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CHECK OUT THE NEW
REYKJAVÍK CITY MUSEUM
C OM P R I S I N G 5 TO P MU S E UMS:
Árbær Open Air Musem
Viðey Island
Reykjavík Museum of
Photography
Reykjavík Maritime Museum
www.reykjavikcitymuseum.is
The Settlement Exhibition
More information in the
Museums & Galleries section.
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HISTORIC EXHIBITION RESTAURANT • SHOP • ACTIVITIES
The Saga Museum brings the Viking age to life. There you’ll walk
among some of Iceland’s most famous heroes and infamous villains
portrayed in their defining moments; the Viking settlement in 874,
Leif the Lucky’s discovery of America, the founding of the world’s
first parliament and the epic clan feuds that marked the settlement.
This is as close as you’ll ever get to meeting Vikings in the flesh.
Saga Museum • Grandagarður 2 • 101 Reykjavík
Tel.: (+354) 511 1517 • Open: Daily from 10 to 18
www.sagamuseum.is
Try on the clothes and
weapons of the Viking
age. Great fun and a
great photo opportunity.
The shop has a wide
selection of traditional
Viking handiwork,
souvenirs and clothing.
PLEASED TO MEAT YOU!
ART
ONGOING
scenes and more, but all have a surrealist
quality in common.
On permanent view
i8 Gallery
‘Me and My Mother 2015’ by Ragnar
Kjartansson
Celebrated artist Ragnar Kjartansson
displays his latest video work, capturing
the artist’s mother spitting on him, in her
own living room. His earlier works in the
series from 2000, 2005 and 2010 are also
on display.
Runs until August 22
Kling & Bang
‘Benelux verkstæðið’ by Helgi
Thorsson
In this exhibit, which consists of prints,
paintings and sculptures, Helgi Thorsson
hopes to reinvent old classics in a new
light. Exploring everything from corporate
responsibility to aliens, this exhibit will be
Helgi’s final in Iceland before he moves
abroad.
Runs until July 26
The Icelandic Phallological
Museum
The museum contains a collection of
more than 215 penises and penile parts
belonging to almost all the land and sea
mammals that can be found in Iceland.
On permanent view
Kirsuberjatréð Íslensk Hönnun
‘epilogue’ by Heiðrún Kristjánsdóttir
This exhibition will feature old books as
artwork, and will reflect on books as a
medium for inspiration and knowledge.
Runs until July 21
Kópavogur Art Museum
Gerðarsafn
‘Illumination’
This exhibit by multiple contemporary
Icelandic artists is inspired by the stained
glass windows created by the sculptor and
glass artist Gerður Helgadóttir.
Runs until August 2
Living Art Museum (Nýló)
‘Adorn’
Using the work of all female artists and
the curation of Becky Forsythe, ‘Adorn’
addresses the idea of ornamentation and
the question of everyday beauty.
Runs until Sept 15
Mengi
Sirkus Íslands Photo Exhibition
For five weeks, photographer Jeaneen
Lund followed around Iceland’s only
traveling circus, Sirkus Íslands, as they
traveled through five towns. She explored
not only the circus performance, but also
the personal lives of the performers.
Runs until July 15
Mokka-Kaffi
Original Drawings of a Comic Short
Story by Kristján Jón Guðnason
Comic book artist Kristján Jón Guðnason
will present an exhibit of original drawings
at Mokka Kaffi.
Runs until July 15
Museum of Design and Applied
Art
‘Keepers’
This exhibit focuses on the collections in
the Museum of Design and Applied Art,
displaying a few key pieces, and explores
how and why the museum curates the
works that it does.
Runs until June 10, 2016
The National Gallery
‘Saga - Narrative Art’
Curated by Norbert Weber and Halldór
Björn Runólfsson, this exhibit explores
the use of narrative in Icelandic visual art,
presenting work from Björk, Dieter Roth,
Ragnar Kjartansson, Erró, among others.
There are guided tours every Tuesday and
Friday at 12:10.
Runs until September 6
The National Museum of Iceland
‘A Woman’s Place’
This exhibition takes a look into the lives of
women from 1915 to 2015, and questions
what role women have had and currently
have in Icelandic society.
Runs until December 31
‘Reading Flowers In This Strange
Place’ - West Icelanders in the
Great War
This exhibit examines the lives and fates
of the one thousand soldiers and nurses
of Icelandic descent who participated
in the First World War. It is the result
of collaboration between the National
Museum and the University of Iceland.
Runs until August 9
‘The Making Of A Nation’
This exhibition is intended to provide insight
into the history of the Icelandic nation from
Settlement to the present day.
On permanent view
Nesstofa - House and History
Nesstofa is one of the oldest stone
buildings in Iceland, and this exhibition
discusses the construction and repair
history of the historical structure.
Runs until December 31
‘The People Downtown’ by Davíð
Þorsteinsson
In this exhibit, Davíð Þorsteinsson presents
a series of portraits inspired by downtown
life, using subjects from all walks of life,
from bankers to parking inspectors.
Runs until August 30
‘What Is So Interesting About it?’
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of
women gaining the right to vote in Iceland,
this exhibit will present examples of the
work and struggles women have faced
since gaining that suffrage. This show will
celebrate women who have achieved in
fields that were previously dominated by
men, such as politics, business, arts, and
sports.
Runs until December 31
‘I - Portraits’ by Valdimar Thorlacius
In this exhibit, Valdimar Thorlacius presents
portraits of Icelandic loners, hermits and
recluses and their living spaces.
Runs until December 31
‘Bundled Up In Blue’
This exhibition is centred around new
archeological findings from bones believed
to belong to a woman from the settlement
era, discovered in 1938 in East Iceland. New
research provides answers as to the age of
the woman in question, where she came
from, together with indications of what she
may have looked like and how she would
have dressed.
Runs until December 31
Gallerí Skilti
Dugguvogur 3 | Runs until December 15 All Day | Free!
Put “what goes around comes around” in Google Translate from
English to Arabic and you get “نادت.” Translate that back into English
and you’ll end up with “condemned.” So while Larry Page’s baby
might be great at helping you with your Danish homework, it is still
far from infallible. Tuomas A. Laitinen saw a plethora of these
absurd Engrish translations firsthand while living in China. Inspired
by them, he created the exhibit ‘Al Dente’ which is running until
December 15 at Gallerí Skilti. Combining light, sound, and video,
the multi-media exhibition explores the modern technological and
lingual displacement created by globalisation. It’s bound to be an
enlightening display. HJC
Lost in Translation
‘Al Dente’ by Tuomas A. Laitinen
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