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New year - a simpler life | Introduction to KonMari
Do you want to simplify your life in the new year and reduce stress? Are your wardrobes full of clothes that you rarely use? Do you feel like you have too much stuff? The KonMari method can help you make changes. Lísa Z. Valdimarsdóttir, international KonMari consultant and owner of Skipulagsgleðinn, talks about the method, which is named after the Japanese tidying guru Marie Kondo, whose method…
Lego workshop
Did you know that the library has a lot of Lego bricks and pieces? Use your creativity and imagination to build all kinds of Legoworks. Everybody can join! Welcome! Further information; sigrun.jona.kristjansdottir@reykjavik.is | 4116160
Easter Bingo
Join us for a game of bingo and try your luck. You might win the big egg, but even if you don‘t, we won‘t let the children leave empty-handed. There will be a limited number of bingo cards – first come first served. An ideal event for the whole family. Further information: Agnes Jónsdóttir, Specialist agnes.jonsdottir@reykjavik.is | 411 6250
Fabriation | Bookmark workshop
We're going to start February off by having it cozy and make our own bookmarks. All the materials will be provided, colored cardstock, pretty pens, decorative hole-punchers, ribbons, and much more. Let your imagination and creativity run wild!
Museum Night: Swimming movie night
The National Museum of Iceland and the Icelandic Film Museum invite you on a swimming trip on Museum Night. On the occasion of the recent inclusion of Icelandic swimming culture on the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage, the Icelandic Film Museum has compiled vivid films of this remarkable Icelandic tradition; bathing in hot water. The films will be shown on Museum Night at the National…
ECHO Rising Stars | Valérie Fritz - Learn to unlearn
Austrian cellist Valerie Fritz addresses her classical background as well as her love for performative works that go beyond mere cello playing. This concert is part of the ECHO Rising Stars Festival in Harpa, in May 2026. LEARN TO UNLEARN Georges Aperghis (1945) II. Récitation from Quatre Récitations pour violoncelle seul (1980) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) Prélude + Courante from Solo…
Friends of IPA
Presentation of the Grafíkvinir / Friends of IPA 2026 Artist’s Work, which this year is by Sigurður Atli Sigurðsson. During Vetrarhátíð / Winter Festival, Sigurður Atli will host an open studio in the IPA Gallery (Grafíksalurinn), where he will present both recent and earlier works. Members of Grafíkvinir will receive their copies of the Work of the Year, and others will have the opportunity to…
Light tracer - Light Trail
Light Tracer is a light installation by artist Almar Freyr, presented on the Light Trail behind the Café Babalú on Skólavörðustígur. Almar is an Icelandic visual artist who explores technology through creation and collaboration. In live performances, he weaves computer-processed imagery in response to accompanying musicians and dancers, resulting in immersive visuals that blend the surrounding…
Academic Café | Icelandic Animal Stories
Gunnar Theodór Eggertsson is an author and animal lover. He has written books for children, teenagers, and adults, as well as a doctoral thesis on animals in literature. In his lecture, "Icelandic Animal Stories," he will discuss Iceland's rich tradition of stories about animals, place these stories in an international context of both literature and animal welfare, and consider the relevance of…
Water and Science
The Icelandic Museum of Natural History and the University of Iceland Science Centre are partnering to host an exciting family event focused on water and science, held at the museum’s exhibition Water in Icelandic Nature at Perlan. Visitors will be encouraged to participate in a variety of fun, hands-on water-related experiments.