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MUSEUM NIGHT | Visit to Art Archives
What happens to the artworks when they are not being exhibited?
Crossroads – An Anthology of Art-inspired Writing
Crossroads – An Anthology of Art-inspired Writing Visual artist and poet Ásta Fanney Sigurðardóttir, together with writer María Elísabet Bragadóttir, will read from literary texts in the book Crossroads, published by the National Gallery of Iceland last year. The book brings together visual art and literature through the work of selected writers who drew inspiration for their writing from…
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.
Glímudýrin are ready for battle!
Glímudýrin is a new Icelandic collectible card game based on a rock–paper–scissors game system. You compete using cards and dice. It is possible to collect over 300 different cards, including common, rare, and very rare holographic cards. Glímudýrin trainers will be on site to help, teach, and guide anyone who wants to learn how to play the game. The game is especially popular with children aged…
Artist and curator in conversation | Work in progress with Finnur Arnar
Finnur Arnar and curator Sunna Ástþórsdóttir in conversaton on Finnur's exhibition in Ásmundarsafn, Saturday 15th of February at 14.00.
Curver - A 50 Year Retrospective Exhibition + Concert
A retrospective exhibition of works by Curvers Thoroddsen on the occasion of his 50th birthday. Alongside the exhibition, an exciting program of events will be offered, intertwined with both the Winter Festival and Museum Night.
The North: a children’s exhibition
The North is an exhibition at the Nordic House Children’s Library that invites visitors into a creative and imaginative space inspired by northern nature, glaciers, and fairytale worlds. The North opens at the same time as the art exhibition Ripples: Shifting Realities in the Arctic, in the Hvelfing exhibition space, and the artists’ works can also be found on the walls in the children’s…
Winter break | Scavenger hunt
During the winter break, a scavenger hunt will be running all day at the library, Children can stop by, pick up a sheet and follow clues around the building. By solving the puzzles, they collect clues that come together to form a word at the end. The scavenger hunt is self-guided and can be completed at any time during the day. Stop by and play a spy!
Jamestown – the Shipwreck and the Loot
On the 26th of June 1881, Jamestown was wrecked at Hvalsnes on the Reykjanes peninsula. The ship was enormous—likely among the very largest vessels ever to come to Iceland—and it was loaded with timber of various kinds, including hardwood. But what impact did the wreck have on the Suðurnes region? What became of the cargo and the ship itself? Are any traces of the wreck still visible today? In…
A guided tour of Einar Jónsson’s works in words and sound
A guided tour of Einar Jónsson’s works in words and sound. Þóra Sigurbjörnsdóttir and Silja Pálmarsdóttir, specialists at the Einar Jónsson Museum, will guide visitors through selected works in the exhibition Spirit and Materiality. Joining them is flutist Hildur Arna Hrafnsdóttir, who will perform music inspired by the artworks. The tour will be in Icelandic.