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A memorial walk in connection with an exhibition about Guðrún Lárusdóttir at the National Library "But time flew by..." will take place on Monday, August 27th at… Read More » A memorial walk in connection with an exhibition about Guðrún Lárusdóttir, August 27th
Among the events at Culture Night on August 18, 2018, was the micro-exhibition Original/Multiples in the Museum, Hverfisgata 15. The exhibition, which features original paintings and… Read More » Micro-exhibition with original paintings and books in the Museum open until Monday, August 27.
Last week, several student groups from the summer school in manuscript studies organized by the Árna Institute, Árna Museum in Copenhagen, the University of Iceland and the National Library of Iceland visited the National Library… Read More » International Summer School in Manuscript Studies 1-10 August 2018
Sigrún Júlíusdóttir, former professor at the University of Iceland and chair of the board of the Research Center for Child and Family Welfare, donated a large part of her library to LBS-HBS… Read More » Sigrún Júlíusdóttir's book donation
The 32nd Conference of European National Librarians (CENL) was held in Iceland on 4 and 5 June 2018, and the group also went… Read More » Conference of European National Librarians 4 and 5 June 2018
The Icelandic Writers' Association and the National and University Library of Iceland are awarding a prize for a book of poetry published in 2017. The prize, which carries… Read More » Kristín Ómarsdóttir received the May Star
An exhibition about Guðrún Lárusdóttir was opened at the National Library on Wednesday, May 9th, with a large crowd in attendance. At the opening, speeches were given by Ingibjörg… Read More » Exhibition about Guðrún Lárusdóttir
On Monday, May 7, Ole Lokensgard visited Lbs-Hbs and presented the museum with a handmade book with his poems and pictures. The book… Read More » Book Gift – Ole Lokensgard
On Thursday, May 3rd, Einar Sigurðsson, former National Librarian, will deliver the talk "Unification of Museums and New Buildings" in the lecture series Tímanna safn as… Read More » Tímanna safn 1818-2018. Einar Sigurðsson's talk May 3rd
On the last winter day, April 18th, a large exhibition about the museum's 200-year history, entitled The Museum of Times, was opened.… Read More » The Museum of Times – opening of an exhibition on the occasion of the museum's 200th anniversary