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Museum night 2026

Shipwrecks on Museum Night at the National Archives of Iceland February 6th

The speed chess tournament

Chess tournament in the National Archives

Hjorleifur Guttormsson and Hrefna Robertsdottir

Hjörleifur Guttormsson Submits His Personal Archives for Preservation

Chess meet in the National Archives

The Speed Chess Tournament of the National Archives of Iceland and the Icelandic Chess Federation

A.11.15a

Two Decades of Public Land Research Completed

Organizational chart of the National Archives - 1. January 2026

A new organization chart of the National Archives took effect on January 1, 2026

Seasons's greetings

Opening hours of the reading room during the holidays.

Kristjana Kristinsdottir og Hrefna Robertsdottir

Kristjana Kristinsdóttir Bids Farewell to the National Archives After 38 Years of Pioneering Work

Eftirlitsskyrsla-sveitarstjornarskrifstofur-kapa-2025

Significant progress in records management at municipal offices and a substantial increase in the volume of paper documents

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On the website, you can learn more about the National Archives, its legal environment, history, goals, activities and administration. 


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