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The website doktor.landsbokasafn.is (Register of Doctoral Theses of Icelanders) has been closed. All titles that were previously published exclusively on the website doktor.landsbokasafn.is have… Read More » The website doktor.landsbokasafn.is (Register of Doctoral Theses of Icelanders) has been closed.
Last week, a two-week international summer school in manuscript studies concluded. The school is a collaborative project between the Árna Institute, the University of Iceland, the National Library of Iceland–University Library and the University of Copenhagen… Read More » International Summer School in Manuscript Studies
Swedish musicologist Göran Bergendal, who worked for a long time for Sveriges Radio, handed over his data on Icelandic musicians to the Music Museum on July 2. The Museum… Read More » Handover of data to the Music Museum – Göran Bergendal
The May Star Poetry Prize was presented at the National Library on Wednesday, May 15. The Icelandic Writers' Association is responsible for the awards together with the National Library of Iceland – University Library. The May Star… Read More » Gyrðir Elíasson receives the May Star 2023
A reading from poetry books nominated for the May Star Poetry Prize will be held in the National Library's lecture hall at noon, 12-1 p.m., Wednesday, the 8th… Read More » A reading from poetry books nominated for the May Star Poetry Prize
Alfred and Atli, sons of Lothar Grund and Anna Halldórsdóttir, visited the museum and the exhibition about their father, Lothar Grund, accompanied by… Read More » Lothar Grund's sons visited the museum
This week has been the annual Erasmus+ visit to the museum. The visitors come from all over the world, but this is a group of about 20 people… Read More » Erasmus+ visit
Nominations for the 2024 May Star Poetry Prize were presented at Gunnarshús on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. All published Icelandic poetry books of the year 2023, a total of 83,… Read More » Nominations for the May Star
Today is a yellow day with a green twist for the museum staff. As the staff wishes the people of Iceland a Happy Easter, we… Read More » Yellow Day for the Museum Staff
Iceland has a law on mandatory returns to museums (no. 20/2002). The law stipulates that returns must be made to… Read More » What are mandatory returns?