Þjóðminjasafn Íslands | |
 Suðurgata 41, Reykjavík | |
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| Established | 24 February 1863 |
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| Location | Reykjavik, Iceland |
| Website | www.thjodminjasafn.is |
The National Museum of Iceland (Icelandic: Þjóðminjasafn Íslands [ˈθjouðˌmɪnjaˌsapn ˈistlan(t)s]) was established on 24 February 1863, with Jón Árnason the first curator of the Icelandic collection, previously kept in Danish museums.[1]
- ^ Hallgrímsdóttir, Margrét; Kristmundsson, Ómar H. (2020-11-27). "A museum out of date? Changes in organizational legitimacy – the case of the National Museum of Iceland 1980–2001". Museum Management and Curatorship. 36 (5): 451–466. doi:10.1080/09647775.2020.1845970. ISSN 0964-7775. S2CID 229397639.