Day of Hungarian Culture in NSZL

 

On the occasion of the Day of Hungarian Culture, there will be an open day in the Library.
We will wait for you with a scientific conference, an exhibition and with book presentations!
Date of the program: Monday January 22, 2018, 8:00-17:00

 

SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE

Comets on the Day of Hungarian Culture in National Széchényi Library. Cultural and science historical memories of the Great Comet of 1680
Venue: National Széchényi Library, Ceremonial Hall on Floor 6

08:30–09:00    Arrival, reception of guests, registration
09:00–09:15    Welcome speeches
09:15–09:45    Imre Tóth (HAS Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences, Konkoly Thege Miklós Institute for Astronomy): Contemporary comet research
09:45–10:00    Endre Zsoldos (HAS Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences, Konkoly Thege Miklós Institute for Astronomy): Comets from the Antiquity until the Early Modern Age
10:00–10:15    Dávid Csorba (Big Library of the Scientific Collections of the Reformed College of Sárospatak): Calvinist comets
10:15–10:30    Tünde Katona (University of Szeged): Warn you, comet mockers!
10:30–10:45    Debate

10:45–11:00    Coffee break

11:00–11:15    Gabriela Žibritová (University Library in Bratislava): Tractatus Cometographicus to Slovak readers
11:15–11:30    Judit V. Ecsedy (NSZL): Zsolna, a special place of printing press
11:30–11:45    Eszter Kovács (NSZL): Linguistic issues of Tractatus Cometographicus
11:45–12:00   Péter Perger (NSZL): Old Hungarian astronomical prints
12:00–12:15    Debate, closing remarks

 

BOOK PRESENTATIONS

"To See a Comet” Cultural and Science Historical Memories of the Great Comet of 1680
Venue: National Széchényi Library, Ceremonial Hall on Floor 6

13:30–15:00   The book will be presented by Benedek Láng (Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Department of Philosophy and History of Science) and István Monok (Library and Information Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences).
From 15:00    Welcome by Júlia Jolsvai (Jaffa Publishing House): buying books, informal conversation

This book was published by Jaffa Publishing House.

Ships Left in the Harbor – a Selected Bibliography of Newspaper Plans, Unpublished Periodicals by Éva Lakatos
Venue: National Széchényi Library, Boardroom (Floor 5, Room 516)

15:30 Guests will be greeted by László Boka, Director of Research and Academic Affairs, NSZL. Book presenters will be historian Géza Buzinkay, bibliographer Ferenc Kégli, and László Herendi, editor of the volume.

This book was published jointly by NSZL Publishing House and Gondolat Publishing House.

 

EXHIBITIONS

Photos of Béla Bartók Memorial House – Two-day exhibition
Photos taken of Béla Bartók Memorial House, owned by the Contemporary Photo Art Collection of NSZL, will be presented at the Ars Librorum exhibition space on January 22 and 23, 2018. The exhibition will be open during the official opening hours of the Library. Admission is free.

”Two See a Comet” – one-day exhibiton
During the conference, the venue will host a chamber exhibition entitled “To See a Comet”.

 

TOURS OF THE LIBRARY REPOSITORIES

In honor of the Hungarian Day of Culture, we will once again open our library repositories. Guided tours will be held between 11:00 and 14:30 on January 22. Preliminary registration will be open until 14:00 on January 19, 2018 at the following e-mail address: csoportvezetes@oszk.hu.

 

EXTERNAL PROGRAMS

• Manuscript of the Hungarian Anthem on display in Nyíregyháza
• Presentation of the Illustrated Album of the Hungarian Anthem Illustrated Album of the Hungarian Anthem in Balatonfüred

 

DISCOUNT REGISTRATION

NSZL will offer a discount from its annual registration fee on Friday January 19 and Saturday January 20, 2018.