Reykjavík Grapevine - 19.07.2013, Page 45

The National Museum of Iceland
celebrates its 150th anniversary 2013.
Along with the permanent exhibition that features
Iceland’s history from settlement to present day the
museum will offer a variety of exhibitions during the
year, e.g. on Icelandic silver and photography.
Opening hours:
Summer (1. May-15. September): Daily 10-17
Winter (16. September-30. April): Tuesday-Sunday 11-17
Suðurgata 41, 101 Reykjavík.
tel: 530 2200 Thjodminjasafn@thjodminjasafn.is
one of the most promising young
stars in Icelandic music, delivering
a breathy and emotive vocal perfor-
mance with preternatural, instinc-
tive ease before the three disap-
pear with an apologetic wave. All
eyes and ears will be on their next
steps.
Back to school
Before long people gather outside
and trail up the hill to the local el-
ementary school. It's a surreal end-
ing, with every classroom and corri-
dor becoming carpeted by sleeping
bags, blankets and duvets. People
tiptoe between the shelves of chess
trophies and national maps, dodg-
ing the careworn desks and wall
displays about American rappers,
trying not to wake those already
asleep before settling in some un-
claimed corner for the night.
Rauðasandur may have been
blown to brink and teetered there
precariously for a moment, but the
organisers pulled it back admirably.
Their labour-of-love event may not
have happened on that glorious
beach (the organisers go back later
to ceremoniously ignite the bonfire
themselves) but it was a party to re-
member.

- John Rogers
45 Music
In fact, the wind
worsens throughout
the morning with tent-
tearing, car-rattling
gusts...
Magnús Andersen
Hörður Sveinsson
Hörður Sveinsson