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NSK, the National and University Library in Zagreb, is the largest Croatian library and operates both as the national library of Croatia and the central library of the University of Zagreb.

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Scenes of the preparation of items in NSK’s collections for the “IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE KINGDOM” exhibition.

“IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE KINGDOM”: NSK’s treasures to be featured as part of an exhibition marking 1,100 years of the Kingdom of Croatia

16 October 2025 – 15 February 2026, Klovićevi dvori Gallery

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Young male person among bookshelves holding a pile of books hiding his face.

NSK waving late return charges as part of Croatian Book Month by 15 Nov 2025

15 October – 15 November 2025

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The visual identity of the “Marginalia, in the focus” exhibition.

New NSK exhibition: “Marginalia, in the focus” opening on 24 Oct 2025

24 October – 7 November 2025

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Discover digital books, newspapers, journals, posters, drawings, postcards, maps, music and other resources in our collections.

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Discover our most treasured collections

Some of Croatia’s and the world’s greatest cultural treasures are preserved in our special collections.

NSK Manuscripts and Rare Books Collection

Incunabula, old and rare books, codices, manuscripts, letters

NSK Print Collection

Drawings, prints and print portfolios, posters, postcards

NSK Music Collection

Music manuscripts, printed music, music recordings

NSK Map Collection

Old and manuscript maps, plans of cities, celestial maps, atlases

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