Summer hours of the National Library of Iceland – University Library
24/06/2026
Summer hours are from May 11, 2026 – August 24, 2026. Summer opening hours: The museum will be closed from July 20 to August 4.
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Natasha S. receives the May Star for Mara Comes to Visit
05/06/2026
Poet Natasha S. has received the May Star, a poetry book award from the Icelandic Writers' Association and the National and University Library of Iceland, for her poetry book Mara Comes to Visit. The award was presented at
180 years since the founding of the manuscript collection
05/06/2026
Today marks 180 years since the establishment of a manuscript collection within the National Library of Iceland. On this day in 1846, King Christian VIII of Denmark (1786–1848) granted
