Reykjavík Grapevine - 01.07.2016, Page 49

Suðurgata 41
101 Reykjavík
www.thjodminjasafn.is
tel +354 530 22 00
Hverfisgata 15
101 Reykjavík
www.safnahusid.is
tel +354 530 22 10
National Museum of Iceland
The country’s largest
museum of cultural
history from settlement
to present day.
The Culture House
Manuscripts, fine art, natural
specimens, curiosities and
archeaological findings form
the exhibition Points of View.
National
Museum of
Iceland
The
Culture
House
The exhibitions, shops and cafés are open daily 10 - 17 Closed on Mondays 16/9 – 30/4
Experience
Icelandic Art
and Design
Gerðarsafn -
Kópavogur Art Museum
Hamraborg 4, Kópavogur
Open 11–17 / Closed on Mondays
www.gerdarsafn.is
Hönnunarsafn Íslands
/ Museum of Design
and Applied Art
Garðatorg 1, Garðabær
Open 12–17 / Closed on Mondays
www.honnunarsafn.is
Hafnarborg
/ The Hafnarfjordur Centre
of Culture and Fine Art
Strandgata 34, Hafnarfjörður
Open 12–17 / Thursdays 12–21
Closed on Tuesdays
www.hafnarborg.is
Route 40 takes you to
on your way to the Blue Lagoon
KEEPERS
Icelandic design highlights,
from the Collection
TRIAD
March 9th - May 29th
Fashion design, jewellery
design, ceramic design
Traces of Water
May 27th – August 21th
A group exhibition by six artists
that all work with water in their
works.
By Anna Rún Tryggvadóttir,
Florence Lam, Harpa Árnadóttir,
Hulda Stefánsdóttir, John Zurier
and Margrét H. Blöndal.
SARA BJÖRNSDÓTTIR:
FLÂNEUR
27. May - 21. August 2016
An autobiographical journey
through the artist‘s mystical
state of mind during a stay in
London.
Route 40
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information on venues visit
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Opening
Árbær Open Air Museum - Annual
Antique Automobile Day
Members of the Classic Car Club of
Iceland will be on site to chat with guests.
Runs July 3, 13:00-16:00
Hitt Húsið - Creative Summer Groups
Hitt Húsið will be presenting emerging
young artists throughout June and July
with performances in the city centre
culminating in a final festival on July 14.
Runs on July 8 at 12:00 and July 14 at
16:00
Icelandic Printmakers Association -
'Mono No Aware / Slices Of Life'
This exhibition of prints by Finnish artist
Anita Jensen explores the aesthetic of
Japanese literature and poetry during the
Heian period.
Opens July 9 - Runs until July 24
Mengi - 'The Lucky Seat'
A lecture performance by visual artist
Bergur Andersen. Tickets are 2,000 ISK.
July 14, 21:00
Perlan - 'Your World'
An exhibition of five artists who each
have a connection to Iceland, but who
work in different media.
Opens July 2 - Runs until July 31
Reykjavík Art Museum - Hafnarhús -
Guided Tours
Guided tours in English in Reykjavík
downtown gallery.
Runs on July 1, July 8 and July 14, 16:00
Reykjavík Art Museum - Hafnarhús -
Film Programme: Man's Best Friends
Films by Huldar Breiðfjörð and Hafsteinn
Gunnar Sigurðsson will be screened to
coincide with the 'KINGDOM: Flora,
Fauna, Fable' exhibition.
Runs on July 7, 20:00
Reykjavík Art Museum - Hafnarhús -
Reykjavík Safari
A guided tour of Reykjavík cultural life
in Spanish, Polish, English, Vietnamese,
Portuguese and Persian.
Runs on July 7, 20:00
Reykjavík Art Museum - Hafnarhús -
Art In Public Space
A guided tour of public art in Reykjavík
with artist Ásdís Spanó and architect
Hugrún Þorsteinsdóttir.
Runs on July 14, 20:00
Reykjavík Art Museum - Hafnarhús -
Life At The Ends Of The Earth
Films will be screened to coincide with
the ´KINGDOM: Flora, Fauna, Fable'
exhibition.
Runs on July 14, 20:00
Reykjavík Art Museum -
Kjarvalsstaðir - Trippy Tiptoe Tour
Styrmir Örn Guðmundsson will be
performing his Trippy Tiptoe Tour as part
of the series 'Eternal Echoes: Homage to
Kjarval.'
Opens July 7 - Runs until 9, 15:00
Ongoing
Hannesarholt - 'Dramalandið'
A solo exhibition by Arngunnur Ýr.
Runs until August 21
Harpa - 'The Session'
'The Session,' an exhibition by the
photographer Gavin Evans is open in Esja,
Harpa's newest exhibition area. Gavin
is known for his portraits of famous
subjects, including Morrissey, Ozzy
Osbourne and Björk.
Runs until August 31
Harpa - 'Silent Flashes'
This exhibition from the Icelandic
Emigration Centre in Hofsós includes
photos that explore the Icelandic
emigration to North America.
Runs until August 31
Harpa - How To Become Icelandic In
60 Minutes
A comedy show that teaches you
everything you need to know about being
Icelandic.
Runs until December 31
Harpa - Icelanic Sagas: The Greatest
Hits
Think of it as the SparksNotes version of
the legendary sagas, but funnier.
Runs until August 31
Wind And Weather Window Gallery
- 'Morpho-logic' by Chirstopher
Hickey
A site-specific installation by Christopher
Hickey at the museum that never closes.
Runs until August 28
Akureyri Art Museum - 'Conspiracy
of Pleasure'
A group exhibition that examines how
bodies are used for regulation and for
pleasure.
Runs until August 21
Árbær Open Air Musem
This museum has daily guided tours
from 13:00 to 14:00 through its open air
exhibits that showcase the architecutre
and livelihood of 19th and 20th century
Reykjavíkings.
On permanent view.
Edinborg Cultural Centre Ísafjörður -
'Grettir' by the Comedytheatre
A play based on one of Iceland's most
famous sagas.
Runs until July 27
Flora Akureyri - 'Náttúru afl/Natural
power'
An exhibition by Ásta Guðmundsdóttir.
Runs until August 20
Gallery Sign - 'Gefið (það kemur í
ljós)/Given (it will come to light)'
A solo exhibition by American
photographer Nina Zurier.
Runs until December 15
Gerðuberg Cultural Centre - 'Austan
Rumba' by Hrafnhildur Inga
Sigurðardóttir
Runs until August 21
Hafnarborg - 'Traces of Water'
Hafnarborg's summer exhibition features
six artists who all use some form of water
in their artworks.
Runs until August 21
Harbinger - 'Codependent'
A six-week exhibition that will feature new
artists every week, who will build upon
what the last artists created in the gallery.
Runs until July 22
i8 Gallery - 'Stopover in Iceland' by
Callum Innes
Runs until August 6
Icelandic Printmakers Association
- 'LAND' by Díana Margrét
Hrafnsdóttir
Open Thursday-Sunday, from 14:00-
18:00.
Runs until July 3
Lækjartorg - Reykjavík Comedy Walk
Ticket price is 3,000 ISK for people older
than 12 years of age.
Runs every evening until September 26.
Listasafnið Akureyri - 'Arkitektúr og
Akureyri'
An exhibition focusing on the
architecture in Akureyri, a town in the
north of Iceland.
Runs until August 28
Living Art Museum (Nýló)
- '101 spurning til kvenna '
101 questions for women is a third
exhibition in the series 'women in Nýló'.
Runs until August 21
Museum of Design and Applied Art
- 'Gefjun: Icelandic Wool blankets
exhibited'
This exhibition is a part of the 'Deal me
in' series of micro-exhibitions curated
by MA-students in art theory at the
university of Iceland.
Runs until further notice
Nordic House - 'The Weather Diaries'
Sarah Cooper and Nina Gorfer lead this
group exhibit on how weather affects art
with their photographs and installations.
Iceland On The Silver
Screen
Bíó Paradís Icelandic Film Summer Series
All summer long! | Bíó Paradís, Hverfisgata 54 (E5) | Admission: 1,600 ISK
Icelandic cinema is having a bit of a moment. This summer,
everyone can feel like they’re part of the country’s ascending
film industry as Bíó Paradís screens the best of Icelandic cin-
ema, new and old. All films will also be subtitled in English, so
even non-Icelandic speakers can enjoy classics like ‘101 Reykja-
vík’, ‘Heima’ and ‘Dreamland’, as well as newer films such as
‘Hrútar’ (‘Rams’), ‘Þrestir’ (‘Sparrows’), ‘Fúsi’ (‘Virgin Moun-
tain’) and ‘Hross í Oss’ (‘Of Horses And Men’). Expand your
cultural horizons from the comfy seats of Iceland’s first and
only arthouse cinema. IW
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