On the occasion of Women's Year, a micro-exhibition has been set up on the 4th floor of the National Library entitled "Women in the Performing Arts." Women have always been active participants and pioneers in the performing arts in Iceland. Five women were among the founders of the Reykjavík Theatre Company in 1897: Gunnþórunn Halldórsdóttir, Sigríður Jónsdóttir, Stefanía Guðmundsdóttir, Steinunn Runólfsdóttir and Þóra Sigurðardóttir. Data from actresses Gunnþórunn and Stefanía can be seen in the exhibition. Vigdís Finnbogadóttir became the first woman to hold the position of theatre director over 70 years later in the same theatre company. Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir then became the first woman to hold the position of director of the National Theatre in 2005. Women were pioneers in dance education and dance, they directed groundbreaking performances, played unforgettable roles all over the country, designed sets and costumes, and both wrote and translated plays, along with diverse roles behind the scenes in sewing studios, in the ticket office and makeup rooms. The exhibition shows a small fraction of the contributions of women to the performing arts in Iceland over the last 130 years.