La bibliothèque nationale et universitaire d'Islande est la principale bibliothèque d'Islande. Elle a été créée le 1er décembre 1994 par la fusion de la bibliothèque nationale (créée en 1818) et de la bibliothèque universitaire (créée en 1940).
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Landsbókasafn Íslands – Háskólabókasafnsˌpouːkaˌsapn ˈistlans – ˈhauːˌskouːlaˌpouːkaˌsapn̥]; English: The National and University Library of Iceland) is the national library of Iceland which also functions as the university library of the University of Iceland. The library was established on 1 December 1994 in Reykjavík, Iceland, with the merger of the former national library, Landsbókasafn Íslands, and the university library. It is the largest library in Iceland with about one million items in various collections. The library's largest collection is the national collection containing almost all written works published in Iceland and items related to Iceland published elsewhere. The library is the main legal deposit library in Iceland. The library also has a large manuscript collection with mostly early modern and modern manuscripts, and a collection of published Icelandic music and other audio. The library houses the largest academic collection in Iceland, most of which can be borrowed for off-site use by holders of library cards. University students get library cards for free, but anyone can acquire a card for a small fee. The library is open for public access.
The library main building is called Þjóðarbókhlaðan [ˈθjouːðarˌpoukˌl̥aːðan]. It is a prominent 13,000-square-metre red and white building near the main campus of the University of Iceland and the National Museum of Iceland. The building took 16 years to complete, finally opening in 1994, the year of the Icelandic republic's 50th anniversary.
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The National Museum of Icelands]) was established on 24 February 1863, with Jón Árnason the first curator of the Icelandic collection, previously kept in Danish museums.
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The University of Icelands]) is a public research university in Reykjavík, Iceland, and the country's oldest and largest institution of higher education. Founded in 1911, it has grown steadily from a small civil servants' school to a modern comprehensive university, providing instruction for about 14,000 students in twenty-five faculties. Teaching and research is conducted in social sciences, humanities, law, medicine, natural sciences, engineering and teacher education. It has a campus concentrated around Suðurgata, a street in central Reykjavík, with additional facilities located in nearby areas as well as in the countryside.
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The University of Iceland Main Buildings]) is the central building of the University of Iceland campus on Suðurgata in Reykjavík, Iceland. It was designed by Icelandic state architect Guðjón Samúelsson and its construction was completed in 1940. Today, the building is one of the more noticeable landmarks in Reykjavík.
The University of Iceland Main Building houses the university administration and partially houses the faculty of humanities.
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Gamli Garður is a dormitory at Iceland's Háskóli Íslands, first opened in 1934. It is Iceland's oldest residence hall and the oldest building still standing on campus and contains 44 rooms. In 2021, a new annex to the building opened with 69 rooms. International students reside at the dormitory for the duration of their stay. The dormitory currently serves as a hostel during the summer.