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Two hundred and fifty years ago, in 1773, Pope Clement XIII dissolved the Jesuit order, accelerating the process of the university's transfer to the state. Between 1635 and 1773, many distinguished Jesuits of great knowledge taught at our university, leaving a lasting mark on the history of the institution. In April our feature is on the editor of the first Hungarian Law Library (Corpus Iuris Hungarici), Márton Szentiványi.

On the occasion of the meeting of the University Heritage Coordination on the 9th of June 2023, we hosted the employees of the licensed Hungarian university museums.

In a concert entitled „La storia d'un amore - fortuna, sfortuna e guarigione” (History of Love – Happiness, Misery and Healing), the talented artists of the Festival Academy Budapest Ensemble will perform on the 24th of June 2023 from 20.30 at the ELTE University Library and Archives. All visitors are welcome!

On the Night of Museums we open our restoration workshop to get an insight into the work of restorers. All visitors are welcome!

Our guided tours focus on the history of the University Library and Archives, Eötvös Loránd University. All visitors are welcome!

Within the framework of the Night of Museums program series, calligrapher Dezső Buzogány will hold a workshop on the 24th of June 2023 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. All visitors are welcome!

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

On the occasion of the Night of Museums, on the 24th of June 2023 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 University Concert Orchestra will give a concert with Éva Dúlfalvy, concertmaster (violin), Csaba Nemes (violin), Mónika Mezei (viola) and Zsuzsanna Kéri (cello). All visitors are welcome!

On this year's Night of Museums, we will present the original edition of the Chronica Hungarorum in our library to mark the 550th anniversary of the printing of the Buda Chronicle. In the exhibition of books related to the volume, visitors also have the opportunity to gain an insight into some of the other special documents from our museum collection. All visitors are welcome!

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 Night of Museums.

The members of K21 Green Library Team of the ELTE University Library Service have developed a virtual green collection, which allows browsing through the documents related to sustainability and environmental awareness.

Save a book, adopt it! Our volume presented in June is the Articles of law of Transylvanian prince Gábor Bethlen dated 1627, which is one of the highlights of the book adoption program of the University Library Foundation.

According to our tradition, we will join the Night of Museums on the 24th of June 2023, opening our Buda Chronicle 550 chamber exhibition. From 3 p.m. in the afternoon until midnight, our library welcomes all visitors with craft activities, concerts, guided tours, restoration workshops and an exhibition of Chronica Hungarorum. Tickets are available at our library information desk. All visitors are welcome!

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), Dr. László Szögi, retired Director General of ELTE ULA, Krisztián Szalay, Rector's Commissioner for Sports Affairs of ELTE, Márta Csikós, Head of Cabinet of ELTE ULA, and as new members Dr. Edit Madas, academician, professor, and Judit Osskó, certified architect, monument protection engineer, television editor-director, participated in the meeting.

The Web of Science Editorial Team will provide an inside view of the journal evaluation process and selection criteria. Join this webinar in English and learn about the selection criterias in details. Date: June 14, 2023 10.00–11.30 AM.

As a team-building programme, the staff of the ELTE EKL Savaria Library and Archives participated in a joint archery event in the framework of the „Move, ELTE! – Workers' Sports Week 2023” programme.

The University Library and Archives, as the host organisation, has concluded a cooperation agreement with the Vasi Student Community Service (VDKSZ), based on the contract between the supporting institutions – the Municipality of Szombathely City with County Rights and Eötvös Loránd University – and implemented in the ELTE EKL Savaria Library and Archives.

To support the learning, teaching, and research activities of university citizens and library users, the use of library computers and self-service scanning will be free from May 30, 2023.

Save a book, adopt it! Our volume presented in May is the coursebook of the Czech educator Jan Amos Komenský (in Latin: Johannes Comenius, 1592-1670), the so called „Orbis pictus”, which is one of the highlights of the book adoption program of the University Library Foundation.

The Reading Hall will be closed between 12.00 and 16.00 on the 30th of May 2023 due to an MTVA-filming.