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Nína Tryggvadóttir

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Nína Tryggvadóttir (1913-1968). Three stained glass windows made in the years 1960-1962, a memorial gift to Sigurður Guðmundsson architect and his wife Mrs. Sva...

Ragnar Kjartansson: Bliss

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  Ragnar Kjartansson: Bliss i8 Gallery is pleased to announce the debut of Ragnar Kjartansson’s Bliss (2020). The twelve-hour video documents Kj...

Nína Tryggvadottir

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Nína Tryggvadottir Nína Tryggvadóttir was born on March 16, 1913, in Seyðisfjörður. In 1920 the family moved to Reykjavik. She studied art from Ásgrímur Jóns...

i8 Gallery

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i8 Gallery is one of the oldest and most established art galleries in Iceland, founded in 1995. The Icelandic and international artists represented by the galle...

Bertel Thorvaldsen

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Bertel Thorvaldsen – 250th Anniversary / Anniversary Celebration and SymposiumThe National Gallery of Iceland, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, ...

Þórunn Bára exhibition

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Þórunn Bára opens her exhibition, Tilvera, in Galleri Fold by Rauðarárstígur on Saturday 31 October 2020. A common theme in Þórunn Bára’s works is perception ...

Best of Iceland

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Information about Iceland at Your Fingertips Browse and view the book here It took a volcano to bring Iceland to the centre stage in the eyes of the w...

The biggest lobster in ever

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The largest lobster ever caught in Iceland. The giant lobster was caught by an Icelandic trawler between Iceland and Greenland in 1936. The lobster is 105 cm...

Arkþing Nordic ehf arkitektar

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Arkþing - Nordic is a well-established and ambitious architectural firm based in Reykjavík. In all works, the main emphasis is on good customer service and hig...

Árbær Open air Museum

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Árbær was an established farm well into the 20th century, and the museum opened there in 1957. Árbær is now an open-air museum with more than 20 buildings which...

MARGRÉT H. BLÖNDAL Aerotics

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MARGRÉT H. BLÖNDAL Aerotics / Loftleikur 3 September - 10 October 2020 i8 Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of Margrét H. Blöndal's solo exhibition Aer...

Tolli Morthens

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Þorlákur Kristinsson Morthens (born October 3, 1953), also known as Tolli. More about Icelandic artists see here ...

Sólveig Hólmarsdóttir

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Sólveig Hólmarsdóttir útskrifaðist úr Myndlistarskóla Reykjavíkur árið 1995 og var í starfsnámi hjá Kolbrúnu Björgólfsdóttir (Koggu) frá árunum 1991-1996. Einni...

Sigfús Halldórsson

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Sigfús Halldórsson is born 7. september 1920 – 21. desember 1996 . Icelandic painter and songwriter. See icelandic magazine  hér Other Icelandic painters ...

Guðmundur Thoroddsen

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HVERFISGALLERÍ cordially invites you to the opening of Guðmundur Thoroddsen's exhibition Houndshills, Houndshollows, Saturday 6 June at 16.00 Thoroddsen's wo...