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RIPM Jazz Periodicals: trial access
RIPM Jazz Periodicals is an invaluable primary source database, containing an extensive collection of rare and unique publications covering the diverse...
The Baroque Library by Tom Mairs
Illustrator Tom Mairs included a picture of the Klementinum baroque library in his book called Prague Aquarelles. The book will be a collection of painted scenes from Prague...
The Ambassador of Turkey visited the NL
Egemen Bagis, the Ambassador of Turkey to the Czech Republic, and his wife visited the National Library of the Czech Republic on 11 October, 2024. During their...
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the National Library of Korea and the Czech National Library for the...
Exhibit of the Month: October 2024
The Bible of Hodějov was written by a single scribe between 1440-1460. The manuscript was kept in the Sázava Monastery and eventually found its way to the Klementinum...
Signal Festival 2024 in the Klementinum
The twelfth edition of the Signal Festival continues the three-year project Ecosystems with the title Ecosystems II: Quest. Prague, October 10-13, 2024...
Opening hours restriction
The Manuscripts and Early Printed Books Reading Room will have on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 extraordinary opening hours: 13.00-17.00. Thank you for understanding.
Opening Hours from September 2, 2024
Regular opening hours from September 2 to December 31, 2024. The National Library is open on Saturdays again. General reading room closed on Mon-Fri at 10 pm. Complete overview...
Library Closure - September 23, 2024
The National Library of the Czech Republic will be closed to the public on Monday, September 23, 2024, for technical reasons. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused.
Symposium of the Slavonic Library
On the occasion of the centenary of the Slavonic Library, an international symposium entitled “Slavic Studies Librarianship and its Influence on Contemporary Public Education” will be...
Documents temporarily unavailable
From Monday, 17 June 2024, to Saturday, 31 August, 2024, the documents on shelfmarks SF I, SF II , SF III, and Angl will not be available. In this period, you cannot borrow them off-site, neither can you...
Queens, Noblewomen and Burger Women
The exhibition features the range of activities by which noble and lowborn women influenced the society and acted as cultural agents in the broadest sense of the word: they participated...
Discover the National Library’s treasures
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Slavonic Library, which is part of the NL, we are honored to announce a partnership between our institution and Google Arts & Culture...
Book Donation of Margo Paran
Margo Paran (Israel), a painter and poet born in the Czechoslovakia, donated her poetry collection "And I Saw" and several other books to the National Library of the Czech Republic.
Montenegrin Cyrillic Printing
Montenegro is one of the first countries, in which printing was developed after the invention of printing press. Thanks to the ruling Crnojević family, Oktoich or The Octoechos...
Exhibit of the Month: March 2024
The grahic album features thirteen etchings with views of the North Bohemian spa town of Teplice and its surroundings. Apart from the Teplice Chateaux and town square...
Exhibit of the Month: February 2024
The manuscript marked with catalogue number NK X A 19, dated to the first half of the 14th century, contains Historia Scolastica by Peter Comestor. In this work, Comestor paraphrases...
Open Preservation Foundation
The Open Preservation Foundation (OPF) is pleased to welcome The National Library of the Czech Republic as a new member over this past year. OPF is a key organisation...
The NL Experts in the IFLA Management
During the IFLA sessions, two experts from the National Library of the Czech Republic, Petra Vávrová and Tomáš Klimek, have been appointed to the management of the IFLA professional sections.
Exhibit of the Month - January 2024
A hand-coloured map of the southwestern part of Mexico, printed in1623, is displayed as the exhibit of the month. It is part of the Atlas by renowned cartographer Gerard Mercator.
The Jubilee Exhibition of Nativity Scenes
A representative display features the works of the best contemporary creators of Nativity scenes in the Czech Republic. It is held on the occasion of the 800th anniversary...
In the Name of the Belarusian Nation…
The exhibition commemorates 100 years from the arrival of the exile government of the Belarusian Democratic Republic in Prague that became the centre of Belarusian exile...
Exhibition: Czech High Gothic in Models
Presented are 20 physical models of buildings from the High Gothic period at a scale of 1:100, created by students and pedagogues of the Architecture and Civil Engineering...
Guided tours open again
The Astronomical Tower and the Baroque Library (guided tour) was newly opened on 1 April 2023. A unique sightseeing tour through a part of the Klementinum, the former Jesuit college...
Free registration for Citizens of Ukraine
We offer citizens of Ukraine free registration in the NL. After registration you will get access to the collections, online sources and library services - more in Ukrainian.
