The National Library of Albania, through an exhibition, commemorates the academician Aleks Buda, on the 30th anniversary of his death, bringing to the public’s attention his rich heritage as a researcher with versatile training and culture, historical, linguistic, archaeological, ethnographic, medieval art, etc.

Aleks Buda, extraordinary personality of Albanian historiography and culture in the second half of the XXth century was also the director of the National Library of Albania in the years 1945-1946 and the president of the Academy of Sciences of Albania, since its establishment in 1972 until 1993.

This exhibition summarizes only a modest part of his rich heritage in the field of Albanianological, historical, linguistic studies through numerous scholarly publications, scientific conferences, but also brings his contribution to the direction of the Albanian periodical press, as well as through scientific articles in various fields of Albanian culture.

The National Library of Albania keeps in its fund the personal library of about 9,000 books of the academician Aleks Buda, donated to the National Library of Albania by his family in 2008.

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