NAVA Point in our library
The National Audiovisual Archive (NAVA) collects the legal deposit copies of the Hungarian programme service. The mission of the institute is to store, process and ensure access to the programmes with Hungarian content as well as the programmes produced in Hungary and transmitted via the analogue terrestrial channels of the Hungarian television and radio. The access is guaranteed in several NAVA service points throughout the country.
NAVA provides also access to the digital copy of one hundred Hungarian feature films and several hundreds Hungarian newsreels produced during the period of 1931-1943 about international events of that time.
Direct access to the collection of legal deposit copies
These are television and radio programmes with Hungarian content and programmes produced in Hungary, all broadcast from January 1, 2006 on M1, M2, Duna TV, RTL Klub, TV2 and 3 channels of Magyar Rádió.
Separate collections: Gramofon online
This is a collection of 78rpm records. The collection consists of some two thousand phonograph records from 1906-1916 and they can be listened to easily from home.
Feature films, exam films, scientific lectures, Mediawave
This is a series of growing collections of films. It is possible to watch free of charge the exam films of Színház- és Filmművészeti Egyetem (Hungarian University of Theatre and Film Arts) from home. Other parts are as follows: 100 Hungarian feature films from 1941-1981, films of Mediawave Festival and university lectures of “Mindentudás Egyeteme” (i.e. university of all knowledge) (2002-2006).
Thematic collections
These are the television programmes in the NAVA collection, arranged in different groups (cultural and human values, topicalities, etc.) and being accessible easily.
Collection of newsreels
While processing this collection, keywords from the field of education and historical research were also given to these newsreels produced between 1931-1943, what is more, each spoken word of their text is searchable.
The rich collection of these programmes provides a unique possibility of having a good time and doing research work. In our library it is possible to watch the programmes on modern multimedia computers.
For further information, please, call 76/500-563 or write to tajekoztatas [at] kjmk.hu.