Njáll Sigurðsson took the initiative for this exhibition marking the centenary of sound recording in Iceland, which opened in Þjóðarbókhlaða, the library building at Arngrímsgata 3, on 25 September 2004. Besides the National and University Library of Iceland, the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, RÚV (the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service), the Association of Performers and Record Producers, the Árni Magnússon Institute, Sögumiðlun ehf, the National Museum of Iceland and the National Archives of Iceland took part in the exhibition, together with Akureyri Museum and Akureyri Municipal Library. Anna Jensdóttir, Njáll Sigurðsson and Markús Örn Antonsson gave talks at the opening, and sound samples from the earliest days of sound recording in Iceland were played. Ólafur J. Engilbertsson designed the exhibition, which was also shown at RÚV and at Akureyri Municipal Library, and the brochure published for the occasion.
Exhibition catalogue (PDF, in Icelandic)
Exhibition panels (PDF, in Icelandic)