Reykjavík Grapevine - 02.07.2008, Page 15

EXHIBITIONS - GUIDED TOURS
CAFETERIA - CULTURE SHOP
The Culture House – Þjóðmenningarhúsið
National Centre for Cultural Heritage
Hverfisgata 15 · 101 Reykjavík (City Centre)
Tel: 545 1400 · www.thjodmenning.is
Open daily between 11 am and 5 pm
Free guided tour of THE MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS
exhibition Mon and Fri at 3:30 pm, also Tue and
Thur, June - August.
On view are Halldór Laxness’ private photographs, a visual
testimony of a life that spanned the 20th century and entailed
family life, political life and a career as a novelist.
Photographs from the legacy of Nobel Laureate in Literature
and cosmopolitan Halldór Laxness (1902 – 1998)
THE LATE VIEW
SURTSEY – GENESIS - Multimedia exhibition on a new volcanic islandMEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS – EDDAS AND SAGAS - The ancient vellums on display
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