The Stephansson Study

In the “Stephansson Study”, a new exhibit alongside “New Land, New Life” in the Old Co-op, visitors can learn about the poet Stephan G. Stephansson, read some of his writings, or engage in scholarly research. The exhibit was prepared by the Glaumbær Museum with the assistance of Viðar Hreinsson, who has recently completed both volumes of his definitive biography of Stephansson. Stephansson’s life story is a fitting metaphor for the Icelandic emigrant experience: a youth spent in Iceland, a difficult journey to the New World, the effort of adapting to new ways, the movement from one settlement to another, and a lifetime of hard work.