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Record intake and need for more space

reykjavik.skjalasafn.is

Digital reconstruction of the Reykjavík City Archives transferred to the National Archives website

QRCode for Survey about a new website for the National Archives of Iceland

Survey on the National Archives’ Web Dissemination

Museum Night at the National Archives 2026 - ship wrecks

Pourquoi-Pas?, Jamestown and Skt. Paul on Museum Night

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

The National Archives is the largest collection of primary sources of information on the history of the Icelandic nation and the development of settlement in Iceland and is therefore the foundation of research, administration and human rights in this country. The National Archives is the archive of the entire nation and the public has access to the archives, both on its website and in its reading room.

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


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