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Barokkbandið Brák & Cantoque Ensemble: Opening concert
Opening concert: Baroque ensemble Brák and choir Cantoque Ensemble Welcome to the opening concert of the Reykjavík Early Music Festival 2026. The baroque ensemble Brák and the choir Cantoque Ensemble join forces once again to perform works by Avison and Handel, interwoven with Icelandic folk songs. The concert opens with a Concerto grosso by the English composer Charles Avison (1709–1770), which…
Soccer-mania in Iceland!
The World Cup's Kick-off is tomorrow, June 14th. This year Icelanders are incredibly excited since our national team qualified for the first time in history - the world's smallest nation to do so!
Guided tour in Sign Language on Museum Night - Sleeping Giants
Welcome to a guided tour in Icelandic sign language of the exhibition Sleeping Giants at the Reykjavík Museum of Photography. Sigurlín Margrét Sigurðardóttir, sign language guide will be leading the tour. The tour takes place on Museum Night, Friday 6 February at 20:00. Free admission and everyone who speaks Icelandic sign language is welcome! Sleeping Giants by Kristján Maack is about the…
Poetry café | Three women poets
A rising sun brings three poets to Kringlan City Library to read from and talk about their newly published books of poetry. Author and poet Brynja Hjálmsdóttir leads discussion by Anna Rós Árnadóttir, Birgitta Björg Guðmundsdóttir and Þórdís Dröfn Andrésdóttir. Those three young poets are all making a name for themselves despite only publishing their first book of poetry.
Sleeping Giants - Guided Tour with Kristján Maack on Museum Night
Welcome to a guided tour of the exhibition Sleeping Giants with Kristján Maack at the Reykjavík Museum of Photography. The tour takes place on Museum Night, Friday 6 February at 18:30. Free admission and everyone is welcome! --- Please notice: Spoken language Icelandic --- Sleeping Giants is about the fateful times in which we live. In nature, there are sleeping giants that are slowly awakening…
Kids Baroque in Eldborg, Harpa
Kids Baroque in Eldborg 📅 March 29th, 15:00–16:00 📍 Eldborg, Harpa 👧 Ages: 5–15 years 🗣️ Language: Icelandic – easy to enjoy regardless of language 📝 Admission: Free – registration on harpa.is Kids Baroque in Eldborg is a family concert in collaboration with Reykjavík Early Music Festival where the chamber ensemble ReykjavíkBarokk performs a varied selection of music from the Baroque and…
HyperOrgan – Concert following the opening of Reykjavík Winter Lights Festival at Hallgrímskirkja
HyperOrgel Concerts at Hallgrímskirkja immediately following the opening of Reykjavík Winter Lights Festival 2026 Thursday, February 5, 7:00–7:40 PM Interactive musical works with computer-connected instruments Tómas Manoury – premiére Steinunn Harðardóttir – premiére Jesper Pedersen – premiére Áki Ásgeirsson – premiére Friday, February 6, 3:00 PM Open Lab at Veröld – House of Vigdís (Note: Not…
Matthías Harðarson – Matinée
Matinée with Matthías Harðarson, organist at The Cathedral of Reykjavík at Hallgrímskirkja Saturday April 4th at 12hrs Matthías Harðarson began his musical studies at the age of 10 and studied at the music school in Vestmannaeyjar. His teachers there were Gíslína Sól Jónatansdóttir, Guðmundur H. Guðjónsson and Kittý Kovács. He also played the saxophone with Stefán Sigurjónsson. In 2016 Matthías…
Exhibition | New Light, New Life
Exhibition of works by Ármann Kummer Magnússon at the Árbær City Library. Ármann was born in Reykjavík in 1981 but lived in Hvolsvöllur for the first five years. He began painting in 2006 and is mostly self-taught. Ármann primarily works with oil and acrylic on canvas, as well as creating sculptures. He has also made jewelry. Ármann has held solo exhibitions and participated in group shows. …
Concert and Lecture | Traditional music and throat singing from Mongolia
Khairkhan will play traditional Mongolian instruments and teach the basics of throat singing! Khairkhan is an Inner Mongolian musician from the Khorqin Tribe in the east side of Inner Mongolia and lives in Reykjavík, Iceland. He grew up in the famous Khorchin grasslands with rich folk music and stories. He will play for us, as well as show us and talk about traditional Mongolian instruments. He…