News archive

Summer hours are from May 11, 2026 – August 24, 2026. Summer opening hours: The museum will be closed from July 20 to August 4. Services at

Poet Natasha S. has received the May Star, a poetry book award from the Icelandic Writers' Association and the National and University Library of Iceland, for her poetry book Mara Comes to Visit. The award was presented at

Attention is drawn to the Icelandic Literature Center's reading promotion "Book a time for a book". The goal is to increase adult reading throughout the country and encourage as many people as possible

At the beginning of January, the manuscript collection received 94 manuscripts as a gift. They contain rhymes, chivalric tales and later ancient tales, most written in the period 1870–1910 or

On October 13th, Steingrímur Jónsson presented the National Library with the Swedish book history magazine Biblis, which has been published since 1957. It was the Icelandic Book Crafts Association that

International Open Access Week takes place from 20–26 October and is entitled “Who Owns Our Knowledge?” The focus is on ownership and access.

WE ARE MANY is an exhibition of the Icelandic Women's History Museum's collection, held to mark the museum's 50th anniversary and will open at 3 p.m. on Friday.

The website openaccess.is has been updated. It contains the latest information on the status of open access in Iceland; guidance for professionals, scholars, students and the public on what to do

Have you or someone you know published a book? Have you ever published a magazine or music? Maybe we have copies of the material, maybe not.

As of August 18th, parking fees began being charged at the National Library, along with fees at all other parking lots on the University Campus (see map below). Parking

The May Star Poetry Book Award was presented at the National Library on Wednesday, May 14. The Icelandic Writers' Association is responsible for the awards together with the National Library of Iceland - University Library. The May Star for the Poetry Book of the Year 2024 will go to

The manuscript exhibition World in Words opened in Edda in November last year. The manuscripts in the exhibition need to be replaced regularly to ensure

Nominations for the May Star Poetry Prize were presented at Gunnarshús on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. All published Icelandic poetry books of the year 2024, a total of 62, which were submitted to the National Library of Iceland

A group of Nordic bookbinders is in Iceland for the opening of the exhibition Nordic Nature, which is organized by the JAM group - a group of Icelandic bookbinders and the Nordic Bookbinders Association.

On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the National Theatre, all of the National Theatre's repertoire from its inception will be made available on timarit.is and the National Theatre's website. The National Library of Iceland and the National Theatre wrote

The University of Iceland's event against procrastination and writing block will be held on Thursday, March 6th from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM at the National Library. A program will be available for all students at the University

The Research Service of the National and University Library of Iceland provides practical advice to doctoral students and researchers in weekly online lectures that begin at 3 p.m. on Wednesdays. Welcome to our webinar on

Minister of Culture, Innovation and Higher Education Logi Már Einarsson has appointed Örn Hrafnkelsson to the position of National Librarian. A total of 15 applications were received for the position, which was advertised on October 11.

On Friday, February 14, Love Letter Day will be held at the National Library of Iceland, hosted by the Women's History Collection of the National Library of Iceland, in collaboration with Nakano, the Love History Society, the Love Research Society and others. Short talks will be given.

The exhibition "A World in Words" in Edda gives people the opportunity to view manuscripts from various periods. The manuscripts are regularly replaced, as they are durable.

The exhibition And His Wife was opened in the lobby of the National Library on February 10. It features photographs from the collection of the Women's History Museum along with text works and clippings, as well as 

The exhibition And His Wife is organized by Equality Days at the University of Iceland and the Icelandic Women's History Museum at the National Library of Iceland - University Library. The exhibition will open in the lobby of the National Library. 

The Women's History Museum was founded on January 1, 1975 by three women, Anna Sigurðardóttir, Elsa Mia Einarsdóttir, and Svanlauga Baldursdóttir. It was founded in Anna's home, on the fourth floor of the