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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
Líndal, Erla Silfá Þorgrímsdóttir, Hildur
Hákonardóttir, Svala Sigurleifsdóttir and
Þóra Sigurðardóttir.
Runs until September 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. The title refers both
to the objects themselves, the ones
worth keeping, as well as the people who
preserved them, kept them, and eventually
gave them to the museum for safekeeping.
Runs until June 10, 2016
The National Gallery
‘From the Rustic to the Selfie’
The National Gallery contains about 1,000
portraits by both Icelandic and foreign
artists—some modern, some centuries
old. This exhibition will feature selected
portraits from the gallery, and asks viewers
to contemplate the human image from both
historical and personal perspectives.
Runs until September 6
‘Jacqueline with a Yellow Ribbon’ by
Pablo Picasso
Picasso’s widow, Jacqueline Roque
Picasso, has given her portrait as a gift
to the President of Iceland. This portrait
is considered to be one of Picasso’s
most unusual, and is highly sought after
worldwide.
Runs until January 4, 2016
‘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
Bible Exhibit
This is an exhibit celebrating the 200 year
anniversary of the Icelandic Bible company
(Biblíufélagið). On display are many antique
Bibles owned by the National Museum and
the company itself.
Runs until December 31
‘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
‘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. Because it was once
a pharmacy, there are many showings of
Icelandic herbs used not only for medicine
but also for nutrition and health.
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 presents examples of the work
and struggles women have faced since
gaining that suffrage. This show celebrates
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. Aiming to
provide a glimpse into the life of those who
live in seclusion, Valdimar shows subjects in
both rural and urban Iceland.
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
Nordic House
‘Aalto Masterpiece’
The Nordic House itself will be on exhibit
for people who are interested in learning
more about the architecture of this sleek
house, designed by Finnish architect Alvar
Aalto. The exhibition focuses on the story of
the Nordic House and all the little details of
the house that you might miss just walking
through.
Runs until August 29
‘Foyer Exhibition’
This exhibition will feature the artwork of
Artótek.
Runs until August 29
Núllið
‘Coming Soon’
This exhibition is the first to open in Núllið,
a new project space on Bankastræti 0 that
used to be a women’s bathroom. It features
works by Brynjar Helgason, Ívar Glói
Gunnarsson, Logi Leó Gunnarsson, and Una
Björg Magnúsdóttir, all of whom are recent
art school graduates.
Runs until August 30
Reykjavík Art Museum -
Ásmundarsafn
‘Artistic Inclination’ by Ásmundur
Sveinsson
Works that span the entire career of
sculptor Ásmundur Sveinsson (1893-1982)
from when he was a student at the Sate
Academy in Sweden to abstract pieces
created towards the end of his life. His work
is inspired by nature, literature, and the
Icelandic people.
Runs until October 4
Reykjavík Art Museum -
Hafnarhús
‘Áfangar’ by Richard Serra
Richard Serra unveiled his environmental
art installation on Viðey Island 25 years ago.
In honour of the anniversary, Hafnarhús
presents an exhibition of Richard’s drawings
and graphic works, as well as film and
photographs from ‘Áfangar’ on Viðey.
Runs until September 20
‘bears; truths…’ by Kathy Clark
Using teddy bears discarded by Reykjavík
children, Kathy develops a narrative about
life’s journey. Throughout her career, she
has shown work in Iceland and the United
States, and is the founder of two window
galleries in downtown Reykjavík.
Runs until October 18
‘Erró and Art History’
The exhibition provides an insight into
the work of the Icelandic painter Erró. He
maintains a style that fluctuates between
surrealism and pop art, integrating elements
of comics and science fiction. This exhibition
presents works in which he has borrowed
images and fragments of pictures by some
of the leading artists in history, such as
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The Reykjavík Grapevine
Issue 13 — 2015

Flora At Flóra
‘Botany’ by Þórgunnur Oddsdóttir
Café Flora
Reykjavík Botanical Gardens | August 28 – September 24 | Free!
The collective works of Þórgunnur Oddsdóttir cover such a wide
range of media that it’s impossible to categorise what she does, or
to predict what she'll come up with next. Þórgunnur has worked
with collage, poetry, prose, performance, photography, sculpture,
installations, printmaking, found objects, video, and more. It’s
easier to say she works with everything, that she is an artist in ev-
ery imaginable sense. Her newest project is entitled ‘Botany’, and
incorporates organic elements—twigs, leaves, branches, flowers—
rearranged and organized in inorganic ways. There is a special
opening party on August 28 at 17:00. SLWF