle Goranovic, Minister of Culture of Montenegro as a guest of National Széchényi Library during his two-day visit to Hungary. On May 23, 2016, Director-General of National Széchényi Library László Tüske received Pavle Goranovic, Minister of Culture of Montenegro and his delegation in his office. The Director-General briefly presented the history and cultural significance of the Hungarian national library, with special regard to the present sphere of its main activities including, in addition to the classic library functions, the organization of exhibitions, conferences and the publication of books.

Minister Goranovic pointed out historical and cultural parallels between the two countries. Speaking about book printing, he emphasized that Cetinje, the Old Royal Capital hosted the first state printing office, and that the first publication printed in Cyrillic letters dated back to 1494. In connection with the parallel drawn with Chronica Hungarorum printed in Buda in 1473, the plan of a joint exhibition was raised. The exhibition could be realized on the basis of a cooperation agreement between the two national libraries, to be signed in the near future. Cooperation is also planned in the field of digitization and exchange of experience in library modernization.

After the official meeting with László Tüske, Minister Goranovic and his delegation were introduced with selected treasures of our collections, including the Early Printed Books Collection, the Manuscript Collection and the Map Collection, in the Apponyi Room of the Library.

During his visit, Pavle Goranovic gave a facsimile publication, made on the 500th anniversary of the spread of book printing and containing religious texts, to National Széchényi Library. In return, Director-General László Tüske gave some representative publications released by National Széchényi Library to his guest.

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