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A new version of the web ismus.is – on Icelandic music and cultural heritage
On Thursday 17 March, a new version of the web ismus.is was formally opened in the museum. Addresses were given by Ingibjörg Steinunn Sverrisdóttir, National Librarian, and Guðrún Nordal, Director of the Árni Magnússon Institute, as well as Rósa Þorsteinsdóttir, Jón Hrólfur Sigurjónsson, Trausti Dagsson and Bjarki Sveinbjörnsson. Ísmús – Icelandic music and cultural heritage…
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Arfur aldanna I-II – Hagþenkir Award 2021
Hagþenkir, the Association of Non-fiction and Educational Writers in Iceland conferred on Wednesday 2 March it’s special award for academic work of outstanding quality at a ceremony in the National Library. Aðalheiður Guðmundsdóttir received the award for the books Arfur aldanna I: Handan hindarfjalls and Arfur aldanna II: Norðvegur, published by Háskólaútgáfan. The recognition was given by the chairman…
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Statement of solidarity with Ukraine
The Nordic National Libraries want to express their solidarity with their friends and colleagues in the besieged Ukraine. Our hearts and minds are with you and the Ukrainian people. The importance of citizens access to free and undistorted information, especially in times of war and crises, cannot be exaggerated. Libraries provide the basis for public…
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Grants from the Icelandic Library Fund
Recently, grants were allocated for the first time from the Icelandic Library Fund according to the proposal of the Library Council with the approval of the Minister of Culture. The fund received 18 applications and had 20 million ISK for allocation, a total of more than 33 million ISK was applied for. Eleven projects will…
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The playing cards of Ásta Sigurðardóttir
The National Theater of Iceland is currently staging a play on the life of artist Ásta Sigurðardóttir (1930–1971). Among her artistic works are playing cards that she drew in 1960–1963. These cards appear in the play but the originals are preserved at the Manuscript Collection of the library among other material from Ásta’s possession (Lbs…
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Measles, peculiar people and William Faulkner – Presentation of three new publications compiled from the collection of manuscripts in the National and University Library of Iceland
On Tuesday 14 December, three recent publications will be presented in the Library, which are made to a greater or lesser extent from the collections of the manuscript collection of the National and University Library of Iceland. Historian Marín Árnadóttir tells about the collection of essays Þættir af sérkennilegi fólki (Tales of peculiar people) which…
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Donation from the SÁL drama school
On 29 November people who studied and taught at Leiklistarskóli SÁL (the SÁL drama school) handed the school’s archive over to Leikminjasafn Íslands (the Icelandic Theatre Museum). Leiklistarskóli SÁL was founded in 1972 by young people with a passion for theatre and theatre education. Shortly before, Leikfélag Reykjavíkur (the Reykjavík Theatre Company) and the National Theatre had closed their own schools to press the state to fund formal drama training…
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200th anniversary of author Fjodor Dostojevski and a photo exhibition about the Russian Arctic
On Tuesday, October 26, the library hosted a symposium on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of author Fjodor Dostojevski’s and Russia’s presidency of the Arctic Council. The photo exhibition “The Russian Arctic” was opened, lectures were given and a documentary was shown. This event was part of the Days of Russian Culture in Iceland,…
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Open Access Week 2021
International Open Access Week will be held on October 25-31. The theme this year is „It Matters How We Open Knowledge: Building Structural Equity“. The National and University Library of Iceland in collaboration with other university libraries in Iceland will participate in the Open Access Week this year with podcasts and articles about Open Access.
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Artist’s book given to the library
Artist Sigurður Árni Sigurðsson visited the library and handed over a book he made together with the South Korean poet Ko Un. The book is called Fascination and is published by Gervais Jessaud in Paris in 12 copies. Sigurður Árni’s artwork is made with watercolors and each copy is handcoloured. The book is numbered and…
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Witchcraft verdicts, diaries and women’s poetry in the nineteenth century: three new books from the Manuscript Collection presented
On Tuesday 19 October three recent books, based to a greater or lesser extent on the holdings of the Manuscript Collection of the National and University Library of Iceland, will be presented. Már Jónsson, Professor of History at the University of Iceland, will talk about his two-volume work Galdur og guðlast á 17. öld (Witchcraft…
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Þorvaldur Thoroddsen – Centenary of a pioneer
On September 28, on the centenary of the death of the world-renowned pioneer in the field of geology and natural sciences Þorvaldur Thoroddsen, a seminar was held and an exhibition opened at the National Library. The symposium was hosted by the Icelandic Museum of Natural History, the Icelandic Natural History Society and the National and…