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On Icelandic Nature Day, September 16, 2022, the Land Survey of Iceland handed over its ancient map collection to the National and University Library of Iceland for possession and preservation. Gunnar… Read More » Ancient map collection from the Land Survey of Iceland
The Icelandic University Libraries Working Group on Information Literacy recently received a grant of ISK 4,500,000 from the Library Fund to design a teaching website in information literacy. The goal… Read More » Grant from the Library Fund
Translator and author John Swedenmark recently visited the museum. He lives in Stockholm and has translated novels by numerous… Read More » Translator John Swedenmark visits
The doors were filled to capacity at a symposium held by the Institute of History of the University of Iceland in Lón on August 29th in collaboration with… Read More » Symposium on Joseph Banks, Daniel Solander and the Icelandic Expedition of 1772
The Latvian Ambassador to Norway and Iceland, Martins Klive, visited the museum and presented a book donation in collaboration with the Latvian Ministry of Culture to… Read More » Book donation from Latvia
On Wednesday, June 15, the IRIS research library was officially opened at the National Library. Speeches were given by Sara Stef. Hildardóttir, IRIS project manager who opened the website, Berglind… Read More » IRIS research library opened
On June 14, the Swedish Ambassador, Pär Ahlberger, along with the Australian Ambassador, Kerin Ayyalaraju, visited the museum and received a guided tour of the Banks exhibition.
The May Star Poetry Prize was presented at the National Library on Wednesday, May 18. The Icelandic Writers' Association is responsible for the awards together with the National Library of Iceland – University Library. The May Star… Read More » Haukur Ingvarsson receives the May Star 2021
In memory of writer Guðrún Helgadóttir, a small selection of her works has been compiled in a micro-exhibition at the museum. Guðrún was one of… Read More » In memory of Guðrún Helgadóttir
It has now been 60 years since Troels Bendtsen, Björn Björnsson and Þórir Baldursson began their career as Savanna… Read More » Savanna trio hands over records