We cordially invite you to the launch on June 3 of “About the Medicines of Good Luck and Misfortune”, a recently published volume edited by our colleagues. Invited guests to the presentation discussion will be István Lázár and László Szörényi.
The 86th Festive Book Week will take place between June 4 and 7, 2015. National Széchényi Library will also be present at the event.
One of the central themes of new, recently forming cultural historical and art historical discourses is the image and its role, effect and reception in visual culture. In the wake of the “iconic turn”, a radical turn could be observed in the field of research too.
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This year National Széchényi Library focuses its programs for the Night of Museums on “humor”. We are waiting for you with the following programs, the list of which is given according to various sites within the Library:
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National Széchényi Library will be open on Whit Saturday May 23, 2015 during its usual opening hours. We are looking forward to seeing you in the Library!
“When it comes to humor, I’m not joking” – said Frigyes Karinthy (1887-1938), who started his writing career as a journalist and remained a writer of short, humorous writings until his death. As a matter of fact, the birth of the so-called “light” genre and its operating mechanism are much more complex than one could ever imagine.
Due to technical problems, our service called Hungarian Digital Image Library has been facing a temporary shutdown. We will re-launch our service as soon as our IT staff solves the problem. We regret any inconvenience caused and thank you for your patience and understanding!