30th October 2024

Meeting of Public Archives 2024

The National Archives of Iceland and the regional archives held their annual meeting in the National Archives of Iceland on 25 October.

25th October 2024

Databases in historical research and dissemination. Research Day at the National Archives of Iceland 14 November 2024

In today's technological society, the importance of databases is increasing. Databases are useful for purposeful analysis, processing and publication of research. The topic of the National Archives of Iceland's Research Day 2024 is databases and the opportunities they provide for research and communictaion.

11th October 2024

Annual meeting of The Friends of the National Archives Society

The annual meeting of the The Friends of the National Archives Society is scheduled for Wednesday 30 October at 16:00 in the meeting room of the National Archives of Iceland, Laugavegur 162, 3rd floor.

9th October 2024

Organization changes in the National Archives

A new organization chart took effect at the National Archives on 1 October. Changes were made in the organization of the museum in order to strengthen the operation.

8th October 2024

“Information security in the archives and records management - is there anything to be wary of?”

“Information security in archives and records management - is there anything to be wary of?” was the title of the 2024 National Archives of Iceland’s Spring Conference, but all the lectures have now been published on the National Archives’ YouTube channel.

24th September 2024

Fist fights, insults and detention in the home of a district judge - The Supreme Court of Iceland Volume IV

The publication of the fourth volume of the High Court records and proceedings in Iceland will be celebrated on Law Day 2024, which will be held on Friday, September 27th, at Hilton Reykjavík Nordica.

11th September 2024

Nordic archivists meeting in Hveragerði 29-30 August

Annually, the Nordic archivists meet with senior managers to discuss specific issues. This year, the focus was on security in a broad sense.

4th September 2024

Amendments to the Public Archives Act

In early July, amendments to the Law No. 77/2014 on Public Archives, which were approved June 22nd by the Icelandic parliament, Althingi, took effect.

3rd September 2024

Experts from the National Archives travel to the east

The National Archives of Iceland’s specialists in records management will be traveling to East Iceland from 23 - 25 September.

19th July 2024

A new online database of mediation committee books has been launched

The University of Iceland Research Centre in Northwest Iceland recently held a informative seminar on the work of the Settlement Committees in Iceland in the years 1797-1936 in celebration of the opening of the Settlement Committee Books database on the website of the National Archives of Iceland.