Reykjavík Grapevine - 04.02.2011, Qupperneq 34

Reykjavík
Museum Night
www.vetrarhatid.is
Friday 11. February
The Settlement Exhibition
Reykjavík +- 2 871
21:00 - 21:30
Pots and pearls
Artifacts belonging to women from the
Settlement Time (at 17:00, 22:00 and
23:00).
Aðalstræti 16, 101, Reykjavík
Alliance Française
19:00 - 23:00
French cinema in Reykjavík for
100 years.
Join us on our trip to the past through
posters and programs.
Tryggvagötu 8, 101, Reykjavík
Reykjavík City Museum -
Árbæjarsafn
21:00 - 00:00
The Secrets of the Darkness
Guided twilight tour around Árbær
Museum at 21:00, 22:00 and 23:00.
Kistuhyl 4, 110, Reykjavík
Garðabær Library
20:30 - 21:00
Vífilsstaðir - tuberculosis
sanatorium
Journalist and author Steinar J.
Lúðvíksson gives a short recital.
21:30 - 22:00
Music - Sigríður Thorlacius
singer
Singer Sigríður Thorlacius (from the
Icelandic group, Hjaltalín) sings. She
is accompanied by Guðmundur Óskar
Guðmundsson on guitar.
Again at 22:45.
Garðatorgi 7, 210, Garðabær
Hafnarfjörður Library
19:00 - 00:00
Photography Exhibition - Lárus
Karl Ingason
An exhibition of the works of
photographer Lárus Karl Ingason. Books
containing some of his photos will be on
display. Also on Sat 11am-3pm.
11:00 - 15:00
Fun fun fun in the Children's
Library
How about playing cards? No problem!
There are plenty of playing cards
available and ready to use.
19:00 - 00:00
Quality Saga Time
The Sagas played from CDs in the music
department.
19:00 - 00:00
An Exhibition of Hand-Painted
Porcelain
Katrín Bjarnadóttir exhibits the crème de
la crème from her China collection, all of
which are hand-painted and processed
by her.
19:00 - 00:00
Art Exhibition
12 year old students from Hraunvallaskóli
elementary school exhibit their drawings
in which they demonstrate what they
consider to be the "typical Icelander."
19:30 - 20:00
Dance dance dance
Young dancers from Listdansskóli
Hafnarfjarðar demonstrate how to dance
properly.
19:30 - 20:30
Movie Night with Goethe
Institute
The film Sommer vorm Balkon (Summer
in Berlin) will be screened.
Language: German. Subtitles: English.
20:00 - 20:30
No, I'm from Skagafjordur!
Ethnologist Símon Jón Jóhannsson gives
a lecture on Icelanders and how they see
themselves.
21:00 - 21:30
Robert The Roommate - A Folk
Quartet
The Folk Quartet Robert The Roomate,
plays 60's and 70's classics in their own
way.
21:30 - 00:00
Movie Night - Goethe Institute
The film Solino. Languages: German and
Italian. Subtitles: English
Strandgata 1, 221, Hafnarfjörður
Kópavogur Library
19:00 - 19:30
The Icelandic poets society
Iðunn
Performs in the Hot pot.
19:30 - 00:00
Hands On
Opening of the art show, "Hands On" by
Viktoría Guðnadóttir in Djúpið.
20:00 - 20:30
Blikandi stjörnur
The singing group Blikandi stjörnur will
sing a few songs. The conductor of the
group is Ingveldur Ýr.
20:30 - 21:00
Paedopriest
The garage band Paedopriest will keep
up the fun.
21:00 - 21:30
Russian music
Viktoria Tsarevskaja and Ivetta Lishe
play the cello and piano with Liudmila
Tsarevskaja singing Russian music.
23:00 - 00:00
Hókus Pókus
The band, Hókus Pókus plays until
midnight.
Hamraborg 6a, 200, Kópavogur
Seltjarnarnes Library
20:30 - 21:00
FÍH Old boys' Bigband
Some of the most experienced brass
players in town play together in a band.
19:00 - 00:00
Museum in a Museum
Exhibits from the Seltjarnarnes Natural
Museum shown in the Library.
Eiðistorg, 170, Seltjarnarnes
Reykjavík City Library
19:00 - 20:00
Ghost Stories
A story hour with Icelandic ghost stories
in the children's department at the
Reykjavík City Library. All children and
their guardians welcome!
20:30 - 22:00
Poetry Slam
Young people compete in performing
their original poetry at Reykjavík City
Library's annual Poetry Slam. The theme
this year is Independence.
Tryggvagötu 15, 101, Reykjavík
Kópavogur Art Museum -
Gerðarsafn
20:00 - 22:00
Visage of the Land: Water,
Earth, Sea and Sky
Artists: Daði Guðbjörnsson, Gunnlaugur
Scheving, Jóhannes Kjarval, Rúrí,
Vilhjálmur Þorberg Bergsson
Curator: Guðbergur Bergsson.
Guided tour at 20:00 and 21:00.
Hamraborg 4, 200, Kópavogur
Laxness Museum-
Gljúfrasteinn
19:00 - 00:00
Laxness Museum - Gljúfrasteinn
Gljúfrasteinn was the home and
workplace of Halldór Laxness (winner
of the Nobel Prize for Literature in
1955) and his family for more than half
a century.
Audio tours of the house are available in
Icelandic, English, German, Swedish and
Danish.
21:00 - 22:00
Concert - Svavar Knútur
Svavar Knútur in concert at Gljufrasteinn
- Laxness Museum.
Mosfellsdalur, 270, Mosfellsbær
Hafnarborg - The
Hafnarfjordur Centre of
Culture and Fine Art
19:00 - 19:15
Lunch Time Concert in the
Afternoon
Short concert with Gréta Hergils
Valdimarsdóttir, soprano, and Antonía
Hevesi, pianist and artistic director
for the lunch time concert series at
Hafnarborg.
19:00 - 21:00
Copy Cat - Like Him/Her!
Workshop for children where you can
construct your own variation of Stefán
Jónsson's sculptures, Kjarvalar. A variety
of material is available and there are
guided family tours of the exhibition at
19:00 and 20:00.
20:30 - 21:00
Behind the Scenes
An opportunity to look behind the scenes
and see the collection of Hafnarborg in
the museum's storerooms accompanied
by the staff of Hafnarborg. Maximum 10
guests at a time.
21:00 - 22:00
Artist's Talk – Kjarvalar
The artist Stefán Jónsson will lead an
informal discussion about his work in his
exhibition, Kjarvalar.
21:30 - 22:00
Behind the Scenes
An opportunity to look behind the
scenes and see the collection of
Hafnarborg in the museum storerooms
accompanied by the staff of Hafnarborg.
Maximum 10 guests at a time.
22:00 - 00:00
The Guitar Islancio trio
Jazz concert at the café, Maður Lifandi,
with Guitar Islancio. The trio have
released five albums, four of them
containing jazzed-up Icelandic folk
songs.
Strandgata 34, 220, Hafnarfjörður
Museum of Design and
Applied Art
20:00 - 00:00
Opening. Exhibition on Gunnar
Magnusson furniture designer
Gunnar Magnusson (b.1933) is one of
the most productive and originative
furniture designers in Iceland. He has
left his mark on the visual perception and
daily life of many Icelanders.
22:30 - 23:00
Guided tour: Furniture by
Gunnar Magnusson
Asdis Olafsdottir, curator of the
exhibition, will walk with guests around
the exhibition.
Garðatorg 1, 210, Garðabær
ASÍ Art Museum
19:00 - 00:00
Opening: A present for you, your
majesty.
Gunnhildur Hauksdóttir and Kristín
Ómarsdóttir. A stage that can take on
different shapes is a set for a number
of video works. The public is invited to
perform monologues and plays during
the exhibition.
19:00 - 00:00
Opening: The Family Quintet
Curver Thoroddsen exhibits a video-
installation called The Family Quintet II.
The artist and his family improvise jazz
with instruments they do not know how
to play on. By taking the family out of its
natural circumstances and putting them
in exotic roles, their characters and the
pattern of human relations within the
family are made visible.
19:00 - 00:00
Opening: We made our own
games.
Páll Haukur Björnsson opens an
exhibition in Gryfjan with a video
installation called, "We made our own
games."
Freyjugata 41, 101, Reykjavík
The Einar Jónsson
Museum
21:00 - 22:00
Classical Concert in the Einar
Jonsson Museum
Anna Jónsdóttir, soprano and Sophie
Schoonjans, harp.
Eiríksgata, 101, Reykjavík
National Gallery of Iceland
19:00 - 20:00
Landscape Through the Eyes of
Children
Guided tour of art works created by
children and a workshop in the Education
Center.
20:00 - 21:00
Vastness
Students from The Dance Academy
of Reykjavik capture the energy in the
galleries. Choreography: River Camalt.
21:00 -21:30
Dialogue with Art - Guided Tour
Visitors select their favorite work of art
and write about it. Texts will be collected.
22:00 - 23:00
Icelandic Artists at the Tree of
Life
Artist Snorri Ásmundsson gives a lecture
on Icelandic Art.
23:00 - 00:00
Open Window
Gallery talk led by museum director
Halldór B. Runólfsson.
Fríkirkjuvegur 7, 101, Reykjavík
Reykjavík Art Museum -
Ásmundasafn
19:00 - 00:00
Thoughts in forms
In the pyramid, Ásmundur’s studio has
been recreated, to give an idea of his
working environment in Sigtún. Also on
Sat & Sun.
19:00 - 00:00
“I choose blossoming women
…” - Woman as Symbol
in the Art of Ásmundur
Sveinsson
Many of Ásmundur Sveinsson’s works of
art depict women – from loving mothers
to domestic labourers, from sensitive
souls to wild ogresses. The works span
the entire career of the sculptor. Also on
Sat & Sun.
19:00 - 00:00
Sleep Light – Ráðhildur
Ingadóttir
The installation, Sleep Light, by Ráðhildur
Ingadóttir comprises the dome of the
Ásmundarsafn art museum, the sound
of the space, a computer, a hand mirror,
a light projection and a shadow. Also on
Sat & Sun.
20:00- 20:30
Guided tour for the family:
Ásmundur Sveinsson
Guided tour for the whole family through
the exhibitions “I choose blossoming
women …" Woman as Symbol in the Art
of Ásmundur Sveinsson, and Thoughts in
forms.
21:00 - 22:30
S.L.Á.T.U.R in Sleep Light
Guðmundur Steinn Gunnarsson, core
member of S.L.Á.T.U.R, will perform a
sound piece for live audiences in the
darkness of the dome. Max. 10 people
at once.
21:30 - 22:15
Architecture - Guided tour
Guja Dögg Hauksdóttir, head of
architecture dep. at the Reykjavik Art
Museum leads a tour of the house.
22:30 - 23:00
Guided Tour- Ásmundur
Sveinsson
Guided tour through the exhibitions, "I
choose blossoming women…" Woman
as Symbol in the Art of Ásmundur
Sveinsson and Thoughts in Forms (in
Icelandic).
Sigtúni, 105, Reykjavík
Reykjavík Art Museum-
Hafnarhús
19:00 - 00:00
Without destination
The inspiration for the project, "Without
Destination," is the ever-increasing
flow of domestic and international
tourists through Iceland. Numerous
contemporary artists and scholars
have studied the complex relationship
between humans and the environment in
this context. Also on Sat & Sun.
19:00 - 00:00
Erró – Collage and Assemblage
The exhibition, Erró - Collage,
offers, for the first time, an opportunity
to discover a holistic selection of Erró's
collages from Reykjavik Art Museum's
Erró collection. Also on Sat & Sun.
19:00 - 00:00
D19 – Hulda Rós Guðnadóttir
The D19 project, Hops Hopsi, is a
10-channel video installation by Hulda
Rós Guðnadóttir created in 2010. Also on
Sat & Sun.
19:00 - 00:00
Message of Mothman
Artists Hannes Lárusson and
Ásmundur Ásmundsson join forces for
this event and create a mixed media
interactive installation. The installation
requires participation from both children
and adults. A drawing competition will
be held in conjuction with the event. A
committee of internationally renowned
artists will choose the best picture and
an award will be given to a talented child.
Also on Sat & Sun.
19:00 - 00:00
Film, Video and Sound Art /
Without Destination
Multi-purpose room / Hafnarhus
19:00 Skipholt, John Bock, 2005 (55
mín.)
20:00 Hringurinn / Ring road, Friðrik Þór
Friðriksson, 1985 (80 min.)
Gallery B / Hafnarhús:
19:00 - From Hetty to Nancy, Deborah
Stratman, 1997 (44 min.)
20:00 Das Echo ist der Zwerge Sprache,
Teil I: Island - Land ohne Eisenbahn,
Wolfgang Müller, 1999 (22 min.)
20:30 - Skagafjörður, Peter Hutton, 2003
(35 min.)
21:15 - Hekla, Haraldur Jónsson, 2001
(10 min.)
21:30 - Searching for Hjetna, Rory
Opening Ceremony, Friday February 11th at 19:00
The dark winter days have accompanied Icelanders since ancient times but
rays of light have always managed to sift through. Art group Norðanbál will
kick off the Winter Lights Festival in an event where the story of a nation will
be told through a light bulb. Soundscape created by renowned musician and
former drummer of the Sugarcubes; Sigtryggur Baldursson.