Diogo Ramada Curto
1796
The Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal is the Portuguese national library, fulfilling the function of legal deposit and copyright.
The library was created by Decree of 29 February 1796, under the name of Royal Public Library of the Court. The library’s objective was to allow the general public access to the court’s collections, thus bucking the trend of the time only available to scholars and sages could access the treasures, manuscripts, paintings, and books of the royal court.
Portugal will celebrate the 5th centenary of the birth of its greatest poet, Luís Vaz de Camões, from June 10th, 2024, to June 10th, 2026.
The National Library of Portugal (NLP) will play a main role in these celebrations.
