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by the statue on Arnarhóll. The show consists of
circus artists, parkour performers and actors, and
should provide great entertainment for all. You do
not want to miss this.
ARNARHÓLL - ARNARHÓLL
ENCOURAGEMENT SQUARE
Do you know that beautiful plants can grow in the
rockiest of terrains? Ideas are like plants. If you place
your idea in the square of encouragement for a
15-minute conversation with a goal-coach, what will
happen? Goal-coaches operate in accordance to
the Icelandic goal-coach code of ethics.
THE REPUBLIC GARDEN - HVERFISGATA
OLYMPIC FENCING
Fencing enthusiasts from the FH fencing division
and the Reykjavík Fencing Club will display Olympic
fencing. Attendees will be given the chance to fence
our national team.
ELDING WHALE WATCHING - REYKJAVÍK HARBOUR
THE PUPPET MOBILE
The puppet play ‘What does the crocodile eat for
breakfast?’ will be shown in the Palace Garden.
A great show where many colourful puppets of all
shapes and sizes perform.
THE PALACE GARDEN, FRÍKIRKJUVEGUR
THE OPENING OF JOY SQUARE AT ÓÐINSTORG
Programme opening headed by Hilmar Örn
Hilmarsson, head of Ásatrúarfélagið. Rhymesayer
Steindór Andersen performs, Páll from Húsafell
plays his stone harp. Ragnheiður Gröndal’s trio
performs sweet music.
ÓÐINSTORG
14:00 - 15:00
KASPER, JESPER AND JÓNATAN STEAL YOUR
ATTENTION
The robbers Kasper, Jesper and Jónatan from the
play Kardimommubærinn don’t know what’s going
on when tens of thousands of people come to town
at Culture Night. It is a great opportunity to steal the
attention. Watch out for the lion!
NATIONAL THEATRE - HVERFISGATA 19
CHILD LABOUR OR TRAINING FOR LIFE?
A guided tour in English: Child Labour or Training
for Life? Photographs of young children at work, on
land or at sea, during the period 1930-50. From the
Collection of Photographs and Prints.
THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ICELAND - SUÐURGATA 41
14:00 - 16:00
WAFFLES AND COFFEE
Landsbankinn offers delicious barley waffl es and
coffee. Everyone is welcome.
LANDSBANKINN - AUSTURSTRÆTI
EXHIBIT FROM SCULPTOR ÞORBJÖRG PÁLSDÓTTIR
Sculptor Þorbjörg Pálsdóttir, who crafted The
Dance by Perlan, will display some of her works in
the garden. Also on offer are waffl es, coffee and live
music.
INGÓLFSSTRÆTI 21 A - INGÓLFSSTRÆTI 21 A
HARLEY DAVIDSON ICELAND’S CHARITY DAYS
Members of Harley Davidson (HOG) chapter Iceland
bike around with passengers for a fee of 500 ISK.
All proceeds go to Umhyggja, an association that
supports terminally ill children.
KIRKJUSTRÆTI - KIRKJUSTRÆTI
HUGS, COURTESY OF HLUTVERKASETUR
Hlutverkasetur brings you hugs. The hugs were well
received last year. Everyone is welcome to join or
just enjoy being around mentally generous folks.
Hugs have never been as important. They cheer
you up and don’t make anyone bankrupt.
HLJÓMALIND - LAUGAVEGUR 23
THE HOUSES IN TOWN PERSONIFIED
Individuals that frequent Hlutverkasetur have
personifi ed the houses in downtown. Do they
have personality, soul, experience, memories,
and emotions or do they come with a special
atmosphere? Come and see the photo exhibit,
where the houses have been given life and the
imagination has gotten wings.
HLJÓMALIND - LAUGAVEGUR 23
CHILDREN PAINT
Children are welcomed to our gallery, where they
can paint their own works of art. They will receive
acrylic paints and papers. The theme of the day is
‘Joyful day in Reykjavík’.
Their works will be displayed at the gallery, and can
be picked up later that evening.
GALLERÝ - LAUGAVEGUR 67
WAFFLES AND COFFEE
Residents of the neighbourhood Þingholt invite
you for freshly baked waffl es and aromatic coffee.
Everyone is welcome!
SKÓLAVÖRÐUSTÍGUR 25
ARTS WORKSHOP FOR THE KIDS
Join the art workshop for kids at the Icelandic
National Museum on Culture Night. Kids can draw,
colour, make crafts and allow their imagination to
run amok.
THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ICELAND - SUÐURGATA 41
BOOKBINDING WORKSHOP
Guests can have fun with written-off books and
magazines. The library provides books, magazines,
glue, yarn, staples and other ingredients, but
the participants provide creative energy. Open
workshop for children and adults where each works
10:00 - 10:00
THREADS
Co-exhibition of four glass artists. They are Dagný
Þrastardóttir from Ísafjörður, Helle Viftrup Kristensen
from Börkop, Denmark, Ólöf Sigríður Davíðsdóttir in
Brákarey and Susanne Aaes from Ikast, Denmark.
HJÁ ÓFEGI - SKÓLAVÖRÐUSTÍGUR 5
10:00 - 16:00
NORDISK PANORAMA 2009
Nordisk Panorama 2009 is a Nordic short and
documentary fi lm festival that will take place in
Reykjavík September 25–30. The festival’s organisers
will introduce the festival at Culture Night and invite
those interested to watch the best shorts of years
past. Free popcorn and movie treats on offer.
www.nordiskpanorama.com.
LÆKJARTORG
10:00 - 17:00
ELDING WHALE WATCHING CENTRE
Learn about ocean life in all its forms. Crafts for the
kids and coffee for all.
Elding Whale Watching
REYKJAVÍK HARBOUR
10:00 - 18:00
CULTURAL NIGHT AT JCI
JCI host an open house. JCI operations presented
scavenger hunts and fun.
JCI - HELLUSUND
TREASURE HUNT AT THE OLD HARBOUR
Participate in a fun scavenger hunt at Reykjavík’s
Old Harbour. The fun commences at the Elding
Whale Watching Centre, where you’ll receive an
entry form and instructions for the game.
Prizes will be drawn three times over the day at the
centre, at 11:30, 15:30 and 18:00. Excellent prizes
on offer.
ELDING WHALE WATCHING CENTRE - REYKJAVÍK
HARBOUR
WHERE DO YOU COME FROM?
The ORG Genealogical Centre is an ocean of
knowledge on people, history and much more.
Reveals connections to people in the US, Brazil
and the wide world. One of the world’s biggest
genealogical databases.
SKELJANES - AT THE END OF BUS ROUTE 12
10:00 - 23:00
THE JAM WAGON ROLLS AROUND THE CITY
The Jam Wagon will be jam-packed with jam
that the jam-mothers passionately sell from a ‘68
Emmaljunga. They run the art patron society Sultan
Eldmóður, which hosts monthly invitation nights at
Næsti bar where they display their works and sell
their product, fi ery chilli jam that increases blood
fl ow to the brain and sexual prowess. Eldmóður
encourages folks to create art and have fun.
NÆSTI BAR - INGOLFSSTRÆI 1A
MINI-DISPLAYS FROM AMATEUR PAINTERS
Around 25 amateur painters host displays around
the city.
Locations:
» Hafsúlan, Elding
» Sjóhatturinn, store
» Lundavespur, by Ægisgarður
» Fish and Chips, Tryggvagata
» Kaffi Reykjavík, Vesturgata
» Art Form, Skólavörðustígur
» Minja, Skólavörðustígur
» Verbúðir nr. 17 and 23, Grandagarður
ELDING WHALE WATCHING- REYKJAVÍK HARBOUR
THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ICELAND – A HOUSE WITH
HISTORY AND SOUL
The square at the National Museum of Iceland will
host an exhibit where the building’s history is told in
pictures and words.
THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ICELAND - SUÐURGATA 41
WALKING POETRY
The poem is walked, read and the words joined in a
poetic unison. The poetry reader may stumble upon
words here and there and is free to arrange them
after his or her own liking.
TJARNARBÍÓ - TJARNARGATA
10:30 - 23:00
CHILDREN IN THE CITY- PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT
‘Children in the City – sharing recess with the
students of Austurbæjarskóli in 2008-9’ is the title
of an exhibit outside of Laugavegur 4-6 that shows
pictures of children in one of the city’s schools.
Photos: Gunnar Salvarsson
LAUGAVEGUR 4-6 - LAUGAVEGUR 4-6
11:00 - 12:00
MAKING OF A NATION: GUIDED TOUR IN ENGLISH
The National Museum’s permanent exhibition is
intended to provide insight into the history of the
Icelandic nation from the Settlement to the present
day. The aim is to cast light on Icelanders’ past
by placing the cultural heritage preserved by the
National Museum in a historical context, guided by
the question: What makes a nation?
THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ICELAND - SUÐURGATA 41
11:00 - 13:00
EVERYONE IS A KID AT THE OMBUDSMAN FOR
CHILDREN’S OFFICE
An exhibition of the works of schoolchildren and
kindergarteners that partook in the Ombudsman’s
project, ‘How it is to be a child in Iceland.’ About
1,000 answers were received, part of which are on
display. Surprise events throughout the day.
THE OMBUDSMAN FOR CHILDREN’S OFFICE -
LAUGAVEGUR 13
11:00 - 15:00
THE MYSTERIES OF LITLAHLÍÐ
Reykjavík Energy's coldwater tank in Litlahlíð is
an unusual building that is generally closed to the
public. The house will be on display on Culture
Night, and will host a number of music and art
exhibitions.
WATERTANK - LITLA HLÍÐ
11:00 - 19:00
HLJÓMALIND BECOMES FJALLKONAN
Kristín Dalhstedt was the fi rst woman in Iceland to
run a restaurant—Fjallkonan on Laugavegur 23—in
the beginning of the 20th century. Kristín was an
exceptional woman, and the café often offered
an outstanding atmosphere. Kristín’s memory will
be honoured by revoking Fjallkonan for the day.
Icelandic food and live music.
HLJÓMALIND - LAUGAVEGUR 23
11:00 - 23:00
COME AND SEE THE TOWN’S HOUSES
Photographs of the houses in town by professional
photographers working on behalf of Veraldarvinir.
The photos will be displayed on walls by the alley on
Hverfi sgata 88a.
VERALDARVINIR - HVERFISGATA 88
BECOME A VERALDARVINUR
Open house at the headquarters of Veraldarvinir.
Veraldarvinir is an Icelandic volunteer organisation
that will host 900 international volunteers this year,
to work on nature, culture and art based projects all
over the country.
Veraldarvinir host an open house in their offi ces,
where various events will take place, such as
a photography exhibit, African drums and DJ
performances.
VERALDARVINIR - HVERFISGATA 88
POETRYLAUGHTERKNITTING – LUKA’S WORLD OF
KNITTING
An installation in the window, with knitting
sculptures, laughter and poetry reading by the Luka
Art & Design Duo, comprised of sisters Gunnhildur
and Brynhildur Þórðardóttir.
www.lukaartdesign.is
LAUGAVEGUR 12B - LAUGAVEGUR 12B
LIGHTS IN TOWN
Art exhibition by Elín G. Jóhannsdóttir at Nostrum
design.
NOSTRUM DESIGN - SKÓLAVÖRÐUSTÍGUR 1A
11:30 - 12:00
EVERYONE IS A KID AT THE OMBUDSMAN FOR
CHILDREN’S OFFICE
A duo of young singers, Ásta Margrét Helgadóttir
and Eva Sóley Stefánsdóttir, will perform one song
each in the lobby of the Children’s Ombudsman.
Remember to check out the exhibit on the second
fl oor.
THE OMBUDSMAN FOR CHILDREN’S OFFICE -
LAUGAVEGUR 13
12:00 - 12:30
EVERYONE IS A KID AT THE OMBUDSMAN FOR
CHILDREN’S OFFICE
Father and son duo Gulli and Haukur perform at the
lobby. The son plays guitar beautifully and the father
supports him with a bass.
THE OMBUDSMAN FOR CHILDREN’S OFFICE -
LAUGAVEGUR 13
FORMAL OPENING OF THE CULTURE NIGHT PROGRAMME
Mayor of Reykjavík, Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir,
formally opens the Culture night programme.
HLJÓMSKÁLINN - HLJÓMSKÁLAGARÐURINN
12:00 - 13:00
THE ANIMALS OF THE NORDIC HOUSE
The Animals of the Nordic House
Sax player Óskar Guðjónsson performs Thorbjörn
Egner along with Matthías Hemstock and Eðvarð
Lárusson.
NORDIC HOUSE - SÆMUNDARGATA
12:00 - 13:30
A WALKING TOUR OF DOWNTOWN
A walk through downtown Reykjavík with guide
Guðrún Þorkelssdótir, who will tell of history and life
in the past in a vivid manner.
HALLGRÍMSKIRKJA - SKÓLAVÖRÐUHOLT
12:00 - 18:00
THE CENTRE OF ORAL HISTORY
Tales of the settling and development of the Timber
house square will sound out of windows and doors
at Grettisgata. Take a seat and listen to some history
as told by locals (most likely in Icelandic).
Text versions hang outside the buildings, and the
inhabitants of Grettisgata provide waffl es.
The Centre of Oral History will also host a studio
in the yard house of Grettisgata 35b where guests
can record their own stories of the houses in town,
human life and the experience of living in a house
with a history.
GRETTISGATA 35 B - GRETTISGATA 35 B
12:00 - 21:00
ARTIST STEFÁN AT CAFÉ LOKI
Artist Stefán Björnsson displays reliefs – ‘The
Mountains aren’t going anywhere.’ The works are
made of plywood, hardwood and acrylic paints.
Stefán lives in Dalvík and is a studied carpenter. His
works are a sight to behold!
CAFÉ LOKI - LOKASTÍG 28
12:30 - 13:00
EVERYONE IS A KID AT THE OMBUDSMAN FOR
CHILDREN’S OFFICE
Friends Guðný Gígja and Bjartey maintain their
youth by playing lovely Icelandic music. They both
play guitar and sing like angels in the Ombudsman’s
lobby.
THE OMBUDSMAN FOR CHILDREN’S OFFICE -
LAUGAVEGUR 13
13:00 - 14:00
THE HOUSES IN HISTORY AND THE HISTORY IN THE
TOWN’S HOUSES
The city contains houses, the houses contain
stories, the stories contain the city, the city... is.
Birna’s cultural escort offers a guided walk.
SKÓLAVÖRÐUHOLT BY HALLGRÍMSKIRKJA CHURCH
13:00 - 16:00
THE HOUSES IN TOWN
Culture Night’s theme of the year is ‘The houses in
town.’ This is meant to draw attention to the beauty
and diversity of the houses in town and the culture
that’s connected to them. For that occasion, a
number of houses that are usually closed to the
public will be open. Among them the Government
Offi ces of Iceland, Höfðatorg, Höfði, the Ministry
for Foreign affairs, the Ministry of Agriculture and
Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík.
STJÓRNARRÁÐIÐ - VIÐ LÆKJARTORG
13:00 - 18:00
A CHINESE HOME
Unnur Guðjónsdóttir will welcome guests every
hour at her ‘Chinese home.’ She will display various
objects as well as telling of different customs and
traditions that take place in Chinese homes. Unnur
will also show guests Thai Chi. Chinese tea and
crackers served. Everyone is welcome.
NJÁLSGATA 33 A - NJÁLSGATA 33 A
13:00 - 19:00
THE ASÍ ART MUSEUM
An exhibit of the works of three Icelandic master
painters: Jón Stefánsson, Jóhannes S. Kjarval and
Svavar Guðnason.
THE ASÍ ART MUSEUM - FREYJUGATA 41
13:00 - 20:00
MULTI-ENTERTAINMENT FROM COLLEGE STUDENTS
Multi-entertainment from the colleges – an
entertainment programme that aims to present
young artists from all over with the opportunity
of presenting their art to an audience at optimal
circumstances. The varied programme will feature
music, fashion shows, dance shows and more.
THE OUTDOOR CHESS TABLE BY LÆKJARGATA
13:00 - 22:00
GRAFFITI
Throughout the day, British graffi ti artists Jiroe and
Odisy from the respected crew Heavy Artillery paint
a mural in the Prikið alley along with Maggi Noem.
DJs provide atmosphere as they work.
PRIKIÐ - BANKASTRÆTI
A DATE WITH THE PAST
Do you want a Polaroid photo of you and your
friends wearing stylish attire from times past? The
annual and ever popular Reykjavík Photography
Museum photoshoot provides opportunity for
passers-by, in cooperation with the City Theatre and
Fríða Frænka.
THE REYKJAVÍK PHOTOGRAPHY MUSEUM - GRÓFARHÚS,
TRYGGVAGATA 15
14:00 - 14:30
THE VODAFONE STREET ART CREW
The Vodafone street art crew displays great talent
REYKJAVÍK CULTURE NIGHT 2009 – AUGUST 22