The nation’s most significant relics are preserved at the
National Museum of Iceland (Þjóðminjasafni Íslands), founded in
1863. All kinds of sources of Icelandic cultural history are
also stored there, as well as information about national life
and customs. In addition, district museums in the country look
after relics which relate especially to social ways in the
regions. The National Museum of Iceland housed the National
Gallery of Iceland (Listasafn Íslands) until it moved to its own
building in 1988. The National Gallery of Iceland is a museum of
national artworks with an emphasis on nineteenth- and twentieth-
century art, Icelandic and exotic. It has the largest collection
of Icelandic works in the country, by all of the greatest
artists of the nation. The National Book Stack (Þjóðarbókhlaðan
) was established in 1994. It is the largest library in the
country and combines the National Library of Iceland and
University of Iceland Library. The National Library of
Iceland–University Library (Landsbókasafn Ís