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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. …
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.
Guided tours in English at The National Gallery of Iceland
𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝟱:𝟯𝟬 𝗣𝗠 – 𝟳 𝗣𝗠 Pari Stave, Head Curator at the National Gallery of Iceland will lead a short tour on four exhibitions in the Gallery. The tours will be held in English. ▪️𝟱:𝟯𝟬 𝗣𝗠 Innocent bodies – Agniezska Polska ▪️𝟲 𝗣𝗠 Seas‘ Blue Yonder – Bryndís Snæbjörnsd. & Mark Wilson ▪️𝟲:𝟯𝟬 𝗣𝗠 Affinities of form: Artistic Convergences in Iceland since 1970 ▪️𝟳 𝗣𝗠 Architecture of Place –…
Upprásin | j. bear & the cubs, Venus Volcanism and Gargan
This concert will feature j.bear & the cubs, Venus Volcanism and Gargan. Harpa, in collaboration with the Reykjavík Music City, Rás 2 and Landsbankinn, is hosting Upprásin, a concert series dedicated to grassroots Icelandic music, across musical genres. Upprásin is now taking place for the third year in a row and a total of 27 bands will perform, three on each concert night. Ticket prices are…
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…
Low Key Ensemble: Bass, More Bass!
Low Key Ensemble invites audiences on a journey into the domain of the basso continuo. We shall explore the deep and dark sound world of bass instruments, the modest and unassuming group of instruments that forms the foundation of Baroque music, while presenting rarely heard works, often in arrangements by the ensemble itself, for viola, cello, bass, lute, and harpsichord. The program features…
Matinée with Eyþór Franzson Wechner at Hallgrímskirkja
Matinée with Eyþór Franzson Wechner, organist from Blönduós, Iceland at Hallgrimskirkja Saturday March 7th at 12 hrs. at Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavík. Tickets available at Hallgrímskirkja & tix.is Admission: 3.200 kr. Eyþór Franzson Wechner was born in Akranes. At the age of 14, he began organ studies, first under the guidance of Úlrik Ólason and later with Björn Steinar Sólbergsson at the…
Museumnight at Garðabær Public Library
Exhibition and music with young local artists.
The Little Yellow Cat - Scavenger Hunt on Museum Night
Can you find the little yellow cat? Welcome to a treasure hunt around the Settlement Exhibition at Aðalstræti on Museum Night, Friday, February 6th, from 10:00 to 23:00. Free admission and everyone is welcome! At the Settlement Exhibition downtown, there is a little yellow cat. It wanders all over the exhibition — into display cases, onto tables, and up onto window ledges. If you follow the…
Upprásin | Lindy Lin, Splitting Tongues and Jelena Ciric
This concert features Lindy Lin, Splitting Tongues and Jelena Ciric. Harpa, in collaboration with the Reykjavík Music City, Rás 2 and Landsbankinn, is hosting Upprásin, a concert series dedicated to grassroots Icelandic music, across musical genres. Upprásin is now taking place for the third year in a row and a total of 27 bands will perform, three on each concert night. Ticket prices are only…