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At the chamber exhibition, maps made between 1909 and 1919 are on display, which can be regarded as special, since they show temporary conditions before the formation of the final borders. Border disputes of World War I come alive on nearly 30 maps, period posters, postcards and photographs.

This year marks not only the 170th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution and War of Independence of 1848-1849, but also the 190th anniversary of the birth and the 150th anniversary of the death of Júlia Szendrey who played an active role in the revolution.

The Metropolitan Disaster Management Directorate of Budapest will hold firefighting practice on Floor 5 of the Library, at the main entrance and on the corridors as shown below:

November 13, 2018, from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m.;

November 14, 2018, from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m.;

November 15, 2018, from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m.

Part of the volumes originating from the Radvánszky library of Sajókaza was kept by National Széchényi Library as a deposit from 1950 until 2018. The codices will ceremoniously be returned to the National Lutheran Collection by Dr. László Tüske, Director-general of National Széchényi Library on November 11, 2018.

The Choir of National Széchényi Library cordially invites you and your friends to a memorial program compiled from Edvard Grieg’s works, to be held on November 16, 2018.

As part of the Corvina Program of National Széchényi Library lasting for decades – in addition to the exhibition entitled The Corvina Library and the Buda Workshop, open as of November 6, 2018 –, a completely renewed version of the corvina website set up some fifteen years ago has been launched.