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The Icelandic Women's History Museum was founded on January 1, 1975 by three women: Anna Sigurðardóttir, Elsa Mia Einarsdóttir, and Svanlauga Baldursdóttir. It was founded… Read More » Foundation documents of the Icelandic Women's History Museum
The book The Collection of Times is a story and picture book about the treasures preserved in the National Library of Iceland – University Library. They reflect… Read More » The Collection of Times
On the occasion of the return of Jón Árnason's printing press manuscript from Bavaria, an exhibition has been opened in the museum on… Read More » Jón Árnason's printing press manuscript
Orðstír, an honorary award for translations of Icelandic literature into foreign languages, is presented every other year in connection with the Icelandic Literature Festival. The recognition is… Read More » Translations of Icelandic Literature into Polish and Portuguese
The exhibition "Voices of the Past. Manuscripts, Prints and Personal Sources" opened at the National Library on June 2, 2021. The exhibition is a collaborative project between several units of… Read More » Voices of the Past
Lofsóngur is a hymn by Matthías Jochumsson to music by Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson, both composed for a national festival on the occasion of the thousandth anniversary of… Read More » Manuscript for Lofsóngur / Ó, guð vors lands
The manuscript collection of the National and University Library of Iceland contains sketches for the coat of arms of Iceland by Tryggvi Magnússon. Tryggvi made numerous sketches for… Read More » Tryggvi Magnússon's draft for the coat of arms of Iceland
The exhibition Faces on Display: Icelanders and Others at the Canary Museum deals with part of the subject of Kristín Loftsdóttir's book of the same name, which the Icelandic Historical Society… Read More » Faces on Display
The first Icelandic record was a 78 rpm, recorded in Copenhagen in 1910. From the mid-20th century, there were major changes in… Read More » The first Icelandic LP record in 1956 and the development of Icelandic records
Nominations for the 2024 May Star Poetry Prize were presented in Gunnarshús on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. The nominated books are: Before I Change by Elías Knörr… Read More » May Star – exhibition of nominated books