This institution is, next to the Gazi Husrev-Bey’s Library, and the Oriental Institute, the most important institution with amazing collection of books and written documents in BiH.
During the aggression on Bosnia and Herzegovina by Serbia and Montenegro, the Library was deliberately set on fire by Serbian military forces. In this tragic event over two million books were burnt. However, with timely and very courageous intervention, some very important collections of manuscripts, among which are especially prominent Islamic manuscripts, were rescued. To celebrate the 65th anniversary, the National and University Library organized an exhibition of saved manuscripts and documents. This exclusive exhibition was opened only one day.
Here you can see photos of two remarkable Islamic Manuscripts from the exhibition:
