Palace of the Commonwealth open to visitors

Tuesday, May 21st saw the grand opening of the Palace of the Republic. The palace, one of the most beautiful in Warsaw, is now open to the public for the first time in its long history, stretching back to the seventeenth century. The grand opening was marked with a gala concert, which included a specially composed piece of music by Tadeusz Woźniak entitled Słowo (The Word), directed by Krzysztof Materna.

Representatives of the National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina and a delegation of IZUM from Maribor visited Gazi Husrev-bey’s library

On this occasion, the significance of Gazi Husrev-bey’s library entering the COBISS system was discussed, considering that it is the oldest public library in this area, founded in 1537, and that its holdings are rich in very diverse, and often rare and unique library, archival and museum materials.