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According to our tradition, we will join the Night of Museums on the 22th of June 2024. From 3 p.m. in the afternoon until midnight, our library welcomes all visitors with craft activities, concerts, guided tours, restoration workshops and Copernicus Memorial Exhibition.

Our guided tours focus on the history of the University Library and Archives, Eötvös Loránd University.

On the Night of Museums we open our restoration workshop to get an insight into the work of restorers.

On the occasion of the Night of Museums, we are waiting for young and old, children and adults alike with special surprises.

The University Library and Archives offers guided tours of our exhibition Under the spell of accuracy – The Life and work of Loránd Eötvös.

On the occasion of the Night of Museums, on the 22th of June 2024 from 6.00 pm at the ELTE University Library and Archives in the Lobby (1053 Budapest, Ferenciek tere 6.), a string quartet consisting of members of the ELTE „Eötvös” Art Ensemble will give a concert with Edit Kollár (violin), Judit Gombás (violin), Mónika Mezei (viola) and Zsuzsanna Kéri (cello).

Within the framework of the Night of Museums program series, calligrapher Dezső Buzogány will hold a workshop on the 22nd of June 2024 between 15:00 and 24:00 in the hall of the ELTE University Library and Archives (1053 Budapest, Ferenciek tere 6.). Our guests are able to gain an insight into the art of calligraphy.

In the framework of our book adoption programme, our conservator and reference librarian gave our adopters a detailed presentation of the supported volumes.

The Foundation for the University Library held this year's meeting of the Board of Trustees, where Dr. Péter Kiszl, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Dr. Kulcsár Szabó Ernőné Gombos Annamária, Director General of the ELTE University Library and Archives (ELTE ULA), Márta Csikós, Head of Cabinet of ELTE ULA, Dr. Edit Madas, academician, professor, and Judit Osskó, certified architect, monument protection engineer, television editor-director, participated in the meeting.

The ELTE University Library and Archives offers extended opening hours for readers and students on weekdays and Saturdays between the 6th of May 2024 and the 15th of June 2024 until 22.00 hours. Our new community space offers the opportunity to learn, relax, use kitchen facilities and free computer access. Everyone is welcome and we wish all our students a successful semester and exam period!

In the framework of the Book of Your Life project, the new community space of the ELTE University Library and Archives was inaugurated for international and domestic students with the opening speech of Rector Dr. László Borhy.

Az ELTE Egyetemi Könyvtár és Levéltár 2024. április 27. és 30. között technikai okok miatt zárva tart.

The ELTE University Library and Archives and the Tianyige Library and Museum shared information about their history and collections in an online discussion. Both libraries were founded in 1561 and have a rich history and collection philosophy.

On the 18th of April 2024, the ELTE University Library and Archives will continue its „UNICycle upcycling” furniture refurbishment workshop series.

The ELTE University Library and Archives is pleased to invite you to the opening ceremony of its new student community space and the presentation of the book the Dniester Mermaid on the 25th of April 2024 from 13.00.

On the occasion of the International Librarian’s Day, we wish all librarians much joy and success in their work.

The ELTE University Library and Archives on the 16th of April 2024 (Tuesday) will be closed from 15.00 due to technical reasons.

On the occasion of the „Cultural Connection Day” on the 10th of April 2024, the ELTE University Library and the Book of Your Life (BoYL) project jointly presented their services at the Lágymányos Campus.

In the framework of the Sustainability Week, we welcome elementary and secondary school groups to visit the ELTE University Library and Archives for green library presentations.

Following the kick-off meeting of our Book of Your Life library project, a series of furniture refurbishment workshops entitled „UNICycle upcycling” was launched for the planned community space of our library.