Reykjavík Grapevine - 23.05.2014, Blaðsíða 52

THE HOUSE AT EYRARBAKKI

Opening hours: May 1st - September 30th daily 11.00-18.00 or by an agreement
Tel: +354 483 1504 & +354 483 1082 | husid@husid.com | www.husid.com
Árnessýsla folk museum is located in Húsið,
the House, historical home of the Danish
merchants built in 1765. Húsið is one of the
oldest houses in Iceland and a beautiful
monument of Eyrarbakki´s time as the
biggest trading place on the south coast.
Today one can enjoy exhibitions about the
story and culture of the region, famous piano,
shawl made out of human hair and the kings
pot, are among items. Húsið prides itself with
warm and homelike atmosphere.
The House at Eyrarbakki
OUTSIDE
REYKJAVÍK
North Iceland
Akureyri
Akureyri
Sailor's Day
On this day, all sailors have a day off
where they can enjoy festivities with
the landlubbers. There is a diverse
family friendly programme in Akureyri,
offering sailing boat exhibitions, wares
and food for sale at markets, and a
memorial service for those who have
been lost at sea. And, of course, a
pillow fight.
May 30 - June 1
Akureyri Art Museum
Lily Adamsdóttir
Lily Adamsdóttir opens her first
exhibition in Akureyri, utilising
Icelandic wool and exploring concepts
such as beginning, ending, material,
product, cause, consequence,
opportunity and beauty. Lily uses
various methods such as performance
art, video, drawings, textiles and
installations in her work.
Runs until June 8
Græni Hatturinn
Helgi Björns & Reiðmenn Vindanna
Come celebrate the Sailors' Day with
the one and only Helgi Björns and
Reiðmenn Vindanna ("Riders Of The
Winds").
May 31 at 23:30
Ylja / Snorri Helgason / Lindy Vo-
pnfjörð
Catch ethereal hippy-types Ylja and
heartfelt folk-poppers Snorri Helgason
and Lindy Vopnfjörð, oozing with
country spirit in the North of Iceland.
June 5 at 22:00

Dalvík
Berg Cultural Centre
Myndra
Part Icelandic, part Canadian indie
band Myndra has just released their
debut album, 'Songs From Your
Collarbone' and are touring through
the hot spots of Iceland.
June 1 at 20:00
Grímsey
Grímseyjardagar
The annual Grímseyjardagar festival
is held for the fourth time in the
supposedly haunted Grímsey island,
with a variety of family friendly events
happening, including egg- and fish-
catching competitions, and a mosaic
made with the audience's help.
May 31 - June 2
Hjalteyri
Verksmiðjan á Hjalteyri
Phishing the Landscape
An exhibition looking at phishing (a
form of digital deception) in a context
of urban and non-urban landscapes
such as the appropriation and
'hacking' of man-made structures
formerly intended for other uses,
including contemporary 'updates' of
landscapes and their content, warping
perceptions of identity, history and
use of place.
Runs until June 29
Húsavík
Húsavík Whale Museum
In the 1,600 square metre exhibition
space, you will find skeletons of many
species of whales and fascinating
information about these large animals.
On permanent display
Mývatn
Sigurgeir's Bird Museum
The collection includes almost all
Icelandic birds along with some 100
types of eggs. Various equipment
used by the locals for fishing are also
on display. The museum provides
education about birds, ecology of
Lake Mývatn and how locals utilised
water as a mode of transportation and
O U T S I D E
REYKJAVÍK MAY 23 TO JUNE 5
At the seashore the giant lobster makes
appointments with mermaids and landlubbers.
He waves his large claws, attracting those desiring
to be in the company of starfish and lumpfish.
> Only 45 minutes drive from Reykjavík
Eyrarbraut 3, 825 Stokkseyri, Iceland · Tel. +354 483 1550
Fax. +354 483 1545 · info@fjorubordid.is · www.fjorubordid.is
by the sea
and a delicious lobster
at Fjörubordid in Stokkseyri
Reykjavík
Stokkseyri
Eyrarbakki - The Seashore restaurant
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Summer opening hours: Mon - Sun 12:00 to 22:00
Country Is As Country Does
Ylja / Snorri Helgason / Lindy Vopnfjörð
Græni Hatturinn, Hafnarstræti 96, 600 Akureyri
June 5 at 21:00 | ISK 2,500
When in the countryside, take off those pop-spewing headphones and
check out whose milkshake brings all the locals to the yard. Ylja play
their ethereal folky joyousness, soft harmonies in floaty gowns while
maintaining meaningful eye contact with the audience, playing the
kind of music that begs for a tambourine solo. Snorri Helgason will
make you dance, or perhaps waltz, in a gentle-country manner with his
Americana/pop influenced folk music. Finally, you can catch Lindy Vo-
pnfjörð, a singer-songwriter from Canada, who has been playing music
since, like, forever. Check it out. LC
Photo by Simon Zachary Chetrit
for everyday life.
On permanent display
Skagafjörður
The Glaumbær Farm
The first exhibition of Glaumbær Farm
was opened in 1952, but the farm
was functional until 1947. The old turf
farmhouse forms the backdrop for
exhibitions focusing on rural life in 18th
and 19th century Iceland.
On permanent display.
East Iceland
Egilsstaðir
Sláturhúsið
“Dance Workshop with SHÄR”
A workshop held in the
Slaughterhouse in Egilsstaðir with the
SHÄR group. The group’s agenda is to
spread and disseminate dance to all
age groups.
Runs from May 22 to 25
Eskifjörður
Randulff's Sjóhús
This beautifully preserved 1890s
sea house is now a museum with
several items on display that show the
atmosphere of East Iceland during the
time that herring fishing really took off
in the late 19th and early 20th century.
June 1 - August 31
Seyðisfjörður
Skaftafell Center for Visual Art
Tvísöngur
The site-specific sound sculpture
by German artist Lukas Kühne, is
embedded in the mountainside
above the town, in a quiet area with
a breathtaking view of the fjord. It
offers an acoustic sensation that can
be explored and experimented with by
the visitor.
On Permanent Display
Veldi
The exhibition marks the conclusion
of a two week long workshop in
Seyðisfjörður during which graduating
students from the fine art department
at the Iceland Academy of the Arts
got assistance from locals, who have
provided them with insight into the
town’s diverse industries, fishing, steel
forging and wool processing to name
a few. The group also got to witness
first hand the isolation and uncertainty
caused by snowstorms bad enough to
block the mountain roads leading into
and out of the town.
Runs until June 2
A movable feast
The outdoor sculpture “A movable
feast” by Andreas Jari Juhani Toriseva
is a part of the exhibition 'Veldi.'
The work is a car that has been
transformed into a sauna and is parked
outside of Austurvegur 42. The sauna-
car is fully functional and everybody
is welcome to use it. Guests enter at
their own risk and have to bring their
own firewood.
Runs until June 2