To mark 130 years since the 1895 Ljubljana earthquake, Slovenia’s National and University Library launched a multimedia event using AI to animate archival photos. It also introduced a digital assistant trained on historical sources to deepen public engagement and explore AI’s role in culture.
A delegation from the National Library of Bulgaria visited key cultural institutions in Iceland and explored 4 award winning interactive exhibitions within a bilateral cooperation for socialisation of literary and documentary heritage via digital technologies.
What makes a book sharp and witty? How did early modern print culture shape the way we read, think, and communicate today? The Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania and the National Museum of Lithuania invite scholars to unravel these questions at the international conference “Acutus et Argutus: Early Modern Print Culture in Motion.” (8–10 October 2025 Vilnius, Lithuania)
The National Library of Ireland (NLI) is continually exploring new ways to enhance digital access to its collections. Its Digital team focuses on improving both the technical processes and the ways to digitally represent collection items – just as photography has helped showcase objects, 3D technologies are opening up new possibilities.
On 4 April, as part of the Austrian Days 2025, the Austrian Embassy in Chisinau honoured representatives of the National Library of Moldova with the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria in recognition of their outstanding contribution to fostering intercultural dialogue and bilateral cultural cooperation..
This year marks the centenary of the Jewish Scientific Institute (YIVO), founded in Vilnius in 1925. The National Library of Lithuania, in cooperation with a large number of Lithuanian and foreign partners, among whom are YIVO institute for Jewish Research in New York, YIVO Argentina and others, is implementing a rich program to this.
On May 8–9, 2025, curators, designers, collection experts library and other professionals whose daily work is related to book exhibitions are invited to meet at the National Library of Latvia (Riga) for the conference ‘New Directions in Library Exhibitions’.
Illustration: BANG
On March 31, 2025, the BnF celebrated the 30th anniversary of the inauguration of the François-Mitterrand site with a symposium.
Photo: Thierry Ardouin / Tendance Floue / BnF
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