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The National Film Archive (NFA) is a Czech film archive that was established in 1943. Thus, it is one of the oldest film archives in the world. Since 1946, The NFA has been a member of the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF). In 1997, it became a founding member of the Association of European Film Archives and Cinematheques (ACE).

After its founding in 1943, the NFA changed its name and organizational structure several times before it finally became a state grant-aided organization named “National Film Archives” in 1992.

The main mission of the NFA is to preserve cinematic heritage, to further public understanding, and to facilitate the development of the Czech audio-visual industry and film culture. Therefore, apart from its archival role, it also manages Czech films and is engaged in scientific and publishing activities, exhibitions, the promotion of film heritage, and the support of contemporary Czech cinema. The NFA is also involved in major digitization projects.

The National Library of Estonia was established as the State Library on 21 December 1918, according to a decision of the Provisional Goverment of Estonia. From the summer of 1919, the library received a legal deposit copy of all publications printed in Estonia. By the end of the 1930s, the collection of the National Library consisted of about 50,000 items.
During Soviet times, the State Library acted as a normal public library. In 1953, it was renamed after Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald, the author of the Estonian national epic poem Kalevipoeg. By that time, it had about one million items. The library was renamed once again in 1988, when it acquired its present name the National Library of Estonia. It was appointed parliamentary library each year, to serve the information needs of the parliament and the goverment.
Today, the National Library is a legal entity by law, acting according to the National Library of Estonia Act, passed in 1998.