Reykjavík Grapevine - 01.02.2013, Síða 48

Art and craft workshops
Saturday, February 11, 13:00 - 16:00
Entrance free – all welcome!
All the different animals
A dog or a cat or a mouse or a bird? What
animal would you want to be? The Witch‘s
daughters will transform you into any
animal you choose, using face paint.
Flying high
Do you want to fly with the witches and
the magicians towards the dark and the
mysterious? Learn go make costumes for
wizards and witches
Origami Workshop
Origami Iceland teaches a few simple ways
to fold paper for a something.
Instrument Factory
Make your own instrument and create
your own sound.
Hip-hop REY
Dancers from Swaggerific dance group
teach the basic steps in street dancing.
Wizards and Witches
Create your own terrifying wizard or witch
claws
Science Shop
Do you want to experiment with chemistry?
Step into our lab.
Witch‘s Café
Do you dare to drink the green potion? Not
all are brave enough to dine at the Witch‘s
Café.
Cook over Fire
Make bread on an open fire.
Closing Ceremony – Festival of Light
and Darkness
The World Children‘s Day concludes when
all participants gather in the square to
show their creations.
Don’t miss International Children’s Day in
Gerðuberg!
Gerðuberg Cultural Centre
Gerðubergi 3-5
111 Reykjavík
Tel. 575 7700
www.gerduberg.is
International Children’s Day 2013
Gerðuberg Culture Centre and Miðberg Leisure Centre
21:00 – 22:00
Guided tours
Guided Tours of the current exhibitions.
Kópavogur Municipal Archives
Digranesvegi 7, 200 Kópavogur
19:00 – 24:00
Kópavogur’s Sports History
Exhibition of documents relating to
Kópavogur’s sports history.
Museum of Design and Applied Arts
Garðatorgi 1, 210 Garðabæ
20:00 – 24:00
Exhibition Opening: Glit
Exhibition covering the early years of
pottery makers Glit.
20:30 – 22:30
Pottery
Try your hand at pottery
Reykjavík Art Museum - Kjarvalsstaðir
Flókagata 24, 105 Reykjavík
19:30 – 20:30
Exploration for kids
Guided tour of the exhibition Flow, where
art will be explored from different angles.
21:00 – 21:30 & 22:00 – 22:30
Flow – Behind the Scenes
Guided tour focusing on the research
behind the exhibition.
21:30 – 22:00
A Strawberry Waits in the Field
Live series by musicians Tinna
Þorsteinsdóttir and Guðmundur Steinn
Gunnarsson in cooperation the Reykjavík
Art Museum.
The Farmhouse Krókur
Garðavegur & Garðaholtsvegur crossing,
210 Garðabæ
19:00 – 24:00
Open House
Krókur is a small, rebuild traditional old
corrugated iron house with a grass roof,
originally built in 1923.
The Settlement Exhibition
Aðalstræti 16, 101 Reykjavík
19:00 – 23:00
Einherjar, the Vikings of
Reykjavík
Modern day Vikings, armed to the teeth,
roam the exhibition floor.
21:00 – 23:00
Temporary Museum of Small
Things
Do you have collection? Stamps? Cards?
Pins? Bring your collection and take part
in the Temporary Museum of Small Things.
20:00 – 21:00
Dear Skúli
Special guests discuss 18th century
national hero Skúli Magnússon.
20:00 – 23:00
Icelandic Blacksmiths
Blacksmiths ply their trade outside the
museum.
Iceland Academy of the Arts Program
19:00 – 19:40
A Visit in the Dark
A guided tour of the Reykjavík Zoo & Family
Park, Hafrafelli v/Engjaveg, 104 Reykjavík
18:00 – 21:00
Environmental Art in the
Botanical Garden
Finnish environmental artist Timo Jokela
exhibits works in cooperation with the
Icelandic Academy of the Arts, made from
natural materials, snow, wood and ice.
Botanical Garden, Laugardal, 104 Reykjavík
19:00 – 21:00
Experience and Senses
Guest take part in an experience that will
require all senses. An interplay of light and
shadows, sound and environment
Botanical Garden, Laugardal, 104 Reykjavík
ASÍ Art Museum
Freyjugata 41, 101 Reykjavík
19:00 – 24:00
Exhibition Bjarki Bragason
Paintings by Bjarki Bragason.
20:00 – 20:45 & 21:30 – 22:15
Artist Talk Bjarki Bragason
Images, language, and time influence
paintings by Bjarki Bragason.
Einar Jónsson Museum
Eiríksgata, 101 Reykjavík
20:30 & 21:30
Concert
Soprano Anna Jónsdóttir and harpist
Sophie Schonjans perform works by Henry
Purcell
National Gallery of Iceland
Fríkirkjuvegur 7, 101 Reykjavík
20:00 – 24:00
Old Treasures and Foreign
Influences
A selection of foreign paintings from the
gallery’s catalogue and a selection of
works by Icelandic painters from the early
20th century.
The Sigurjón Ólafsson Museum
Laugarnestangi 70, 105 Reykjavík
19.00 – 24.00
Milestones, Key works by
Sigurjón Ólafsson
The exhibition encompasses a period
of a little over fifty years in the middle of
the 20th century, providing insight into
the various periods of the art of sculptor
Sigurjón Ólafsson
Kl. 20.00 – 22.30.
Árni Heiðar Karlsson, Pianist
Pianist Árni Heiðar plays the Grand Piano.
Reykjavík Museum of Photography
Tryggvagata 15, 101 Reykjavík
21:00 – 22:00
Exhibition Kvosin 1986 & 2011
Exhibition of photos from the book Kvosin,
a photography book on Reykjavík.
The Ruins of Hofsstaðir
Kirkjulundi, 210 Garðabæ
19:00 – 24:00
The Ruins of Hofsstaðir
Ruins of an old house from the Settlement
age in the 9th century. Interactive
exhibition.
Molinn Youth Centre
Hábraut 2, 200 Kópavogur
20:00 - 24:00
Uss!
Exhibition opening. Photographers Sonja
Nikulásdóttir and Ólöf Sigþórsdóttir
photograph modern problems.
Natural History Museum of Kópavogur
Hamraborg 6a, 200 Kópavogur
20:30 - 21:00
Funny Creatures!
Artist Helgi Þorgils Friðjónsson talks about
his strange and funny statues on exhibit.
The Nordic House
Sturlugata 5, 101 Reykjavík
19:00 – 24:00
Photography exhibition
Exhibition from Mexico and an international
short film festival
The Ásgrímur Jónsson Museum
Bergstaðarstræti 74, 101 Reykjavík
21:30 – 21:50
Heroes of the Past
Guided tour of the exhibition.
SÍM, The Assoiation of Visual Artists
Hafnarstræti 16, 101 Reykjavík
19:00 - 22:00
Gray tone Ásdís Spanó
Light influences the gray tones for artist
Ásdís Spanó, who exhibits 500 shades of
gray.
Víkin Reykjavík Maritime Museum
Grandagarði 8, 101 Reykjavík
19:00 – 23:00
The Magnificent Darkness
The Icelandic Astronomy Society educates
guests about astronomy and the stars in
the skies.
21:00 – 22:00
Folk Art
Akranes Church Choir reenacts famous
folk tales with photographs and paintings.
19:00 – 22:00
The Pirate Workshop
Workshop for children. Create your own
Pirate ship.
19:00 – 22:00
Treasure Hunt aboard the Pirate
Museum
Solve the clue, find the treasure.
19:00 – 24:00
Art Exhibition
Exhibition by hobby painters.
The Saga Museum
Öskjuhlíð, 105 Reykjavík
Kl. 19:00 - 24:00
Viking Warriors
Vikings from the Viking club Rimmugýgur
visit the museum in full armor.
The Icelandic Music History Museum
Hábraut 2, 200 Kópavogur
19:00 – 24:00
...dance later
A program featuring Icelandic dance music
from old folk dances to the 20th century.
20:30 – 21:00
Accordion Music
The Reykjavík Accordion Society plays a
little classical dance music.
The National University Library
Arngrímsgata 3, 107 Reykjavík
20:00 - 22.00
The Lady of the Mountain and the
Reykjavík Kitchen
Exhibition and a mini-conference on food-
and restaurant culture in Reykjavík during
the early 20th century.
The Culture House
Hverfisgata 15, 101 Reykjavík
19:00 - 23:00
Writing on skin
Guest can try their hand at dermography.
20:00 - 21:00
Light in the Dark I
Students from the music department of the
Iceland Academy of the Arts create music
magic.
20:30 - 21:00
Folk Songs in the Dark
Icelandic folk songs, and original pieces
arranged for voice and cello.
21:00 - 23:00
Light in the Dark II
Students of composition at the music
department of the Icelandic Academy
of the Arts perform chamber music and
modern compositions.
19:00 – 24:00
Thousand years
Exhibition from the National Gallery of
Iceland. Works from Icelandic artist from
the end of the 19th century.
19:00 – 24:00
The Golden Plover
The Icelandic national bird, The Golden
Plover, inspires the works of quadriplegic
painter Edda Heiðrún Backman, who uses
her mouth to create oil and water color
paintings.
19:00 – 24:00
Jón Sigurðsson in his Youth
Exhibition on the national hero Jón
Sigurðsson, who grew up in poverty in
the isolated West fjords of Iceland, to
become the leader of the movement for
an independent Icelandic state in the 19th
Century.
The Living Art Museum
Skúlagata 28, 101 Reykjavík
19:00 – 24:00
Judgement is the Mirror
Exhibition of works by artists Tiong Ang,
Roger Palmer, Jan Kaila, Japo Knuutila,
Clodagh Emoe and Mick Wilson, curated
by Henk Slager.
National Museum of Iceland
Suðurgata 41, 101 Reykjavík
19:00 – 21:00
Art Workshop for Children
Workshop for children based around the
celestial bodies and time.
19:00 – 19:30
The Reykjavík Boys Choir
The Reykjavík Boys Choir sings a few
songs.
20:00 – 22:00
Agnes
Icelandic feature film about the events that
lead to the last execution in Iceland.
22:00 – 23:00
Murder!
A murder has been committed in the
National Museum. Come and chase down
the clues. Who is guilty?
23:00 – 23:30
Árstíðir Live
The band Árstíðir plays for guests in the
museum.
National Archives of Iceland
Laugavegi 162, 105 Reykjavík
19:30 – 22:30
Introduction the National
Archives
Introductory tour of the National Archives.
Tours start at 19:30, 20:30 and 22:30. Only
15 spots per tour. Registration at www.
archives.is.
21:15 – 21:45
The story of the Sólborg Case
from 1893
The Sólborg Case is a well-known Icelandic
court case. Historic review and photos.
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