The book reveals that both paper and parchment codices in this collection underwent physical restructuring at the hands of the collector, Árni Magnússon (1663–1730).
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Recently, the Árni Magnússon Institute and the Snorri Programs signed a collaboration agreement in the field of language and cultural education for descendants of the Icelanders of the West in North America.
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The University of Iceland and the Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies have renewed their collaborative agreement, aimed at scaling up both research and education within the domain of Icelandic Studies.
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To mark the 150th anniversary of New Iceland (Nýja-Ísland), a staff member of the Árnastofnun visited the University of Manitoba.
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A formal opening ceremony was held in the library of the Edda building on the 23rd of October to celebrate the launch of a new Icelandic-to-English online dictionary.
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In a new special issue of Women’s Writing, Nordic women’s writing before 1750 is examined through the lens of religious faith.
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The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, in cooperation with the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Iceland, organizes every year an International Summer Course in Modern Icelandic and Icelandic Culture. The course is to be held in Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland. Classes take place at the University Campus at Suðurgata.
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The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies has now completed the transfer of all the manuscripts in its care to its new secure storage facility in Edda.
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From June 19th to 21st 2025, The 8th International Conference on Watermarks in Digital Collections was held at Edda in Reykjavik.
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