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The Sámur í Edda employee association visited the Hlöðver employee association on Wednesday and received guidance about the National Library.

The museum recently received a grant from the Rannís Infrastructure Fund to work on the registration and description of manuscripts on handrit.is. Matthías Aron Ólafsson… Read More » Cataloging and description of manuscripts

According to the results of a new reading survey by the Center for Icelandic Literature, which was published today on Icelandic Language Day, it appears that… Read More » Half of the population uses libraries

On Thursday, November 2nd, an exhibition about set and costume designer Lothar Grund opened at the museum. On the occasion of the day, a… Read More » Opening of an exhibition about Lothar Grund

The museum employs 2/3 women and girls, so the museum's services will be severely reduced on Women's Strike Day, Tuesday, October 24, 2023. The museum… Read More » Women's Strike October 24

One of the most loyal supporters of the National Library was the American tycoon and librarian Willard Fiske (1831–1904). During his lifetime, he donated over 1,500… Read More » Foreign manuscripts from Willard Fiske's library

International Open Access Week 2023 will be held from 23rd to 29th October. This year's program is particularly diverse, thanks to the Icelandic Library Fund… Read More » Open Access Week 2023

In recent years, there have been major advances in the field of artificial intelligence. One manifestation of this development is the digital reading of manuscripts and… Read More » Artificial intelligence used in reading manuscripts and documents

The staff of the Audio Library visited the museum on September 13th. They looked at the museum, but mainly the music and video collection and original recordings of Icelandic music. Örn… Read More » The staff of the Audio Library visit

On Wednesday, September 13, two projects were presented in the museum's lecture hall by the Center for Digital Humanities and Arts. Trausti Dagsson from… Read More » Increased access to older recordings and handwritten texts