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The Icelandic Collection

Welcome to the new LibGuide for our Icelandic Special Collections here at the University of Manitoba. Here you can find links to electronic resources for both research and learning Icelandic. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions. Under Collection Additions are the most recent additions to our physical book collection, updated daily.The physical collection currently includes over 34000 items, 29766 of which are circulating and are available through interlibrary loan. 

A colourful mural painted on the side of a building depicts scenes from Icelandic-Canadian history.

 

Our Most Valuable Inheritance: Icelandic Language Publishing in Manitoba highlights the rich legacy of Icelandic-language publishing created by settlers in Manitoba from the late 19th century onward. Through digitized newspapers, books, manuscripts, archival audio, and trilingual narration, the exhibit shows how print culture sustained community, preserved language, and connected Icelanders across continents. This online exhibition offers an accessible, engaging gateway into a unique literary and cultural heritage that continues to shape Icelandic-Canadian identity today.

The Icelandic Reading Room

 
Thanks to the financial resources raised by the V.I.P. (Valuing Icelandic Presence) Millennium Campaign The Icelandic Collection was relocated in October 2000 to an expanded, renovated and modernized space in the Elizabeth Dafoe Library. A world-class facility, The Icelandic Collection section is home to The Iceland Reading Room, a centre providing for the teaching and research needs of the 21st century by offering state-of-the-art reading, seminar and study rooms.
 
Also part of the section is the Dr. Paul H.T. Thorlakson Gallery showcasing exhibitions ranging from ancient Icelandic sagas in vellum manuscripts to contemporary artwork by Icelandic and local artists.
 

Icelandic Special Collections and Rare Books Librarian

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Katrin Nielsdottir
Contact:
330 Elizabeth Dafoe Library
25 Chancellor’s Circle
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2
2045838719
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