Events

Welcome to the Nature Museum of Kópavogur during the winter break on Friday, 23 October.

The University of Iceland Science Workshop will be joining us with its equipment and tools, hands-on activities, experiments, and exciting discoveries, and will be with us from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM.

A playful introduction to science for the whole family.

Admission is free and everyone is welcome!

The event is supported by the Culture and Community Life Committee of the Municipality of Kópavogur.

Acompaña a Luis Chataing en la exploración de nuevas rutinas que darán vida a su próximo show.

TIRANDO FLECHAS es una experiencia única donde las flechas vuelan sin dirección, a veces dan en el blanco, otras… ¡Quién sabe dónde! Sin reglas, sin censura: solo humor fresco, ocurrencias, inesperadas y muchas sorpresas.

Producido por: @eventosIslandia y @nitantardeproductions

TIRANDO FLECHAS er einstök upplifun þar sem ófyrirsjáanleikinn er í fyrirrúmi. ,,Skotin" fljúga í allar áttir... og stundum hitta þær beint í mark, hver veit!? Engar reglur og engar síur, bara ferskur húmor, óvæntar hugmyndir og augnablik sem koma  á óvart.

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Warm welcome to a paper mosaic workshop at Gerðarsafn Saturday and Sunday, 1PM - 5PM

Create your very own work of art inspired by Gerður Helgadóttir!

All materials will be provided and admission is free.

Instructor: Hilmir Árnason

Join us on 24 October at 13:30 for an Icelandic Sign Language guided tour of the coast guard vessel Óðinn at the Reykjavík Maritime Museum. Sigurlín Margrét Sigurðardóttir, a sign language guide, will lead guests around the ship.

Explore the ship, learn about its history, life on board, and its important role in the Icelandic Coast Guard. The tour lasts approximately one hour.

Please note: The vessel has steep ladders, low ceilings, and narrow spaces, and is not suitable for visitors with limited mobility or claustrophobia.

All sign language users are warmly welcome! 🤟⚓

Accessibility: The Coast Guard Vessel Óðinn has steep stairs, high thresholds, and narrow corridors. It is therefore not accessible for wheelchairs or those with limited mobility. People with claustrophobia are advised not to board the ship

The kids' club Krummi at the Einar Jónsson Museum

Workshop 🎨 Inner and Outer Reality – What Animal Am I on the Inside?

Einar Jónsson’s sculpture Rest depicts a large face partially concealed by basalt columns. We will study the work carefully—the more we look, the more we see. Afterwards, we will create masks that cover half the face. The masks will take the form of animals, prompting us to consider the question: “If I were an animal on the inside, what animal would I be?”

Free entry to this event! ✨

The Gallery encourages families to visit and contemplate the art on their own terms. We also offer diverse programming on a regular basis with an emphasis on enabling families to enjoy time together in creative ways, whether through live guided tours or custom workshops. All events are advertised specially in connection with exhibitions.

The kids' club Krummi runs a varied and fun program every month where cheerful kids are invited to learn about the works of art in the collection of the National Gallery of Iceland, create works of art and play in a nurturing environment.

We warmly welcome you to the opening of Ísar Svan's solo exhibition, A Truthful Translation of Experience, this Saturday, 24th of October between 17-19 at Þula Hafnartorg.

A Truthful Translation of Experience continues Ísar Svan’s exploration of the landscapes of childhood and how they continue to emerge in his work. In these works, the landscape does not appear as a direct depiction of a specific place, but rather as a source of images, forms, and emotions that are continually transformed through painting. The works approach landscape as something that remains within us, continuing to shape our experiences long after we have left a place behind. Through painting, Ísar seeks to translate these experiences into a visual language in which the boundaries between memory, lived experience, and imagination become blurred.

Ísar Svan (b. 1999) is an emerging artist based in Reykjavík. His practice centers on exploring the relationship between his internal landscapes and the physical environment he grew up in – an emotional terrain that continues to exert a deep, enduring influence.

Primarily a painter, Ísar also works with drawing and video, weaving together introspective narratives that often blur the lines between memory and geography.

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Frosti Fjalar: Bjarmaband – Curator Talk

Sunday October 25th at 2 p.m., curator Ásdís Spanó will lead visitors through the exhibition Bjarmaband and discuss Frosti Fjalar’s life and art, his career and working methods, as well as the development of the exhibition and the work behind it.

The exhibition presents a selection of works by Frosti, who pursued his practice in solitude for several decades. Frosti, formerly known as Jakob Jónsson, had a long career spanning more than half a century. Following an active period of exhibiting in the 1970s and 1980s, however, he withdrew from public exhibitions and was no longer active publicly or within the art community. Across his long career, his visual language was shaped by a refined sense of form, disciplined composition and a profound sensitivity to colour.

Frosti Fjalar (1936-2026) studied art in Copenhagen, first at Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek and later at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, and also earned a degree in structural engineering from KTH in Stockholm. After his final exhibition in 1991, he disappeared from public view, although he continued to work with exceptional perseverance. He left behind nearly six thousand watercolours and around eight hundred paintings.

Free entry – everyone welcome.

Þóra Sigurbjörnsdóttir, guides guests through the exhibition Spirit and Materiality at the Einar Jónsson Museum.

The exhibition Spirit and Materiality offers profound insight into Jónsson’s creative vision. Inside the museum, visitors can also explore the remarkable preserved apartment of Einar and Anna Jónsson, where their original style and personal belongings remain intact.

A valid museum admission ticket is required to attend the event.

The National Museum of Iceland offers an exciting programme of events every Sunday throughout the winter and spring months. On the first Sunday of each month, there is a programme for children and families. On other Sundays, museum specialists offer guided tours of the museum’s exhibitions, while on the last Sunday of each month, the specialist-led tour is conducted in a foreign language.

🗣️On Sunday, September 27th, at 14:00 a guided tour of the museum will be held in English.

The tour is included with museum admission. Please note that your admission ticket also serves as an annual pass, giving you unlimited access to the museum's exhibitions and events for one year from the date of purchase. Admission to all exhibitions and events is free for children and young people under 18 years of age.

Ada Stańczak will lead a guided tour in Polish of the exhibition Leaky Bodies, Shared Worlds: Works from the Bunkier Sztuki Collection in Krakow in Hafnarhús on Sunday 25 October at 14:00.

The exhibition features works exclusively from the collection of Bunkier Sztuki, home to one of Europe’s leading collections of Polish contemporary art. It includes photography, painting, sculpture, and installations by thirty artists from Poland.

The exhibition highlights the diversity and vitality of Polish contemporary art and places it in an international context. The works have travelled from Krakow to Reykjavík, where they are presented in a society shaped in part by a strong Polish presence.

The exhibition offers a unique opportunity to discover some of Poland’s leading contemporary artists while strengthening cultural ties between Iceland and Poland.

The guided tour will be in Polish.

Museum admission applies. Free for Annual Pass and Culture Card holders, and for visitors under 18 years of age.

Embroidery Gathering – Add Your Stitches to Guðrún’s Flower Garden

The National Museum of Iceland and Annríki invite visitors to a series of embroidery gatherings inspired by the traditions of our foremothers during the early winter months. Visitors will have the opportunity to discover the art of floral embroidery and contribute to a collaborative handicraft project that will be preserved at the museum.

The gatherings will begin following the Sunday guided tours or Tuesday lectures on the following dates:

Sunday, 18 October at 15:00

Sunday, 25 October at 15:00

Sunday, 15 November at 15:00

Tuesday, 17 November at 13:00

Sunday, 22 November at 15:00

🌸Mother of Flowers – Guðrún Skúladóttir (1740–1816)

Guðrún Skúladóttir was renowned for her exquisite craftsmanship. The exhibition features three skirts made by her, all adorned with colourful flowers created using traditional floral embroidery techniques. Guðrún earned her living through embroidery and teaching handicrafts at her workshop, Annríki, in Viðeyjarstofa. By the end of her life, she had earned the honorary title "Mother of Flowers."

During the embroidery gatherings, participants will gain insight into the world of traditional women's handicrafts by embroidering flowers onto woollen fabric using colourful, naturally dyed yarn. We will come together, learn from one another and enjoy adding our own stitches to Guðrún's flower garden.

🧵A Collaborative Handicraft Project

Instruction in floral embroidery will be provided, and all materials will be available on site, including woollen fabric with a printed pattern, naturally dyed yarn and needles. Experienced craftspeople from Annríki – Traditional Costumes and Jewellery will guide and assist participants.

The embroidery will be completed at the museum, where the finished pieces will remain. Eventually, they will be assembled into a skirt bearing the stitches of everyone who has taken part.

For those who wish to continue embroidering at home, floral embroidery kits will be available for purchase in the museum shop.

A museum admission ticket includes participation in the event. Please note that every admission ticket also serves as an annual pass, providing access to all museum exhibitions and events for one year from the date of purchase upon presentation of the ticket. Admission to exhibitions and events is free for children under 18.

Family workshop at Pakkhúsið

On Monday 26 and Tuesday 27 October, from 11am to 1pm children with families are invited to participate in two workshops:

🧵 Clothespin dolls: In the old days, people made their own toys. We recommend visiting our toy exhibition in the attic, then try making your own clothespin doll to take home.

🤾 Handball jerseys on clothespins: After looking at the exhibition titled Hafnarfjörður: The Handball Town design your own paper jersey, front and back, in your own colours with your favourite number.

Best suited for ages 6–12 and their families. Free admission. Everyone is welcome!

Pakkhúsið is part of Hafnarfjörður Museum (Byggðasafn Hafnarfjarðar) and will be open 26-27 October from 11:00 to 15:00.

Every Tuesday at lunchtime throughout the winter and spring months, the National Museum of Iceland offers a variety of events, including film screenings, guided tours and lectures.

On Tuesday, 27 October, from 12:00 to 12:45, archaeologist Dr Steinunn Kristjánsdóttir will discuss a remarkable cap discovered during excavations at Þingeyrar in Húnaþing in the summer of 2021. The cap was found in the grave of Jón Þorleifsson, who served as steward of the former monastery estate for several years. He died while holding the position in 1683, at just 27 years of age. A signet ring bearing the coat of arms of Jón’s family and his initials (J Þ) was also found in the grave, making it possible to identify the man buried there.

The cap is made of silk (velvet) and decorated with silver lace. Caps of this kind were fashionable among the European nobility in Jón’s time, and comparable examples have been found both in Iceland and neighbouring countries. Its discovery therefore suggests that Icelanders kept abreast of the latest fashions, just like other Europeans. But the cap is remarkable for more than the object itself. It also led to some unexpected discoveries, which Steinunn will reveal in the lecture.

A museum admission ticket includes access to the event. Please note that an admission ticket also serves as an annual pass to the museum, providing access to all museum events and exhibitions for one year from the date of purchase upon presentation of the ticket. Admission to exhibitions and events is free for children under the age of 18.