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During the Night of the Museums, visitors are invited to create individual bookmarks in our second floor Boardroom. We wish you a pleasant evening!

On the occasion of the Night of Museums, on the 20th of June 2026 from 6.00 pm at the ELTE University Library and Archives in the Lobby (1053 Budapest, Ferenciek tere 6.), the ELTE „Eötvös” Art Ensemble will give a summer concert.

As part of the annual Carpathian Basin educational program, the Sustainability Theme Week and the Green Bridge Volunteer Expert Program, we welcomed groups of elementary and high school students to the green library presentations at the ELTE University Library and Archives between April 13 and 30, 2026.

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

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

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

At the ELTE University Library and Archives (1053 Budapest, Ferenciek tere 6.) on 20 June 2026 between 15.00 and 22.30, Zsuzsanna Illés, artist and founder of the Fabula fire enamel atelier will hold a workshop as part of the Night of Museums programme. Visitors will be able to gain an insight into the art of fire enamelling.

Within the framework of the Night of Museums program series, calligrapher Dezső Buzogány will hold a workshop on the 20th of June 2026 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.

According to our tradition, we will join the Night of Museums on the 20th of June 2026. From 3 p.m. in the afternoon until midnight, our library welcomes all visitors with craft activities, fire enamelling and calligraphy workshops, animated film screenings, adventure tours, recipe collections, concerts, building tours, guided tours and restoration workshops. Tickets will be available at the entrance from the 1st of June 2026.

The ELTE–NFI FILMIO University Film Club screening and discussion series continues. We welcome university members from all ELTE faculties. In celebration of Mother’s Day and the upcoming Children’s Day, we warmly invite children and families to join us. (The film is recommended for ages 12 and up.)

The ELTE University Library and Archives will be closed on the 1st and 2nd of May 2026. We wish you a happy holiday weekend!

The ELTE University Library and Archives offers extended opening hours in the Great Reading Hall and in the community space for readers and students between the 4th of May 2026 and the 13th of June 2026, staying open until 10:00 p.m. on weekdays and Saturdays. Our community space offers the opportunity to learn, relax, use kitchen facilities and free computer access. The self-service facilities in the lobby will continue to be available with a valid library card on weekdays from 7:00 a.m. and on Saturdays from 8:00 a.m.

As part of Cultural Connection Day on 23 April 2026, international and domestic students were able to obtain information about our library services and available databases at the ELTE University Library booth on the Lágymányos Campus.

The ELTE–NFI University Film Club screening and discussion series continues. We welcome university members from all ELTE faculties.

The ELTE–NFI University Film Club screening and discussion series continues. We welcome university members from all ELTE faculties.

Our series, titled „Mosaics from the Heritage of ELTE”, presents some of the outstanding cultural heritage of Eötvös Loránd University. The artwork of the month is the Péter Pázmány University Commemorative Cup.

The ELTE–NFI University Film Club screening and discussion series continues. We welcome university members from all ELTE faculties.

The ELTE–NFI FILMIO University Film Club screening and discussion series continues. We welcome university members from all ELTE faculties.

With the support of the ELTE University Film Club, the National Cultural Fund (NKA), and the Hungarian Documentary Filmmakers’ Association (MADOKE), we are launching a documentary film series featuring works by Hungarian filmmakers. The next screening will feature Márton Vizkelety’s 2025 film My Chemical Information System. All interested parties are warmly invited to attend the event.

The ELTE–NFI University Film Club screening and discussion series continues. We welcome university members from all ELTE faculties.