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Holiday opening hours
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From 29 March to 1 April 2024, the reading rooms and exhibitions of the NSZL will be closed. On Tuesday, 2 April, we will be open as usual.

The exhibition that leads you to yourself
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Our temporary exhibition The Forms of Time opens on 11 April 2024.

The National Library of Foreign Literature (OIK) reopens
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All OIK services will be available again from 8 April 2024.

Tolkien Day at the National Library of Foreign Literature
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Tolkien Day is back this spring! This year, the long-standing event will include a special event: the opening of the Tolkien Collection at the OIK, where all Tolkien lovers are welcome. 

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

Ambassadorial visit
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On 20 February 2024, the Ambassador of Brazil to Hungary, Susanne Kleebank, paid a visit to the National Library.

The Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova paid an official visit to the NSZL
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The Ambassador of Moldova to Hungary, Oleg Țulea, and his First Secretary, Vadim Beldiman, were received on 13 February 2024 at the National Library by Dávid Rózsa, Director General.

Corvinas "returned home" from Turkey and newly found 19th century photographs in our online content services
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The 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Hungary and Turkey was the occasion to celebrate Hungarian and Turkish cultural traditions.