News, events

Philosophical and religious ethics in the Islamic world – Miklós Maróth’s lecture

2017/09/12

Season 2 of cultural historical series entitled Orientalists in NSZL will begin on September 13, 2017.

The Library will be closed at 7 p.m. on Friday!

2017/09/12

Public dress rehearsal of the performance of Örkény Theater will be held in NSZL, so the Library will be closed one hour earlier, at 7 p.m. on Friday September 15, 2017.

Over 350 year-old sermon was found

2017/09/12

Mikes Kelemen Program has found it, Reformation Project of the National Archives of Hungary restored it, and the Hungaricana Project made it available.

How to access NSZL during Budapest Wine Festival?

2017/09/07

During the 26th Budapest Wine Festival, National Széchényi Library can be visited during its usual official opening hours.

Aranyozás (Gilding) – poets on János Arany

2017/09/04

An unusual theater rehearsal in our Library. We invite those interested in János Arany’s poetry to a special evening, to the dress rehearsal of the performance of Örkény Theater. The event will start at 7 p.m. on Friday September 15, 2017.

Theater History Collection of NSZL praised by head of Béla Lugosi research team

2017/09/05

Actor and composer William Kaffenberger recently expressed his gratitude to the management of our Library for the precious help provided to his Béla Lugosi research team by the staff of NSZL’s Special Collections. During the week of 20 through 23 June, 2017, they conducted research on the Hungarian actor Béla Lugosi in the facilities of the Theater History Collection of NSZL.

See you during Budapest Wine Festival, too!

2017/09/04

The 26th Budapest Wine Festival will take place between September 7 and 10, 2017 where you can taste the best wines of Hungary. During these days, you can also visit our exhibition entitled Hungarian Sound Film Posters 1931–1944, which provides a taste of the film history of the early 20th century.

“The head of nature turning into autumn” – ARANY (GOLDEN) Autumn – programs of the Arany Year

In the autumn of 2017, we will wait for you with programs related to the János Arany Year, including roundtable discussions, exclusive guided tours and presentations.

Half a million articles in EPA

2017/09/04

In August, the number of articles in NSZL’s Electronic Periodicals Archive & Database (Hungarian abbreviation: EPA) reached 500,000! The service is expanding and it continues to be available for free.

How to enter the Library on August 31?

2017/08/30

Due to film shooting, the entire territory of Lion Court and the Main Entrance of our Library will be closed between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. on Thursday August 31, 2017. Readers can enter the building at the Staff Entrance.