Welcome to the opening of an exhibition on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the artist's memory (1913-1968) in the National Library's lecture hall on Thursday, February 27th at 3 p.m.

100 years have recently passed since the birth of the artist Nina Tryggvadóttir. Nina was known for her art but also published several children's books. She lived abroad for a long time, including in Copenhagen, Paris, London and New York where she lived in her final years. Between 1940-1943, Nina stayed in Reykjavík and met many artists at Unuhús, including Louisa Matthíasdóttir who was also a contemporary of hers while studying art in the United States from 1943-1946. Nina's letters to Erlends at Unuhús written during her studies in the United States are preserved in the manuscript collection of the National Library of Iceland and many of them are delightfully illustrated. At the opening, Aðalsteinn Ingólfsson will talk about the book Fljúgandi fiskisago and Ingibjörg Steinunn Sverrisdóttir, National Librarian, will talk about Nina's letters in Erlends's letter collection at Unuhús.