Reykjavik News
Reykjavík Museum Night 12 February
The largest Museum Night ever will be held this Friday, 12 February. Over thirty museums all over the whole capital area will participate.
Opening Ceremonies:
The Love Walk
In conjunction with Reykjavik Museum Night, actress/writer Bergljót Arnalds conducts for the second time a love walk around Tjörnin lake. At 18:00, participants will gather at Austurvöllur Square where local celebrities say chosen words of love, and pop star Páll Óskar sings about life and happiness. A brass band will then lead a walk around the lake.
A Poem of Lights on the City Hall
Following the Love Walk, mayor Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir will officially open Reykjavik Museum Night. The opening ceremony is a poem of lights created by Texan sculptor/light designer Bill Fitzgibbons of the Blue Star Art Center in San Antonio. He has performed on many different occasions in the U.S., as well as the UK, Germany, Sweden and Finland. The light poetry is created to a soundscape by Sverrir Guðjónsson, a Reykjavik vocal artist.
After the opening ceremony, free buses will take visitors to all the participating museums. This year's Museum Night has a "dream" theme.
Programme highlights include a seamonster guided tour, accordion dance and fortune tellers at the Reykjavík Maritime Museum, family workshop and Argentinean tango at the Reykjavík Art Museum- Kjarvalsstaðir, family workshop about moon and space travel at the Reykjavík Art Museum - Hafnarhús, dream readings at the Reykjavík City Museum - Árbæjarsafn and the Reykjavík Municipal Archives and troubadour KK at the Gljúfrasteinn - Laxness museum.
Entrance to all museums and the special museum bus is free.
Click here for the full programme in English.
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