Reykjavík Grapevine - 04.05.2012, Page 53

Reykjavík Maritime Museum
From Poverty to Abundance
Photos documenting Icelandic
fishermen at the turn of the 20th
century.
On permanent view
The History of Sailing
Iceland's maritime history and the
growth of the Reykjavík Harbour.
On permanent view
The Call of Sagas
A exhibition from Finland about a
adventurous voyage in an open
boat from Finland to Iceland,
honoring the old viking shipping
routes.
On permanent view
The Watercolours of Ólafur
Thorlacius
Ólafur Þór worked with the Icelan-
dic Coast Guard for many years as
a mapmaker. He is now retired and
paints beautiful watercolors in his
free time.
On permanent view
Reykjavík Museum of
Photography
Echo
Charlotta Hauksdóttir & Sonja
Thomsen look at time and the
reproduction of the past.
Runs until May 6
Calendar Breaking Christians
Christian Scheirbeck's photos
from the early 1900's capture mo-
ments in the lives of local people
during work and play.
Runs until May 6
Sigurjón Ólafsson Museum
Milestones: Sigurjón Ólafsson's
Key Sculptures
Exhibition with some of Sigurjón
Ólafsson's key works from differ-
ent periods of his prolific career
as a sculptor. The earliest work on
the exhibition is a newly acquired
relief of two sisters which he
made at his first year at the Royal
Academy of Art in Copenhagen. This
relief has not been exhibited in Iceland
before.
Runs until: Oct 1
Spark Design Space
A Salon show is being prepared at
Spark containing selected projects
from the past as well as a few new
things we can not resist.
Spark is open during the transformation.
Musicians Have a Heart
May 10 and May 17
Hressó
Free, donations appreciated
GogoYoko kicked off their charity concerts at Hresso series two weeks ago. Each
free concert features a new band playing for the charity of their choice. On May
10 Agent Fresco will rock the house for a good cause. Arnor Dan, the lead singer,
says that the band’s choice of charity, Krabbameinsfélagið, (The Icelandic Cancer
Foundation) “was really a no-brainer.” He lost his father to cancer in 2001 and the
band’s newest album is based around that event and the aftermath. For a Minor
Reflection continues the good will by playing for UNICEF on May 17. Grapevine
thinks showing up to a free concert to listen to awesome bands to help worthy
charities is really a no-brainer.
An Intimate Peek Into Icelandic Culture
Alliance Française
Runs until June 21
Free

An exhibition called ‘A journey in Iceland–Les Climats’ recently opened at Alliance Française. Between September 2007 and
September 2009, French photographer Lola Reboud toured Iceland to take pictures. This exhibition gathers her work, which
was shortlisted for the prestigious HSBC prize for photography in 2011. Photographing a country and essentially trying to
grasp a culture is challenging. Reboud, however, does a remarkable job. Her photographs include beautiful shots of Icelan-
dic landscapes, but also delve into small communities of local fishing villages and other more intimate portraits of Icelandic
culture such as pictures of family dinners. Go check it out!
Skaftfell, Seyðisfjörður
Check www.skaftfell.is for latest
shows
Sláturhúsið, Egilsstaðir
Check www.slaturhusid.is for latest
shows
The Iceland Symphony
welcomes you to Harpa.
Box office » 528 5050 » www.sinfonia.is » www.harpa.is
GRÓFARHÚS 6th floor
Tryggvagata 15, 101 Reykjavik
Opening hours:
12–19 mon–fri, 13–17 weekends
www.photomuseum.is
Reykjavik Museum
of Photography
Exhibitions all year round
ADMISSION FREE
Suðurgata 41 · 101 Reykjavík · Tel. +354 530-2200 · www.natmus.is
The country’s largest
museum of cultural
history featuring a
permanent exhibition on
Iceland’s extraordinary
history from settlement
to present day.
Opening hours:
Summer
(May 1st – September 15th)
Daily 10–17
Winter
(September 16th – April 30th)
Daily except Mondays 11–17
National Museum of Iceland