Reykjavík Grapevine - 20.06.2014, Side 60

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
Flóra
Creation
Artist Kristín Gunnlaugsdóttir’s visual
art exhibition focuses on addressing
taboos such as women’s exploration
of their libido and how they too see
themselves from the male gaze.
Expect to see women’s genitals from a
new point of view.
Runs until August 16
Græni Hatturinn
Unna Birna
Unna Birna is a violinist singer-
songwriter and she's performing with
a live band. Some of her songs are
being performed for the first time.
June 20 at 22:00
Eivør
Faroese singer-songwriter Eivør
Pálsdóttir's performances are always
memorable affairs. The former Nordic
Council Music Prize nominee has
a deep pool of songs from which
she can select, spanning jazz, rock,
ballads, folk and more.
June 21 at 20:00
Klassart / Soffía Björg
In celebration of the release of their
third album, one of Iceland’s premier
blues bands, Klassart, will be playing
a show at Græni Hatturinn. Their new
album, 'Asteroids,' promises to be
another great one, and this show will
definitely be one to remember. Soffía
Björg Band will start the show.
June 26 at 21:00
Ásgeir Trausti
Ásgeir Trausti plays what's sure to be
an unforgettable show. Ásgeir is the
latest Icelandic artist to make a big
mark on the international scene and is
fresh off a performance at American
festival Bonnaroo. For fans of Bon Iver
and Tallest Man on Earth, be sure to
check out Ásgeir's record-breaking
album 'In The Silence.'
June 28 at 20:00
Hof
Eyþór Ingi & Atómskáldin
Eurovision “music” “star” Eyþór Ingi
performs with live band Atómskáldin.
June 20 at 21:00
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 m2 exhibition space, you
will find skeletons of many species of
whales and fascinating information
about these large mammals.
On permanent display
Mývatn
Sigurgeir's Bird Museum
The collection includes almost all
of Iceland's birds along with some
100 different types of eggs. Various
equipment used by the locals for
fishing are also on display. The
museum provides education about
birds, the ecology of Lake Mývatn
and how locals utilised water in their
everyday lives.
On permanent display
Ólafsfjörður
Tjarnarborg
Olga Vocal Ensemble
This new ensemble got its start in
the Utrecht Conservatory in the
Netherlands in 2012. Musically
they span five centuries, from the
Renaissance to the genre of the
barbershop quartet. Their aim
O U T S I D E
REYKJAVÍK JUNE 20 TO JULY 3
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
Sp
ör
e
hf
.
Summer opening hours: Mon - Sun 12:00 to 22:00
Eurovision Darling Back For More Cheers
Eyþór Ingi / Atómskáldin
Hof, Strandgata 12, 600 Akureyri.
June 20 at 21:00 | ISK 1,500
Everyone in the country watched with eyes streaming and ears wide
open as Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson delivered his heart wrenching
performance of “Ég á Líf” (“I Have a Life”). Eurovision was watched
with more fervour in Iceland than even the World Cup. In a shocking
upset, he was awarded only 17th place with only 47 points, but we still
love him here. He plays with his band Atómskáldin (“Atomic Poets”),
which sounds “kind of like a pop band where the guitarist wants it to
be a rock band, the singer wants it to jump on the indie bandwagon,
and the drummer doesn’t know what he’s doing,” according to a local
music aficionado. So go see them, we guess? RSL
Photo by Axel Sigurðarson
is beautiful music, so if beauty is
your thing, whether postmodern or
classical, Olga has got you covered.
26 June at 20:00
Skagafjörður
The Glaumbær Farm
The farm was functional until 1947,
and opened as an exhibition space in
1952. 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
Skriðuklaustur
The Institute of Gunnar Gunnarsson
runs a museum focusing on the
writer Gunnar Gunnarsson and his
home. The house was built in 1939
and is one of Iceland's most valuable
buildings, which was donated to the
Icelandic nation in 1948. Nearby are
the ruins of a 16th century monastery,
Skriðuklaustur.
On permanent display
Sláturhúsið
East Iceland Heritage Museum
The museum’s exhibition consists
of objects from the old rural society
in East Iceland, before 1900. On
display are tools related to hunting,
crafts, food production, clothing and
various aspects of daily life, hygiene,
hobbies, morals and values. There
are also various objects on display in
connection to the 20th century urban
development in the eastern region.
On permanent display
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.
Runs until August 31
Seyðisfjörður
Skaftafell Centre 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
Stöðvarfjörður
Petra’s Stone Collection
In the small fjord of Stöðvarfjörður
you’ll find a wonderful collection of
rare rocks and minerals, most of which
derive from the area. Local enthusiast
and collector Petra Sveinsdóttir has
gathered the stone gems of Icelandic
nature since 1946. Her collection of
stones is now reputedly the world’s
largest private collection of rocks. Her