News, events

The Latvian Ambassador’s visit to the National Library

2025/04/07

The National Széchényi Library welcomed Jurijs Pogrebņaks, Ambassador of the Republic of Latvia in Budapest on 2nd April 2025. The diplomatic visit aimed to deepen cultural and professional ties between the two countries.

U.S. Chargé d’Affaires, Robert Palladino’s official visit to the National Library

2025/04/11

We welcomed the recently appointed Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Budapest and his staff on 9th April 2025.

Holiday closing time

2025/04/25

Please note that our reading rooms and exhibitions will be closed from 1st to 5th May 2025.

Another Erland Kolding Nielsen Grant for the Hungarian National Library

2025/04/07

The National Széchényi Library has once again received a significant international appreciation: in collaboration with the National Library of Scotland, it successfully applied for the Erland Kolding Nielsen Grant, which is funded by the Conference of European National Librarians.

The National Library is closed during Easter

2025/03/25

Reading rooms and exhibitions of the library are closed between 18th and 21st April. On 22nd of April the library will be open as usual.

The library is exceptionally closed on Thursday

2025/04/02

We would like to inform our readers and visitors that our library will be exceptionally closed on Thursday, the 3rd of April 2025. We are looking forward to welcoming you on Friday, the 4th of April during our usual opening hours.