Hello sunshine - The Reykjavík women's choir
The Reykjavík women's choir extends a warm greeting to the sunshine with a concert at 4 o'clock on May 4th at Fella- og Hólakirkja.
Spring Concert of Women's Choir of University of Iceland
Women's Choir of University of Iceland invites you to a concert in the Maritime Museum in Reykjavík. The songs performed will be from various genres, musical, icelandic folk songs as well as Abba. The concert is approximately 1 hour long. Children are welcome. Free admission.
Let's Play Art! Ceramic workshop
In May, Let‘s Play Art invites guests to explore the wonders of Icelandic clay and draw inspiration from the works of Borghildur Óskarsdóttir in the exhibition Heed at Kjarvalsstaðir.
Performances and a guided tour at Vitamin D – Last days of the exhibition
To celebrate the final week of the exhibiton Vitamin D we offer a program with a guded tour and performances on Thursday evening 2 May at Hafnarhús.
Anarchist Aesthetics
The group exhibition Anarchist ~ Aesthetics works with art and design. Artists and designers exhibit at Galley Phenomenon, a multi-complex of creative individuals on Ægisgata 7 in the center of Reykjavik.
Is the key to inclusion within well-translated literature?
Icelanders are often referred to as literary notebook readers, and many people living in Iceland read for pleasure. Throughout history, Icelanders have, through translated literature, gotten to know other cultures. Can we connect through translated literature? On the other hand, there is a growing group that reads little or none. How can we reverse that and reach a wider audience? Can translations be a part of that process?
Hallgrímur Helgason is one of Iceland's best, most well-known authors, and his books have been published in multiple languages.
Cultural ambassadors
Have you ever heard of cultural ambassadors?
What do cultural ambassadors do?
Why is it essential to work with interculturalism and inclusion?
Mirabela - the cultural ambassador, talks about a project that operates in Suðurmiðstöð, Breiðholt, but they work for issues in the entire capital area and beyond. She will go over the project´s genesis and talk about the many challenges that the group has faced.
Nothing about us without us - Immigrant women in public discourse
Despite being a significant proportion of our community, immigrant women are disproportionately underrepresented in public discourse and decision-making processes in Iceland. W.O.M.E.N.
“Just Go Home” is a conversation about cultural prejudice.
What is cultural prejudice? How do they manifest, and what are their consequences? How can we counteract them?
At this seminar, Sema Erla invites participants to a theoretical and personal conversation about cultural prejudice in the context of both international and Icelandic society.
Sema Erla Serdaroglu is an adjunct at the School of Education at the University of Iceland. She is also the founder and president of Solaris, the aid organisation for refugees and asylum seekers in Iceland.
All interested in participating are welcome.
Icelandic spoken with an accent – does it affect everyday communication?
What is an accent? How does it relate to the identity of those who speak with an accent? How do we respond to accents that are unfamiliar to us?
In this seminar, we will discuss these questions and more that may affect communication in everyday life.
Stefanie Bade completed her BA in Nordic Studies at the Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany, and her MA in Translation Studies at the University of Iceland. She is an adjunct and post-doctoral researcher on Icelandic as a second language at the University of Iceland.