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SPECIAL PROMOTION
Look, Listen & Learn
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ICELAND
The National Museum, Sudurgata 41, 101 Reykjavík,
530-2200. www.natmus.is
Open Tuesday through Sunday.
Free admission on weekdays.
The exhibition “Iceland” at the National Museum
focuses on two European photographers’ impres-
sions of Iceland. The German Alfred Ehrhardt
and Mark Watson, who was British, traveled sepa-
rately to Iceland in the summer of 1938. Although
both came to see and experience Iceland’s nature,
the fundamental purpose of their visits differed.
Watson had dreamed of visiting the country since
childhood and his photographs are akin to tradi-
tional travel photography. Ehrhardt, meanwhile,
took a completely different approach; he traveled
to Iceland for the express purpose of photograph-
ing forms and the primal energy of the land,
as reflected in lava formations and hot spring
excretions. Showing at the National Museum
16 June - 24 September 2006.
THE CULTURE HOUSE
The Culture House, Hverfisgata 15, 101 Reykjavík,
545-1400. www.thjodmenning.is
Open daily 11 am – 5 pm.
Guided tours every weekday except Wednesdays,
at 3:30 pm.
The Culture House is a popular venue for vari-
ous exhibits and events. The featured exhibition,
The Medieval Manuscripts – Eddas and Sagas,
presents Iceland’s most important contribution to
world heritage: the mythology, legends and epic
tales that make up the classical Northern heri-
tage. Other current attractions include an impres-
sive display of modern Icelandic fashion by the
country’s top designers, an exhibit on Icelandic
emigrants to Utah in the 19th century, and a view
of how Iceland and its people were perceived by
foreign visitors in later centuries. Visit the website
for all the latest information.
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ICELAND
Fríkirkjuvegur 7, 101 Reykjavík.
Open daily 11 am – 5pm, closed Mondays.
Exhibition Rooms, Gallery Shop, Internet Café,
Educational Center. FREE ADMISSION.
www.listasafn.is. Guided tours in English on
Tuesdays and Fridays from 12.10 – 12.40, and on
Saturdays in July at 2 pm.
“Landscape and Folklore”. The main thread in
landscape art is traced from the beginning of the
20th century to today. The focus is on works from
the gallery’s permanent collection that reflect
the rich landscape tradition and interpretation of
folklore that hail from some of the pioneers in
Icelandic art. The return of the landscape paint-
ing and folklore in the 1980s is covered, through
the exhibition of more recent works. 8 July – 24
September 2006.
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