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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. 

Icelandic Connection

Upcoming Events

Digital Museum Launch – Icelandic Language Day

Join us in celebrating Icelandic Language Day with the launch of a new Digital Museum exhibition created by Katrín Níelsdóttir and Dr. Christopher Crocker.

📅 Sunday, November 16

🕒 3:00–5:00 p.m.

📍 Scandinavian Cultural Centre, 764 Erin Street, Winnipeg

This exciting event marks the debut of Our Most Valuable Inheritance – Icelandic Language Print in Manitoba, a trilingual digital exhibition funded by Digital Museums Canada and the Valuing Icelandic Presence Millennium Fund. The project brings together over a century of Icelandic-language books, newspapers, and community publications—preserving and sharing the remarkable story of Icelandic print culture in Manitoba.

In recognition of Icelandic Language Day (Dagur íslenskrar tungu), we celebrate not only the Icelandic language itself, but also the cultural legacy it carries across generations and oceans.

Guests are encouraged to bring a laptop or tablet to explore the digital museum firsthand with Katrín Níelsdóttir and Dr. Chistopher Crocker, who will offer a guided look at the exhibition and share stories behind its creation.

All are welcome—come discover the living heritage of Icelandic language and print in Canada.

 

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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