On 27 January 2025 the National Library of the Czech Republic officially handed over the special mobile conservation workstation “Archa I” to the Yaroslav Mudryi National Library in Kyiv. This specialised workplace will help preserve and restore Ukrainian written heritage affected by war. The project, supported by the Czech Ministry of Culture, is a significant step in cultural cooperation and heritage protection.
On February 7, 2025, the National and University Library (NUK) in Ljubljana presented a new monograph by Dr Dr Igor Grdina, Prešeren, politika in poezija (Prešeren, Politics, and Poetry), with facsimile of four manuscrips of Zdravljica, preserved in NUK. This is of great significance, as in 2020, the European Commission awarded Zdravljica the European Heritage Label.
The National and University Library of Slovenia has published its Strategic Plan 2025–2029, developed through an inclusive process to address the evolving role of libraries in a digital, interconnected, and research-driven world. Key priorities include digital transformation, cultural heritage preservation, academic support, talent development, sustainability, and global collaboration.
The Slovak National Library invites you to the Apponyi family library in Oponice to view the exhibition “Od Proglasu po ypsilon”, which will guide visitors through the fascinating development of the Slovak language from its origins in Old Slavic language to the form it accepted in the middle of the 19th century.
New exhibition at the Austrian National Library: “A Century in Pictures. Austria 1925-2025”, on show from March 13 – November 2, presents iconic images of historic events from the First Republic to the present day – to mark 80 years of liberation from the Nazi regime, 70 years State Treaty and 30 years of EU membership.
A new temporary exhibition at the National Library of Ireland explores the history of the Irish Bogs Commission and how its 19th-century maps are now shaping the future of Ireland’s peatlands.
In February 1875, the first issue of the Belgian Bibliography was published. To commemorate this round anniversary, KBR is currently holding a pop-up exhibition until March 28th.
The No Time to Wait conference returns for its ninth edition from 15-17 October 2025 at the National Library of Ireland (NLI). The three-day event is dedicated to exploring open media, open standards and digital audiovisual preservation.
A new exhibition project Prints and engravings from XVII to XIX century gives visitors the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the history of engraving, with the works of European engravers and much more. The exhibition was created from the old book collection of the National Library of Moldova.
