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During the Night of Museums, visitors can build a library palace, assemble fragmented pieces of our codex pages with our library puzzles, and arrange pictures related to gastronomy, as well as the life and works of Mór Jókai.

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.

We would like to inform our readers that we will be performing system maintenance over the three-day long weekend. As a result, the ELTE Library WebApp will be unavailable from the evening of 30 April 2026 until approximately 6:00 a.m. on 4 May 2026. Thank you for your understanding.

Emerald Publishing is providing ELTE with trial access to its eBook collection of over 8,800 titles between April 24 and May 31, 2026. The database, which covers various fields of study – including social sciences, business management and healthcare – is accessible on the ELTE network, or remotely via VPN or Shibboleth/eduID.

The ELTE EKL Savaria Library and Archives hosts the annual traveling meeting of the Hungarian Association of Higher Education Archives between April 28 and 30, 2026. The three-day professional conference focuses on current issues in higher education archives, facilitating the exchange of experiences, professional dialogue and strengthening cooperation.

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.

Bentham Science Publishers is providing three-month trial access to its journals to EISZ member institutions, including ELTE, between April 1 and June 30. The publisher, which focuses on the fields of natural sciences, engineering and medicine, offers more than 130 journals indexed in international databases, which can be accessed from the ELTE network, via VPN or Shibboleth. During the trial period, Open Access publishing is also available to ELTE-affiliated authors, the conditions and technical details of which will be provided by the university library.

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