Reykjavík Grapevine - 23.09.2016, Qupperneq 45
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
GARÐABÆR’S
TOWN CREST
An Exhibition on Competition
Submissions (3.9. - 16.10.2016)
KEEPERS
Icelandic design highlights,
from the Collection
Experiment - Clay and
more
A conversation between visual
culture and clay, in which clay
enjoys different expressions with
references to traditions of indus-
try, the arts and design.
3 to 5 Seconds – Rapid
handmade production
The Swedish designer Jenny
Nordberg explores consumerism
in the world. In this exhibitions
she has combined the handmade
and the mass produced.
SCULPTURE /
SCULPTURE
Eva Ísleifsdóttir / Sindri Leifsson
What is the place of sculpture in
Icelandic contemporary art?
+ THE COLLECTION
A space for research on the
Gerðarsafn collection and a peek
behind the scenes of a museum.
Route 40
How to use the listings:
Events are listed alphabetically by
venue. For complete listings and
detailed information on venues visit
grapevine.is/happening. Send your
listings to: listings@grapevine.is
Opening
ART67
Oil Paintings by Linda Óla
A contemplation of flower forms on raw
linen.
Opens October 1
Runs until October 31
Bíó Paradís
Star Trek 50th Birthday Celebration
A 50th birthday party for one of the most
legendary science-fiction stories in the
world (their world, and ours).
September 24 20:00
Bíó Paradís
When The Darkness Comes
Special screening of When The Darkness
Comes, followed by a Q+A with the
director.
September 25 20:00
Café Meski
Dauðakaffi (Death Café)
An opportunity to eat cake, drink tea, and
discuss death.
October 4 20:00
The Icelandic Printmakers
Association
“In The Canyon” by Ruth Rebecca
A collection of oil paintings nestled in
nature by Ruth Rebecca.
Opens October 1 14:00
Runs until October 16
Listhúsi Ófeigs
“Time In Water” by Guðlaugur Bjarnason
Opens September 24 13:00
Runs until October 19
Listastofan
"Under the Skin" by Sofya Dushkina
An exhibition of graphic works inspired
by Native Central American and Mayans.
Opens October 6 18:00
Runs until October 19
The Nordic House
Meet The Author
Athena Farrokhazd & Eiríkur Örn
Norðdahl. The program will take place in
Scandinavian languages. Free entrance.
October 4 19:30
Pósthússtræti 13
Studio Kleina by Björn Loki and Elsa
Jónsdótir
A collection of handcrafted typefaces.
Opens September 30 20:00
Runs until October 8
Reykjavík Art Museum - Hafnarhús
"The Enclave" by Richard Mosse
An immersive 40-minute video
installation channelling a psychedelic
landscape of human tragedy in the
Congo.
Opens September 30
Runs until January 1, 2017
Reykjavík Art Museum - Hafnarhús
"Arising - A Call" by Yoko Ono
A call to women to submit an anonymous
photograph of their eyes along with a
narrative of how they have been harmed
in some way.
Opens October 7
Runs until February 5, 2017
Reykjavík Art Museum - Hafnarhús
"One More Story..." by Yoko Ono
A voyage through the notion of art itself
as prepared by Yoko Ono.
Open October 8
Runs until February 5, 2017
The Reykjavík Museum of
Photography
“Portraits” by Hasselblad Award Winners
Opens September 24 15:00
Runs until January 15, 2017
The Nordic House
"In the Moorland" 2016
International children‘s literature festival
will be held in the Nordic house with
authors and scholars from Scandinavia,
Europe and USA.
Runs October 6 – 9
The Nordic House
Uncertain Matter
A narrative-driven audio installation in
the greenhouse, by Ella Bertilsson and
Ulla Juske.
Runs September 23 and 24 18:00
The Nordic House
Listen To The Wind
Theater production for babies and
toddlers.
Runs September 25 15:00 and 17:00
Ongoing
ART67 - “Recycling nature”
Paintings by R. Benedikta
Runs until September 30
Árbær Open Air Musem
Daily guided tours from 13:00 to 14:00
through its open air exhibits.
On permanent view.
ÁSI - “Islands on heaven and earth”
Oil paintings and water colours by Eyjólfur
Einarsson
Runs until 2 October 2016
BERG Contemporary - Sigurður
Guðjónsson
Runs until October 22
The Embassy of Rockall - “O Tannen-
baum”
Photography exhibit by Kristina Petrosiute.
Runs until September 30
Einar Jónsson Museum
The museum contains close to 300 art-
works including a beautiful garden with 26
bronze casts of the artist’s sculptures.
On permanent view
Gallerí Fold / Gallery Fold - "The Back
Room"
Paintings by Zacharias Heinesen and
Bárður Jákupsson.
Runs until September 25th.
Gallery Port - "Áferð"
Paintings by Kristín Morthens and
Steingrímur Gauti Ingólfsson.
Runs until September 25
Gallery Sign - "Given (It Will Come
To Light)"
A solo exhibition by American
photographer Nina Zurier.
Runs until December 15
Gallery Orange - "Kraftur, Dulúð og
Mýkt"
A solo exhibition of abstract paintings by
Sigga Helga Jacobsen.
Runs until further notice.
Gerðarsafn - SCULPTURE/SCULP-
TURE
Part of a recurring exhibit which explores
the place of sculpture in contemporary
art. This cycle displays the works of Eva
Ísleifsdóttir and Sindri Leifsson.
Runs until October 16
Hafnarborg - “3-5 Seconds: Rapid,
Handmade Production”
An exhibit by Jenny Nordberg
Runs until October 2
Hafnarborg-Experiment/Clay and More
A multi-artist exhibition which explores the
conversation between visual arts and clay.
Runs until October 23
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
Imagination Is Our
Master
"In the Moorland" International Children's
Literature Festival
October 6 - 9 | The Nordic House (H2) I Admission: Free!
For four days, children will be overwhelmed with books,
comics and everything literary during this year’s interna-
tional children’s literature festival. Dive into the dramas
of dragon diamond thieves; create the landscape of your
dreams; run from the Russian mafia; capture the wind.
Authors and scholars will arrive from all over Scandinavia,
Europe and the USA to share their uncommon experiences,
and create new ones with you. Readings, lectures and work-
shops this year focus on self-image and world-image. Check
the program at myrin.is for languages. JP
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