Címlap 2

The Forms of Time
Kiállítások

The NSZL's temporary exhibition presents an innovative and family-friendly approach to time in ancient and Christian culture: in addition to calendars, chronicles, postcards and photographs, visitors can try out tangible and digital curiosities for children, too.

Visit of the Ambassador of Peru to the National Library
Hírek

On 10 April 2024, the Ambassador of the Republic of Peru to Hungary, Edgar Pérez Alván, visited the NSZL.

IT maintenance at the OIK
Hírek

We would like to inform our readers that on Thursday, 11 April 2024, the website and catalogues of the National Library of Foreign Literature will be temporarily unavailable due to IT maintenance. We kindly ask for your patience and understanding!

Elves, people and books
Hírek

The National Library of Foreign Literature (OIK) reopened its doors on Saturday, 6 April 2024, with a public family day, which was dedicated to the world of the Lord of the Rings, including the ceremonial unveiling of the 100-volume Tolkien collection.

The National Library of Foreign Literature (OIK) reopens
Hírek

All OIK services will be available again from 8 April 2024.

The beginnings of Hungarian portrait photography in the 1840–50s
Kiállítások

The exhibition, which will be open until 14 June 2024, will not only showcase the special technique photographs in the collection, but also briefly explore the era of experimentation, the way photography has evolved from the camera obscura to the mass-produced cabinet card.

Chinese delegation visited our library
Hírek

On 13 March 2024, Judit Gerencsér, Deputy Director General, and Zoltán Lewalt-Jezierski, Head of Cabinet, welcomed a three-member delegation from the Embassy of the People's Republic of China to our institution.

More cultural treasures made freely available by the NSZL on the National Day
Hírek

The manuscripts of Ferenc Kölcsey’s prose works and six of his previously unknown poem fragments, manuscript letters and poems by Julia Szendrey, as well as 19th century photographs, including daguerreotypes of the Egressy family, have been made available to the public in the NSZL’s Copia and Fototér content service.