Icelandic Leaf Bread Workshop on Viðey Island
Icelandic Leaf Bread Workshop on Viðey Island
Coming up soon on Sunday 25th November at 13:30, Margrét Sigfúsdóttir, the Head of Hússtjórnarskólinn (a local ...
Editorial
Harry Bilson
Haraldur Bilson
Harry Bilson is known for creating colourful and captivating fantasy worlds on the canvas; magical realms where anything can happen, people and...
On Sundays we speak Danish
Jón Svavar Jósefsson
On Sundays we speak Danish
In 2018, Iceland celebrates 100 years as a free and sovereign state. On this occasion Árbær...
Women’s chamber choir IMPRA sings at Reykjavík Maritime Museum
Women's chamber choir IMPRA sings at Reykjavík Maritime Museum
IMPRA is a new women's chamber choir that will give a concert at Reykjavík Maritime Museum on Sa...
The House that Disappeared
The Eldheimar Volcano Museum on the Westman Islands
None of Heimaey’s 5,300 inhabitants had ever expected that a volcanic eruption could make them homeless, whe...
The Icelandic band Flekar
The Icelandic band Flekar release its debut album ‘Swamp Flowers’ 8. october. There listeners will find lo-fi indie music with psychedelic undertones. We want t...
I’ve Been Looking For A Punch Bag All Day Martyna Daniel
I've Been Looking For A Punch Bag All Day
Martyna Daniel
Opening night: October 25th 18:00-20:00
Open until October 27th, 13:00-18:00
"I've been looking...
Four artists chosen to exhibit in Gallery D 2019
Four artists chosen to exhibit in Gallery D 2019
More than 130 artists expressed an interest in participating in the D-Gallery Series at Reykjavík Art Museum –...
Another Space / Eygló Harðardóttir
Another Space / Eygló Harðardóttir
Artist talk
18.10.2018 at 20:00
Eygló Harðardóttir and Guðbjörg R. Jóhannesdóttir
On the occasion of Another Space, a...
Óðinn Coast Guard Vessel under repair
Óðinn Coast Guard Vessel under repair
The former Coast Guard Vessel Óðinn was pulled into the shipyard of Reykjavík’s old harbour this morning 15th October t...
Júlíana Sveinsdóttir
Júlíana Sveinsdóttir
Júlíana Sveinsdóttir (31 July 1889 – 1966) was one of Iceland's first female painters and textile artists. Taught initially by promine...
Living Earth: Outline of the Geology of Iceland
Living Earth: Outline of the Geology of Iceland
By Ari Trausti Guðmundsson, Halldór Kjartansson
A reader´s journey through the geological history of Iceland....
MELCKMEYT 1659 Underwater Archaeological Survey
Lunch Lecture in English
MELCKMEYT 1659
Underwater Archaeological Survey
At Reykjavík Maritime Museum Thursday 11 October at 12:10
Free admission
Marine ar...
Beyond the mountains
Beyond the mountains
Where nature imposes silence
Fjallabak means ‘beyond the mountains’ in Icelandic. It’s the name of an old walking route that meanders thr...
Volcano House
Iceland vs.The Volcano
Icelandic Times visits Reykjavik´s Volcano House
With its intriguing round facade, floor to ceiling windows and bright yellow signa...
Commerce between Iceland and Russia
Commerce between Iceland and Russia – Continuous trade since 1953
Icelanders expanded their fisheries jurisdiction from three miles to four on 15 May 1952. As ...
The Highlands of Iceland
Nothing in Iceland prepares you for the stark, desolate, raw beauty of the barren upland plateau called the Highlands. An uninhabited area, The Highlands are co...
Art souvenir – Bertel Thorvaldsen. BY Margrethe Floryan
Art souvenir – Bertel Thorvaldsen
BY Margrethe Floryan
Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844) is one of Denmark’s best-known artists. The son of a carver from Icela...
The Haunting of Reykjavík
The Haunting of Reykjavík
By Steinar Bragi
When the people of Iceland moved to the city they didn’t leave their ghosts behind, nor their need to keep them in ...
Bishop Jón Arason (1524—1550)
The surplice of bishop Jón Arason (1524—1550) of Hólar in Hjaltadalur is among the most celebrated art treasures in the National Museum of Iceland, being the on...
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