An exhibition marking the 110th anniversary of the birth of Halldór Laxness opened on World Book Day, 23 April. The exhibition is about the poet’s childhood and formative years.
Halldór was born on 23 April 1902 at Laugavegur 32 in Reykjavík. At the age of three he moved with his parents to Laxnes in Mosfellsdalur, where he grew up. This exhibition in Þjóðarbókhlaða, the library building at Arngrímsgata 3, focuses on the childhood
of Halldór Guðjónsson from Laxnes. It shows objects, papers and books from his childhood in Mosfellssveit at the beginning of the twentieth century. One may wonder what influences made him decide to become a writer. The exhibition does not
answer that, but it tries to bring out various things that may shed some light on his interests and what he did as a child at Laxnes.
- Exhibition catalogue (PDF, in Icelandic).
- About the exhibition on the Gljúfrasteinn website (in Icelandic).