Services
The role of the Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies is to conduct research in Icelandic studies, disseminate knowledge of those studies and preserve and strengthen the collections which the Institute owns or which have been entrusted to it.
The Institute's diverse activities extend to all groups in the community and include advising on Icelandic language, language usage, place names and other names. School groups are invited to visit under the guidance of the Institute's instructor, to learn about the mysteries of its manuscripts. In the summer, courses are held for students wishing to learn Icelandic as a foreign language. The Institute also operates a summer school in manuscript studies and arranges various events for the public all year round.
The Institute's diverse activities extend to all groups in the community and include advising on Icelandic language, language usage, place names and other names. School groups are invited to visit under the guidance of the Institute's instructor, to learn about the mysteries of its manuscripts. In the summer, courses are held for students wishing to learn Icelandic as a foreign language. The Institute also operates a summer school in manuscript studies and arranges various events for the public all year round.
Icelandic as a foreign language
The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies has the important task of supporting the study of Icelandic as a foreign language in universities around the world. The Institute is a member of the Co-ordinating Committee for Nordic Studies Abroad.
Library
The Institute has an extensive research library. The library is included in the Gegnir on-line catalogue and can be searched using www.leitir.is.
Inquiries and requests
The Institute endeavours to respond to requests for photographs of manuscripts, audio recordings from the ethnology collection, instruction on its collections, documents from its archives and study facilities for researchers.
Advice
The Institute provides a wide range of advice on language use, grammar, place names and personal names.