• 21 September 2023

    Conference 'The Intellectual Heritage of the Jews of Vilnius'

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    On 10–11 October 2023, the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences and the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities are holding the international scholarly conference ‘The Intellectual Heritage of the Jews of Vilnius’.

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  • 18 September 2023

    International Conference “Printing Centers and Peripheries in the Early Modern Period”

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    On October 5-6, 2023 The Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania kindly invites you to the international conference “Printing Centers and Peripheries in the Early Modern Period,” which will be held at the National Library of Lithuania in Vilnius in a hybrid format with both in-person and virtual participation.

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  • 8 September 2023

    US database package elibraryUSA now available at the American Reading Room

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    The visitors of Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania now have access to a special American Reading Room database package elibraryUSA.

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  • 7 September 2023

    Presenting the podcast “Remembering Vilnius: Voices from the Holocaust”

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    This September marks the 80th year of the liquidation of the Vilnius Ghetto (the ghetto was destroyed on 23-24 September 1943). On 21 September at 6 pm, the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania invites you to a presentation of the Fortunoff Holocaust Testimonies Video Archive podcast “Remembering Vilna: Voices from the Holocaust”. The event will be held in English in the Event Space of the National Library (3rd floor).

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  • 4 September 2023

    The Discussion “80 Years Later: The Holocaust, Antisemitism and Memory for the Future”

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    The Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania and the Association of Jews from Vilna and vicinity in Israel invite you to the discussion “80 Years Later: The Holocaust, Antisemitism and Memory for the Future”. The discussion is dedicated to the 80th year of the liquidation of the Vilna ghetto. Discussion participants: Dr. Christopher Dieckman, historian and researcher of the Holocaust in Lithuania; Saulius Beržinis, documentary film maker, founder and director of the Independent Lithuanian Holocaust Archive; Dr. Darius Staliūnas and Dr. Tomas Balkelis, senior researchers at the Lithuanian Institute of History.

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  • 1 September 2023

    Discussion “Refuged, but Not Helpless. Polish Jewish Refugees in Vilnius, 1939–1944”

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    In commemoration of the 80th year of the liquidation of the Vilna Ghetto we invite you to the discussion “Refuged, but not helpless. Polish Jewish refugees in Vilnius, 1939–1944”.

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  • 30 August 2023

    Benas Liandzbergis. “Born in (In)dependence”

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    On September 6th, at 6 p.m., the exhibition "Born in (In)dependence" by Benas Liandzbergis will be presented at the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania.

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  • 25 August 2023

    National Library’s opening hours from the 28th of August

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    Dear visitors! Please be informed that from the 28th of August National Library’s opening hours will be as usual.

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  • 23 August 2023

    An evening with Professor Adachiara Zevi. On Memory and Memorials

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    On the occasion of the European Days of Jewish Culture we kindly invite you to the events organised by the Judaica Research Centre at the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania in partnership with the Lithuanian Culture Institute and the Vilna Gaon Museum of Jewish History. This year the theme for the European Days of Jewish Culture is Memory. Visiting from Italy Professor Adachiara Zevi will speak on the relationship between memory and art, architecture and monuments.

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  • 23 August 2023

    An evening with Professor Adachiara Zevi. On Art and Memory

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    On the occasion of the European Days of Jewish Culture we kindly invite you to the events organised by the Judaica Research Centre at the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania in partnership with the Lithuanian Culture Institute and the Vilna Gaon Museum of Jewish History. This year the theme for the European Days of Jewish Culture is Memory. Visiting from Italy Professor Adachiara Zevi will speak on the relationship between memory and art, architecture and monuments.

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  • 21 August 2023

    Kateryna Beslik. Hulyaypole – My Little Homeland

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    On September 1st at 6 pm the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania will open a personal exhibition by Ukrainian designer and artist Kateryna Beslik titled “Huliaipole – My Little Homeland”.

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  • 14 August 2023

    Opening hours on the 14th and 15th of August

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    Dear visitors, please be reminded that the National Library is closed during public holidays so it will not be open to the public on the 15th of August. 

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  • 26 July 2023

    Invitation to submit applications for exhibitions in Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania

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    We are inviting artists, researchers, and exhibition curators to submit proposals for implementation at the Lithuanian National Martynas Mažvydas Library in 2024. Please complete the application form (download DOCX›) and send PDF examples of your work via email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 25th August.

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  • 18 July 2023

    They Have a Name: Real Stories of Human Trafficking Survivors in the Baltic States

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    Join us for the opening presentation of the online art exhibition by the “They Have a Name” project. We will be sharing real stories of trafficking victims from Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, and engaging in a discussion about human trafficking in the Baltic Sea Region.

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  • 5 July 2023

    Exposition “Lithuania on the Path to NATO. 1991-2004”

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    This year Lithuania celebrated two very significant dates – the 19th anniversary of its membership of NATO and the European Union.

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  • 5 July 2023

    The National Library hosts the world premiere of the musical work “Prophecy” dedicated to her

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    On 30 June and 1 July, the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania hosted the premiere of a work written for this space by one of Europe’s most influential composers, Austrian Beat Furrer. Considered one of the most important composers of contemporary music and a major influence on the shaping of European music in recent decades, this is the first time that Beat Furrer has given a world premiere in Lithuania. His new work Prophezeiungen (translated from German as “Prophecy”) for voice, bass clarinet and accordion was performed at the National Library.

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  • 4 July 2023

    Opening hours on the 5th and 6th of July

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    Dear visitors, please be reminded that the National Library is closed during public holidays so it will not be open to the public on the 6th of July.

    The Library’s opening hours are one hour shorter on a day before a public holiday thus our Library will be open until 8:00 pm on the 5th of July.

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  • 26 June 2023

    Opening hours during July and August

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    Please be informed that from 1st of July to 25th of August the National Library will switch to summer opening hours.

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  • 22 June 2023

    Lithuanian and Ukrainian Libraries Forum – shared experiences, community, and discussion

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    The Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuanian, the Association of District Public Libraries and the Ukrainian Library Association organised the Lithuanian and Ukrainian Libraries Forum “The Role of Libraries in Strengthening the Democratic Society” on 7-9 June in Vilnius, Kaunas and Klaipėda.

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  • 22 June 2023

    Opening hours on the 23rd and 24th of June

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    Dear visitors, please be reminded that the National Library is closed during public holidays so it will not be open to the public on the 24th of June, i. e. on the St John's Day. 

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