Exhibitions - February 2023

The ugly manuscripts of Crux of Telč (1434-1504)
February 3 – March 19, 2023

Opening ceremony - Photogallery

Most of the medieval manuscripts stored in the National Library of the Czech Republic date from the 14th and 15th centuries. These codices are not illuminated or made of rare parchment, but often untidy or "ugly" paper volumes for practical use. The exhibition presents those that passed through the hands of a single very active scribe, Crux of Telč who copied or annotated more than 25,000 pages with various texts. This precious collection is a unique testimony to medieval thought and culture.

The Klementinum Gallery
Tuesday to Sunday, 10 am – 6 pm
Admission free

Panel Exhibition: The Beauty of Noble Ex Libris and Supralibros
February 1 – March 31, 2023

Poster

A book has always been a specific type of property and is still one of the most borrowed objects. That´s why people marked the ownership of their books in an original way, trying thus to protect the book against thieves or unscrupulous borrowers.

Klementinum, first floor (gate A)
Mon - Sat 9 am - 7 pm (in the NL Opening Hours)
Admission to the exhibition for the NL registered users and those with a one-day Admission Ticket in the NL Opening Hours
NL readers entrance free

Nine Years with LUSTR Illustration Festival
February 1 - March 28, 2023

Poster - Opening ceremony - Photogallery

LUSTR festival of illustration and comics will celebrate 10th anniversary this autumn. The exhibition at the Klementinum offers the visitors a unique opportunity to see the illustrated posters from all ten years together. Their authors were such top Czech illustrators like Ilona Polanski, Juliána Chomová, Patrik Antczak, Maria Makeeva, Jakub Bachorík, Barbora Idesová, Michal Bačák etc. Exhibited are also selected art prints that starred at festivals in the past years. The artworks are for sale.

Klementinum, ground floor (gate A)
Mon - Sat 9 am - 7 pm (in the NL Opening Hours)
Admission to the exhibition for the NL registered users and those with a one-day Admission Ticket in the NL Opening Hours
NL readers entrance free

What Library? The National Library!
January 9 – March 31, 2023

Do you know, what happens when a library is flooded? How many football teams would be made of Czech librarians? Why books were chained in the past? You can find answers to these questions and many others in the National Library´s fun educational trail.

Klementinum, ground floor (gate A)
Mon - Sat 9 am - 7 pm (in the NL Opening Hours)
Admission to the exhibition for the NL registered users and those with a one-day Admission Ticket in the NL Opening Hours
NL readers entrance free