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The National Library of Iceland commemorates the 100th anniversary of Thorbjørn Egner's birth with an exhibition in collaboration with the Norwegian Embassy, Nasjonalbibliteket… Read More » Thorbjørn Egner for 100 years (completed)
Elías Mar wrote Lullaby in the summer of 1949, at the age of 25. Lullaby has the unique position of being a contemporary story about teenagers in… Read More » Lullaby is created
In 1932, Jóhannes úr Kötlar's collection of poems, Christmas is Coming, was published with verses about Icelandic Christmas spirits. Tryggvi Magnússon illustrated the book, but… Read More » Christmas is Coming – 80th Anniversary of Publication – Christmas Exhibition (completed)
A photography exhibition by American artist Jean Larson, opened on September 15. The photos are taken in the Westfjords and show nature and the man-made environment in… Read More » Island Thoughts by Jean Larson (completed)
150 years of commemoration 1861-2011 An exhibition dedicated to the memory of Benedikt S. Þórarinsson, who was a merchant in Reykjavík and a collector, who gave… Read More » Benedikt S. Þórarinsson (completed)
An exhibition dedicated to the 110th anniversary of Halldór Laxness's birth was opened on World Book Day, April 23rd. The exhibition focuses on the poet's childhood… Read More » A Poet's Childhood at the Turn of the Century (completed)
Dr. Stefán Einarsson Linguist An exhibition about the life and work of Dr. Stefán Einarsson, linguist, opened on World Book Day, April 23, 2012.… Read More » Man of Words (completed)
The exhibition Printing Art and Passion Hymns was opened in the lobby of Hallgrímskirkja on Saturday, March 24. The exhibition is a collaborative project between the National Library of Iceland-University Library, the Árni Magnússon Institute… Read More » Printing Art and Passion Hymns
A Japanese couple, Eiko and Goro Murase, who are retired teachers, came to Iceland in May 2003 to experience… Read More » Japanese Literary Works
Njáll Sigurðsson initiated this exhibition on the occasion of the centennial of phonograph recording in Iceland, which opened in the National Library on the 25th… Read More » From wax cylinders to CDs