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Sculptor Sándor Finta (1881–1958) spent most of his active years in America, and he settled in Brazil in 1920. It was during his years spent in South America that he got acquainted with Indian culture which provided a new theme for his art as a sculptor.

As part of a thematic week entitled National Library Days 2017 – ”Only from pure sources!”, the Association of Church Libraries and Metropolitan Ervin Szabó Library will hold a professional conference entitled Tradition and innovation. The state, condition, processing and digitization of our museum collections. The event will take place in Metropolitan Ervin Szabó Library on October 2, 2017.

Thanks to the performance of Örkény Theater entitled Aranyozás (Gilding), János Arany's spirit will be evoked in our Library as of 7 p.m. on Friday September 15, 2017.

Our exhibition entitled Hungarian Sound Film Posters 1931–1944 has come to its finishing event.

On the first eve of the event series entitled Orientalists in NSZL, on September 13, 2017, classical philologist, Orientalist, university professor Miklós Maróth will deliver a lecture entitled Philosophical and religious ethics in the Islamic world.

Dear Readers,

Public dress rehearsal of the performance of Örkény Theater entitled Aranyozás (Gilding) will be held in NSZL as of 7 p.m. on Friday September 15, 2017. Due to the rehearsal, the Library will be closed one hour earlier, at 7 p.m. We apologize for any inconvenience caused, and you are cordially invited to the performance!

During the 26^th Budapest Wine Festival, National Széchényi Library can be visited during its usual official opening hours. The easiest way to approach NSZL is to come from Dózsa György Square, using the Express Elevator. Visitors coming to our Library are kindly asked to tell the organizers of the Wine Festival that they want to visit NSZL, and also to present their Reader Pass. Organizers of Budapest Wine Festival will help you to get access to the Main Entrance of National Széchényi Library.

We invite those interested in János Arany’s poetry to a special evening, to the dress rehearsal of the performance of Örkény Theater. Entitled Aranyozás (Gilding), the performance will start at 7 p.m. on Friday September 15, 2017.