Hours of operation for the upcoming Easter holidays

Our Library will be closed during the Easter holidays, from April 18 to April 21, 2025. Opening: Tuesday April 22, 9 am. More »

“This treasury of magnificent objects has arrived to my house” - The varied historical and geographical origins of the manuscripts of the David Kaufmann Collection

The Oriental Collection of the Library and Information Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences was awarded a three-year international research grant in January 2025. More »

Donation to the Oriental Collection

The Oriental Collection received about 200 books and periodicals from Turkish organizations. More »

’Jewish books through time and place’

Fabrizio Quaglia’s research on printed books of the Kaufmann Collection. More »

Rare books of the Kaufmann Collection

In September, a new project has started in the Oriental Collection More »

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