Reykjavík Grapevine - 04.02.2011, Side 35

Museum Night
Middleton, 2010 (45 min.)
22:30 - Counter Clockwise, Ragnheiður
Gestsdóttir, 2011 (20 min.)
In between films:
Aero, 2008, Ghostigital/Finnbogi
Pétursson/Skúli Sverrisson
19:30 - 20:15
Gallery talk and orienteering
game for the family
Gallery talk and orienteering game
built around the exhibition Without
Destination.
21:00 - 21:30
Gallery Talk: Erró Collage &
Assemblage
Gallery Talk through the exhibitions Erró
Collage & 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.
22:00 - 22:45
Gallery Talk: Without
Destination
Gallery talk through the exhibition,
Without destination, a project made in
collaboration between curator Markús
Þór Andrésson and geographer Dr.
Gunnþóra Ólafsdóttir.
22:30 -22:50
Live event by Rafmagnssveitin
Rafmagnssveitin includes artists
Sigurður Guðjónsson, Magnús Árnason,
and writer Ófeigur Sigurðson.
Tryggvagata 17, 101, Reykjavík
Reykjavík Art Museum -
Kjarvalsstaðir
19:00 - 00:00
50 Years of Icelandic Art at the
Venice Biennale
As groundwork for the exhibition is
newly published research on Iceland’s
participation in the Venice Biannale in
Italy, which is the first of its kind ever
to be made on the subject. Icelandic
artists have had a representative at this
major international contemporary art
exhibition for fifty years but their regular
participation did not start until the year
1984. Also on Sat & Sun.
19:00 - 00:00
Kjarval – Key Works
The Reykjavik Art Museum draws
on its extensive collection of works
by Jóhannes S. Kjarval for ongoing
exhibitions at Kjarvalsstaðir. The
exhibition in Kjarvalsstaðir’s east gallery
features key works from the museum’s
collection. Also on Sat & Sun
19:00 - 00:00
Italian Cafe at Kjarvalsstaðir
The cafe at Kjarvalsstaðir will take
up an Italian theme in relation to
Kjarvalsstaðir's exhibition: "50 Years of
Icelandic Art at the Venice Biennale."
19:00 - 19:30
Gallery talk for the family - 50
Years of Icelandic Art at the
Venice Biennale
Gallery talk designed for the whole family
in relation to the exhibition, "50 Years of
Icelandic Art at the Venice Biennale."
19:30 - 20:15
Architecture - Guided Tour
through Kjarvalsstaðir
Guja Dögg Hauksdóttir, head of
architecture department at Reykjavik Art
Museum leads a tour of the house.
20:00 - 22:00
Guided tour: Reykjavik Art
Museums storages
Guided tour through the Reykjavik Art
Museum storages for its art collection.
A tour is held every half hour starting
at 20:00. Max 10 people for each tour.
20:00, 20:30, 21:00 and 21:30.
20:30 - 21:00
Gallery Talk: 50 Years of
Icelandic Art at the Venice
Biennale
Guided tour through the exhibition,
"50 Years of Icelandic Art at the Venice
Biennale,"
Flókagata 5, 105, Reykjavík
The Sigurjón Ólafsson
Museum
19:00 - 00:00
Sigurjón Ólafsson's Pillars
One of sculptor Sigurjón Ólafsson´s main
themes is columns and pillars, and his
most well known of such sculptures
are probably the Emblem of Iceland at
Hagatorg and the Throne Pillars at Höfði
House, both in Reykjavík. This exhibition
displays a selection of pillars and
columns, carved in wood, which are a
variation of former mentioned sculptures
and are intended to reveal the creativity
of the sculptor.
Laugarnestanga 70, 105, Reykjavík
The Pharmacy Museum
19:00 - 21:30
Pharmacy Museum
Pharmacists will guide guests around the
exhibition and a 60 minute DVD will be
shown about how the manufacturing of
drugs has been through the years.
Neströð, 170, Seltjarnarnes
Molinn Cultural Centre
20:00 - 00:00
Giving cute things sharp teeth
Welcome to Júlíus Valdimarsson's first
art exhibition. The exhibition consists of
bizarre creatures in a variety of colors.
Live music, pancakes and coffee.
Hábraut 2, 200, Kópavogur
National History Museum
of Kópavogur
19:00 - 00:00
"Indigenous Icelanders"
"Indigenous Icelanders" are
subterranean, freshwater amphipods
(Crustaceans), one of the few endemic
species in Iceland.
Nordic House
19:00 - 00:00
I Vesterveg
"Vesterveg" in Viking times and
early Middle Ages meant to travel to
countries west of the North Sea. This
touring exhibition is the culmination of
a collaborative project involving 7 artists
from Shetland, Iceland and Norway. Also
on Sat & Sun.
19:00 - 00:00
Landscape
The Danish artist Jens Damkjær Nielsen´s
exhibition is in the foyer of the Nordic
House. It includes major black and white
linoleum prints, which bear the common
title, Landscape. Also on Sat & Sun.
Sturlugata 5, 101, Reykjavík
The Music History
Museum of Iceland
19:00 - 00:00
The National Anthem -
composer Sveinbjörn
Sveinbjörnsson
The Music History Museum of Iceland
now prepares an exhibition on Sveinbjörn
Sveinbjörnsson, composer of the
Icelandic National Anthem, and the first
Icelander to study musical composition.
Guests will be able to see the exhibition
take shape; the curator and the director
of the museum will share insights.
At 21:30, the Ugly Choir will perform
Icelandic songs, accompanied by
“unusual” instruments. Also open on Sat.
Hábraut 2, 200, Kópavogur
Nesstofa
19:00 - 23:00
Stars and meteors in Nes
Stjörnuskoðunarfélag Seltjarnarness
(Amateur Astronomical Society) bring
telescopes and meteors to Nes.
19:15 - 19:45
Nesstofa - Guided tour for
children
Walk around Nesstofa.
20:00 - 20:30
Chorus - Selkórinn in Nesstofa
Selkórinn will sing few songs in Nesstofa.
21:00 - 21:45
Bjarni Pálsson in late 18th
century
Guided tour around Nesstofa with Óttar
Guðmundsson.
22:15 - 23:00
Architecture - Nesstofa
In Nesstofa, built in 1761-1767, Danish
and Icelandic architectural traditions are
brought together. Guided tour.
Nes við Seltjörn, 170, Seltjarnarnes
Víkin - Reykjavík Maritime
Museum
19:00 - 00:00
The Icelander and the sea
Exhibition of 32 painters. Also on Sat &
Sun.
19:30 - 21:30
Coast Guard Vessel Ódinn
Guided tour by former crew members.
20:00 - 20:30
Puppet Theatre
One of the most beloved of the Sagas,
Laxdeala, comes alive at the Maritime
museum.
20:30 - 21:00
Concert - Male Choir
The Kjalarnes Male Choir sings aboard
Coast Guard Vessel, Odinn.
21:00 - 21:30
Puppet Theatre
One of the most beloved of the Sagas,
Laxdeala, comes alive at the Maritime
museum.
21:30 - 22:00
Concert
Kjalarnes Male Choir sings at the
Bryggjan café.
22:30 - 23:00
Singing on the pier
Members of the Kjalarness Men´s Choir
sing with museum guests in the Pier Hall
of the Museum.
Grandagarður 8, 101, Reykjavík
The Culture House
19:00 - 00:00
Child of Hope – Children’s
Hopes
Inside the exhibition, Child of Hope,
about national hero Jón Sigurðsson,
children are invited to suggest ways to
better today’s society in the spirit of Jón
Sigurðsson’s campaign for independence
and human rights. The children write
their wishes on a piece of paper, fold the
paper and seal it with sealing wax. The
Culture House’s guide will assist and talk
with guests.
19:00 - 00:00
ICELAND::FILM rolling
The exhibition gives an overview of
Icelandic filmmaking from its beginning
to the present. Selected clips screened
continuously and movies in full length.
Over 100 titles.
19:00 -00:00
Nation and nature
A nature film by filmmaker Páll
Steingrímsson will be screened
continuously. Steingrímsson captures
the contact between man and nature in
a sensitive way where respect for the
subject matter comes first. A film the
entire family can enjoy together.
19:30 -21:30
See My Black Ass
The authors of the folk tale children’s
book, See My Black Ass, read from their
book inside an exhibition with pictures
from the book and odds and ends from
Icelandic folk heritage. Brynhildur Heiðar
and Ómarsdóttir selected and retold the
folk tales and Þórey Mjallhvít Heiðar and
Ómarsdóttir painted the pictures.
19:30 -00:00
The Scriptorium in the Medieval
Manuscripts exhibition is open
Try your hand at writing with a quill on
vellum using ink boiled from Icelandic
herbs. The Árni Magnússon Institution’s
educator will assist and explain this
ancient art to guests.
22:00 - 00:00
Fimm í tangó (Five in tango)
throw a Tango Ball
The quintet Fimm í tangó (Five in tango)
throws a tango ball in the Library Room.
Fimm í tangó are: Ágúst Ólafsson, vocals,
Ástríður A. Sigurðard, piano, Íris Dögg
Gísladóttir, violin, Kristín Lárusdóttir,
cello, and Vadim Fedorov, accordion.
21:00 - 21:30
Jón Sigurðsson reflects on his
namesake
Jón Sigurðsson, former governor of the
Central Bank of Iceland, minister and
chairman of the Progressive Party, talks
about Jón Sigurðsson, leader of the
campaign for independence in the 19th
century.
Hverfisgötu 15, 101, Reykjavík
National Museum of
Iceland
19:00 - 00:00
Make Do and Mend
A new exhibition at the National Museum
of Iceland where various mended objects
from the past can be viewed. Also on Sat
& Sun.
19:00 - 00:00
Chests and Caskets
A new exhibition at the National Museum
where guests can view various old
Icelandic chests and caskets from the
museum collection. Also on Sat & Sun.
19:00 - 00:00
Be ye Welcome, my Good
Friends!
Carving is an age-old tradition in
Iceland and the carvings have strong
identifying features. A special craft and
tradition developed in Iceland in carving
cattle horns. The exhibition comprises
a selection of the National Museum's
collection as well as horns on loan from
the National Museum of Denmark. Also
on Sat & Sun.
19:00 - 00:00
Photographs from the Lake
Mývatn area
Photographs from the Lake Mývatn area
by the photographer Bárður Sigurðsson
(1872-1937). The photographs represent
the every day life of Icelanders in the
beginning of the 20th Century. Also on
Sat & Sun.
19:00 - 19:30
Children's film-Ráðagóða
stelpan
An Icelandic childrens film, Ráðagóða
stelpan. The film is about a very
resourceful girl who gets into many
adventures. No subtitles.
20:00 - 20:30
A Lecture on Nationalism
A lecture on nationalism by Guðmundur
Hálfdánarson, historian.
21:00 - 21:30
Live music
Live music event at the National Museum
of Iceland
22:00 - 23:00
Who was Jonas?
A film about Jonas Hallgrimsson, a 19th
century Icelandic poet. The film is in
Icelandic. No subtitles.
Suðurgötu 41, 101, Reykajvík
The National Archives
19:00 - 21:30
An introduction to genealogical
research
Find your ancestors in church records.
19:00 - 23:00
Private archives
Do you have interesting records that
you would like to submit to the National
Archives? Consult the specialists at the
National Archives.
19:00 - 00:00
Old Handwriting
Try to read old handwriting. Try to imitate
old handwriting. Prize quiz.
19:00 - 21:00
Preservation of old records
Specialists of the National Archives of
Iceland clean old documents.
22:30 - 23:00
Musician Svavar Knútur
performs
Musician Svavar Knútur performs.
Laugavegur 162, 105, Reykjavík
The Icelandic Printmaking
Association
19:00 - 00:00
Artist Of The Year
The artist of the year at the friends of the
IPA 2011 is Ríkharður Valtingojer. During
Museum Night, Ríkharður presents his
artwork at the Printmakers Associations
Gallery. Works by previous artists will
also be on display.
Tryggvagata 17, 101, Reykjavík
Reykjavík Museum of
Photography
19:00 -00:00
Karl R. Lilliendahl – The Light of
the Righteous Shines ...
Photos taken of the protest in November
where the photographer adds sentences
from the testament of Solomon in the
Bible.
19:00 - 00:00
Do you recognise this person?
A chance to look at photos from the
archives of the Museum and identify the
people or the places on them.
19:00 - 00:00
Orri – Interiors
For over a decade, photographer Orri has
been taking photographs of deserted
farmsteads in Iceland, and in Interiors
he shows a selection of the photographs
taken 1999-2010. Orri seeks to capture
the colourful spirits and aura of the
deserted that lives in the interior of the
houses.
20:00 - 21:00
Leifur Þorsteinsson - Guided
Tour
On the 30th anniversary of Reykjavik
Museum of Photography, Leifur
Þorsteinsson will exhibit his first part of
five in the series 2011. At 8pm Leifur will
discuss his exhibition and the technique
behind the photographs.
Tryggvagata 15, 101, Reykjavík
Reykjavík Municipal
Archives
19:00 - 21:00
Children Games
In the children's corner there will be a
number of toys, such as legs and shells,
to remind us of the games children played
in the old days in Iceland. Children will
also be able to draw and color.
19:00 - 00:00
Crazy Youth
Majority of Icelandic youth attended
Tónabær, centre for young people, and
observed and participated in shaping
the Icelandic culture of young people
each time. Exhibition of documents from
Tónabær about bands, concerts, and
behaviour of the young people.
19:00 - 20:00
Remember Tónabær?
DJ Þráinn Óskarsson will play music
from the good old vinyl records which
were most popular at the youth centre
Tónabær in the 70´s and 80’s. Ideal
to show younger generations what
turntable, vinyl records and real music is
like! Again at 21:00.
19:30 - 20:30
In the shelter of the glaciers
Film about vanished life and work of
people in Skaftafell in Southern Iceland,
made in the years 1952-1958. Good
documentary about life in the countryside
in older times. Again at 21:30.
20:00 - 20:30
Sharp
Show from the Ballet Academy of
Hafnarfjordur. Four to six dancers show
two dances, one sharp and colorful and
the other lyrical and technical.
Tryggvagata 15, 101, Reykjavík

SÍM (Association of
Icelandic Visual Artists)
19:00 - 00:00
Spessi - Artist of the Month
Spessi is one of our prestigious
photographers and his work has been
exhibited in museums and galleries
worldwide.
Hafnarstræti 16, 101, Reykjavík

Saga Museum
19:00 - 00:00
The old Sagas brought to life
The Saga Museum transports you to
the Viking Age and brings back to life
renowned figures and major events in
Icelandic history.
Perlan, Öskjuhlíð, 105 Reykjavík
The Museum Bus – Free of Charge
A special free museum bus will be operated on Museum Night to
take visitors between the museums. A timetable for the Museum
Bus will be on display at each museum and on www.vetrarhatid.is
Note that this is not a
complete list of events. It
may be subject to change. For
further information see www.
vetrarhatid.is.
All events in Icelandic unless
otherwise stated.
All events on Museum Night
(11 February) are free of
charge.