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Ingibjörg Steinunn Sverrisdóttir, National Librarian, and Jón Atli Benediktsson, Rector of the University of Iceland, recently signed a new collaboration agreement between the National Library of Iceland –… Read More » National Library of Iceland – University Library and the University of Iceland jointly promote open science
On Thursday, March 17, the new version of the website ismus.is was officially opened at the museum. Ísmús − Icelandic musical and cultural heritage − is a database that stores… Read More » New version of the website Ísmús
The Hagþenki Award was presented at a ceremony on March 2nd at the National Library of Iceland. The award was given to Aðalheiður Guðmundsdóttir for the publications: Arfur aldanna… Read More » Arfur aldanna I-II – Hagþenki Award 2021
The Nordic National Libraries want to express their solidarity with their friends and colleagues in the besieged Ukraine. Our hearts… Read More » Declaration of solidarity with Ukraine
Recently, for the first time, grants were awarded from the Library Fund based on a proposal from the Library Council with confirmation from the Minister of Culture. The Fund received 18 applications and… Read More » Allocation from the Library Fund
The National Theatre is currently presenting a play about the artist Ásta Sigurðardóttir (1930–1971). Her private archive is preserved in the manuscript collection, but it has… Read More » Ásta Sigurðardóttir's Plays
On Tuesday, December 14, three recent publications will be presented, drawn to a greater or lesser extent from the manuscript collection of the National Library of Iceland… Read More » Measles, Peculiar People and William Faulkner – Presentation of three new publications drawn to a greater or lesser extent from the manuscript collection of the National Library of Iceland – University Library
On November 29, individuals who studied and taught at the SÁL School of Drama handed over the institution's archives to the Icelandic Theatre Museum. The SÁL School of Drama was founded by young people in 1972 with a fire that burned down a theatre… Read More » Gift from the SÁL School of Drama
On Tuesday, October 26, the museum hosted a symposium to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of writer Fyodor Dostoevsky and Russia's presidency of the… Read More » 200th anniversary of Fyodor Dostoevsky and an exhibition about the Russian Arctic
International Open Access Week will take place from 25-31 October 2021. This year's theme is "It Matters How We Open Knowledge: Building… Read More » Open Access Week 2021