Reykjavík Grapevine - 15.08.2008, Blaðsíða 23

Laugavegi 36 Tel: 551 3524 Open Mon. - Fri 7.30 - 18.15. Saturday 7.30 -17.30. Sunday 8.30-17.00.
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Other exhibitions: MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS – Eddas and Sagas. THE LATE VIEW – Halldór Laxness’ private photographs. REYKJAVÍK – photographs by Ari Sigvaldason. THE NATION AND NATURE – fi lms by Páll Steingrímsson.
SURTSEY – GENESIS CULTURE NIGHTThe volcanic island Surtsey has been inscribed
on UNESCO World Heritage List of natural sites
Surtsey is unique in that it has been protected from any
human impact right from its creation.
The exhibition Surtsey – Genesis traces the emergence
and evolution of the island Surtsey to the present day and
predicts its geological and ecological development over
the next 120 years.
The exhibition is produced by the Icelandic Institute of
Natural History.
Free admission
on Culture Night,
August 23
Open late; from
11 am to 11 pm
Special free musical performance
by Hundur í óskilum at 8:00 pm
and 9:30 pm.
EXHIBITIONS - GUIDED TOURS
CAFETERIA - CULTURE SHOP
The Culture House – Þjóðmenningarhúsið
National Centre for Cultural Heritage
Hverfi sgata 15 · 101 Reykjavík (City Centre)
Tel: +354 545 1400 · www.thjodmenning.is
Open daily between 11 am and 5 pm
Free guided tour of the Medieval Manuscripts
exhibition every weekday except Wednesday
at 3:30 pm.
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