Icelandic Art Manual

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Icelandic Art Manual
Center
2015– 2016
Icelandic Art
Icelandic Art Manual
Texts and images
© Provided by the Art Museums,
Galleries and Project Spaces.
© Icelandic Art Center,
Reykjavík 2015
Design and Layout
Studio Arnar Freyr Guðmundsson,
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Published by
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The Culture House
Hverfisgata 15
101 Reykjavík
The exhibition, shop
and café are open
daily 10 - 17
Closed on Mondays
16/9 – 30/4
A journey through
the visual world of
Iceland
Illuminated manuscripts, textiles, carvings,
photographs, paintings and contemporary
Icelandic art www.culturehouse.is
The Culture House is part of the National Museum of Iceland
Nýló is a non-profit,
artist-run museum and
venue for contemporary
art in Reykjavík, Iceland.
www.nylo.is
Route 40 takes you to
Experience
Icelandic Art
and Design
on your way to the Blue Lagoon
Route 40
Bus no. 1
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
Gerðarsafn Kópavogur Art Museum
New Release
Exhibtion at
Gerðarsafn
13/8 – 27/9
13/8 – 16/8 2015
www.cycle.is
www.gerdarsafn.is
The Icelandic
Printmakers
Association
www.islenskgrafik.is
The IPA
runs an
open studio
for artists
The Association strives to
provide the best equipment
and working environment for
all methods of printmaking.
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The studio is a vital part of
it’s activities and members
and guest artists are able
to hire the studio by the day,
week or year.
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101 Reykjavík
+354 580 5400
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The Greater Reykjavík Area
The Center introduces the local art
scene to the international art world
by assisting artists in realizing their
projects abroad and serving as an
information liaison for international
professionals.
Icelandic Art Center
Gimli – Lækjargata 3
101 Reykjavík
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Cultural Centre
Icelandic
Art Center
Opening hours
Mon – Fri: 10 am – 2 pm
and by appointment
(354) 562 72 62
[email protected]
www.icelandicartcenter.is
SÍM is a non-profit organization
and works for the wide professional
interests of Icelandic visual artists.
The association runs an office and
information centre for its members
in addition to a showroom in the
SÍM-house.
(354) 551 13 46
www.sim.is
[email protected]
Opening hours
10 am – 4 pm
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Cultural Centre
SÍM
The Association
of Icelandic
Visual Artists
SÍM
Hafnarstræti 16
101 Reykjavík
The
National
Gallery
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Museum
The National Gallery of
Iceland was established in
1884. The National Gallery’s
main role is to collect,
preserve, research and
exhibit Icelandic art.
Listasafn Íslands
Fríkirkjuvegur 7
101 Reykjavík
(354) 515 96 00
[email protected]
www.listasafn.is
Opening hours
15 May – 15 Sept
Tue – Sun: 10 am – 5 pm
16 Sept – 14 May
Tue – Sun: 11 am – 5 pm
Closed Mondays
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Museum
The National Gallery
Sigurjón
Ólafsson
Museum
Listasafn Sigurjóns Ólafssonar
Laugarnestangi 70
105 Reykjavík
(354) 553 29 06
[email protected]
www.lso.is
Opening hours
1 June – 31 Aug
Tue – Sun: 2 – 5 pm
1 Sept – 31 May
Sat & Sun: 2 – 5 pm
The Sigurjón Ólafsson
Museum exhibits works by
Icelandic sculptor Sigurjón
Ólafsson (1908 – 1982)
in the artist’s former studio
at Laugarnes.
Ásgrímur
Jónsson
collection
The National Gallery
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Museum
Listasafn Ásgríms Jónssonar
Bergstaðastræti 74
101 Reykjavík
(354) 515 96 25
[email protected]
www.listasafn.is
Opening hours
15 May – 14 Sept
Sun, Tue, Thu: 2 – 5 pm
15 Sept – 14 May
Sun: 2 – 5 pm
and by appointment for groups
Closed in December and January
Ásgrímur Jónsson (1876 – 1958) is one
of the pioneers of Icelandic art. The
Ásgrímur Jónsson Museum hosts the
artist’s studio and home. The museum
regularly holds exhibitions of the
artist’s works.
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Museum
Einar Jónsson
Museum
Listasafn Einars Jónssonar
Eiríksgata
101 Reykjavík
(354) 551 37 97
[email protected]
www.lej.is
The Einar Jónsson Museum
is a collection of the work
of Iceland’s first sculptor,
Einar Jónsson (1874 – 1954).
Opening hours
1 June – 15 Sept
Tue – Sun: 10 pm – 5 pm
16 Sept – 31 May
Sat – Sun: 10 pm – 5 pm
Closed in December and January
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Reykjavík Art Museum
Museum
Hafnarhús
Listasafn Reykjavíkur
– Hafnarhús
Tryggvagata 17
101 Reykjavík
(354) 590 12 00
[email protected]
www.artmuseum.is
Opening hours
Daily: 10 am – 5 pm
Thu: 10 am – 8 pm
This renovated ware­
house by the harbour
boasts a permanent
exhibition by pop artist
Erró (b. 1932) and
experimental exhibitions
by local and international
contemporary artists.
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Museum
Reykjavík Art Museum
Kjarvalsstaðir
Kjarvalsstaðir houses permanent
exhibitions by the painter Jóhannes S.
Kjarval (1885 – 1972) and temporary
exhibitions by leading 20th century
Icelandic and international artists.
Listasafn Reykjavíkur
– Kjarvalsstaðir
Flókagata
105 Reykjavík
(354) 517 12 90
[email protected]
www.artmuseum.is
Opening hours
Daily: 10 am – 5 pm
Reykjavík Art Museum
The museum is dedicated to the
sculptures and drawings of Ásmundur
Sveinsson (1893 – 1982). The museum
is a former home of the artist and is
mostly designed by him. Surrounded
by a sculpture garden.
Museum
Ásmundarsafn
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Listasafn Reykjavíkur
– Ásmundur Sveinsson
Sculpture Museum
Sigtún
104 Reykjavík
(354) 590 12 00
[email protected]
www.artmuseum.is
Opening hours
May – Sept
Daily: 10 am – 5 pm
Oct – April
Daily: 1 – 5 pm
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Reykjavík Art Museum
String of Pearls
Listasafn Reykjavíkur
– Perlufesti
Hljómskálagarður
101 Reykjavík
(354) 590 12 00
[email protected]
www.artmuseum.is
Opening hours
Art in public space
Art in public space
The beautiful sculpture
garden “String of Pearls”
is dedicated to the work
of six pioneer women
sculptors.
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Museum
Ljósmyndasafn Reykjavíkur
Tryggvagata 15/6th. fl.
101 Reykjavík
(354) 411 63 90
[email protected]
www.ljosmyndasafnreykjavikur.is
Opening hours
Mon – Thu: 12 – 7 pm
Fri: 12 – 6 pm
Sat – Sun: 1 – 5 pm
Reykjavík Museum of
Photography presents
historical and contemporary
photography in an artistic,
social and cultural context.
Reykjavík
Museum of
Photography
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Cultural Centre
Norræna húsið
Sturlugata 5
101 Reykjavík
(354) 551 70 30
www.nordice.is
[email protected]
Opening hours
Reception/shop
Mon – Fri: 9 am – 5 pm
Sat – Sun: 12 – 5 pm
Library
Daily: 12 – 5 pm
Exhibition halls
Tue – Sun: 12 – 5 pm
Closed on Mondays
The
Nordic
House
The Nordic House is a cultural
centre run by the Nordic Council
of Ministers. It organizes an
extensive programme of cultural
events and exhibitions.
Architect: Alvar Aalto.
Safnahúsið
Hverfisgata 15
101 Reykjavík
(354) 530 22 10
nationalmuseum@
nationalmuseum.is
www.culturehouse.is
Opening hours
Daily: 10 am – 5 pm
Closed Mondays from
16 Sept – 30 April
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Museum
The Culture House
The exhibition Points of View
in the Culture House takes
guests on a journey through
the Icelandic visual world of
past and present. Artifacts
and works of art from the
varied collections of six
institutions provide a reflection
of Iceland’s visual art history
and cultural heritage.
The
National
Museum
of Iceland
Þjóðminjasafn Íslands
Suðurgata 41
101 Reykjavík
(354) 530 22 00
[email protected]
www.nationalmuseum.is
Opening hours
Daily: 10 am – 5 pm
Museum
The National Museum
of Iceland displays
objects that provide
insight into Icelandic
cultural history.
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Museum
ASÍ Art Gallery
The ASÍ Art Gallery is a lively forum
of contemporary Icelandic art and
at the same time the proud owner
of an extensive collection, including
some of the country’s most precious
works of art.
Listasafn ASÍ
Freyjugata 41
101 Reykjavík
(354) 511 53 53
[email protected]
www.listasafnasi.is
Opening hours
Daily: 1 – 5 pm
except Monday
Closed July
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Museum
The Living Art Museum
Project
Space
NÝLÓ – Project Space
Völvufell 13 – 21
111 Reykjavík
(354) 551 43 50
[email protected]
www.nylo.is
Opening hours
Tue – Sat: 12 – 5 pm
Nýló is a non-profit, artistrun space and a museum,
founded in 1978. The
exhibition programme at
Nýló currently operates in
two locations; the project
space in Breiðholt and Núllið.
NÝLÓ – Núllið
Bankastræti 0
101 Reykjavík
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Museum
(354) 551 43 50
[email protected]
www.nylo.is
Núllið
The Living
Art Museum
Opening hours
Thu – Sun: 2 – 6 pm
and by an appointment
Núllið occupies the underground
space of a former female public
lavatories, which are culturally
protected and have been renovated
and opened up again for the public
as an exhibition space with the aim
of promoting contemporary art.
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Collection
& Archives
NÝLÓ – Safneign
Völvufell 13 – 21
111 Reykjavík
(354) 551 43 50
[email protected]
www.nylo.is
Opening hours
Tue – Sat: 12 – 5 pm
The collection of Nýló
comprises around 2,000
works by Icelandic and
international artists, along
with the main archives;
the Archive of ArtistRun Initiatives and the
Performance Archive.
Museum
The Living Art Museum
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Museum
Hafnarborg – The Hafnarfjörður
Centre for Culture and Fine
Art presides over a collection
of Icelandic art and has regular
exhibitions that present leading
Icelandic and international artists.
Hafnarborg
Centre of Culture
and Fine Art
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Hafnarborg
menningar- og listamiðstöð
Hafnarfjarðar
Strandgata 34
220 Hafnarfjörður
(354) 585 57 90
[email protected]
www.hafnarborg.is
Opening hours
Wed – Mon: 12 – 5 pm
Thu: 12 – 9 pm
Closed Tuesdays
Museum
Gerðarsafn
Kópavogur
Art Museum
Gerðarsafn is an art museum
founded in honour of artist Gerður
Helgadóttir (1928 – 1975). A wide
range of temporary exhibitions of
modern and contemporary art are
displayed at the museum.
Gerðarsafn
Hamraborg 4
200 Kópavogur
(354) 570 04 40
[email protected]
www.gerdarsafn.is
Opening hours
Tue – Sun: 11 am – 5 pm
Hönnunarsafn Íslands
Garðatorg 1
210 Garðabær
(354) 512 15 25
[email protected]
www.honnunarsafn.is
Opening hours
Tue – Sun: 12 – 5 pm
The Museum of Design and Applied
Art is situated in the heart of the
Capital area, 8 km from central
Reykjavík. The museum’s objective is
to collect, study and present Icelandic
design and craft from 1900 to the
present day.
Art Gallery Mosfellsbær is
an exhibition space in the
Mosfellsbær public library
where art exhibitions are
held every four weeks.
(354) 566 68 22
[email protected]
www.bokmos.is/listasalur
Opening hours
Weekdays: 12 – 6 pm
except Wed: 10 am – 6 pm
Sat: 1 – 5 pm
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Cultural Centre
Art Gallery Mosfellsbær
Listasalur Mosfellsbæjar
Kjarna, Þverholt 2
270 Mosfellsbær
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Museum
Museum
of Design
& Applied Art
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Private Collection
Safn
Safn
Bergstaðastræti 52
101 Reykjavík
www.safn.is
[email protected]
Opening hours
By appointment
Gallery
i8 presents a programme of 21
contemporary artists. The gallery
was established in 1995.
i8 Gallery
Tryggvagata 16
101 Reykjavík
(354) 551 36 66
[email protected]
www.i8.is
Opening hours
Tue – Fri: 11 am – 5 pm
Sat: 1 – 5 pm
and by appointment
i8 Gallery
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Safn is the private art collection
of Pétur Arason and Ragna
Róbertsdóttir. Among the artworks
in Safn’s collection are works by
leading figures in minimalism and
conceptual art, such as Donald
Judd, Dan Flavin, Carl Andre
and Lawrence Weiner.
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Gallery
Hverfisgallerí
Hverfisgallerí represents 17 contemporary
artists, both emerging and established.
The gallery takes pride in offering diverse
and ambitious exhibitions reflecting the
current ethos of art.
Hverfisgallerí
Hverfisgata 4
101 Reykjavík
(354) 537 40 07
www.hverfisgalleri.is
[email protected]
Opening hours
Tue – Fri: 1 – 5 pm
Sat – Sun: 2 – 5 pm
(354) 561 19 95
[email protected]
www.listamenn.is
Opening hours
Mon – Fri: 9 am – 6 pm
Sat: 12 – 4 pm
Listamenn opened in 2005 and is
located at Skúlagata 32 – 34 near
Kex hostel. Listamenn operates as a
framing service and a gallery. It holds
8 – 12 shows a year of contemporary
and 20th century Icelandic artists.
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Gallery
Listamenn
Gallerí
Listamenn Gallerí
Skúlagata 32 – 34
101 Reykjavík
Spark
Design
Space
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Gallery
Spark Design Space
Klapparstígur 33
101 Reykjavík
(354) 552 26 56
www.sparkdesignspace.com
[email protected]
Opening hours
Daily: 10 am – 6 pm
Sat: 12 – 4 pm
Closed on Sundays
Spark Design Space is a platform
for excellent design projects with
a focus on local initiatives that
involve collaboration between
designers and other professions.
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Gallery
Gallery GAMMA is an
independent gallery that
hosts regular exhibitions of
Icelandic and international
contemporary art.
Gallery
GAMMA
Gallery GAMMA
Garðastræti 37
101 Reykjavík
(354) 519 33 00
www.gamma.is/gallery
[email protected]
Opening hours
Mon – Fri: 1 – 4 pm
and by appointment
Tveir Hrafnar Listhús
Baldursgata 12
101 Reykjavík
(354) 552 88 22
(354) 863 68 60
[email protected]
www.tveirhrafnar.is
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Gallery
Tveir Hrafnar
Listhús – Art
Gallery
Opening hours
Thu – Fri: 12 – 5 pm
Sat: 1 – 4 pm
and by appointment
Tveir Hrafnar is run by a couple
that have extensive experience in
promoting art to individuals and
businesses. They offer a range of work
by contemporary Icelandic artists,
and host solo and group shows.
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Gallery
The gallery specialises
in showing the works of
contemporary Icelandic
artists and selected works
of the major Icelandic artists
of the 20th century.
Gallery Bakarí
Skólavörðustígur 40
101 Reykjavík
Gallery
Bakarí
(354) 551 01 61
(354) 690 09 31
[email protected]
www.facebook.com/gallerybakari
Opening hours
Mon – Fri: 10 am – 6 pm
Sat: 12 – 4 pm
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Artist-Run Space
Kling & Bang Gallery
Kling & Bang Gallery was
established by artists in 2003.
It has garnered widespread
attention for promoting
contemporary art that
challenges the context and
content of creative thinking.
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Kling & Bang Gallery
Hverfisgata 42
101 Reykjavík
(354) 696 22 09
[email protected]
www.this.is/klingandbang
Opening hours
Thu – Sun: 2 – 6 pm
Harbinger
Artist-Run Space
Harbinger is a non-profit artist-run
exhibition venue housed in a former
fishmongers. Harbinger presents
shows from a varied group of local
and international artists.
Harbinger
Freyjugata 1
101 Reykjavík
(354) 618 04 40
[email protected]
www.harbinger.is
Opening hours
Thu – Fri: 2 – 6 pm
Sat: 2 – 5 pm
and by appointment
(354) 692 51 14
[email protected]
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Ekkisens
– Art Space
Opening hours
By appointment
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Artist-Run Space
Ekkisens – Art Space
Bergstaðastræti 25b
101 Reykjavík
Ekkisens is an artist-run space
located in Reykjavík. It was founded
in 2014 by artist Freyja Eilíf and is
located in a former apartment in
the basement of her grandmother’s
house. Ekkisens focuses on exhibiting
works by emerging visual artists.
Opening hours
By appointment
(354) 696 87 97
[email protected]
www.helgi-fridjonsson.com
Artist-Run Space
This not-for-profit-space, founded
in 1980 when exhibitions by inter­
national artists were uncommon in
Iceland, aims at exhibiting interesting
art from unexpected peripheries
in context with the whole.
Gangurinn
Rekagrandi 8
107 Reykjavík
The Corridor
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Artist-Run Space
Wind and
Weather
Window
Gallery
The aim of the gallery is to connect
art in the urban setting of Reykjavík
with the people on the street.
The exhibitions focus mainly on
local contemporary mixed media
installations.
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Veður og vindur
Hverfisgata 37
101 Reykjavík
(354) 863 80 33
www.windandweather.is
[email protected]
Opening hours
The gallery is open daily
with lights on from 7 – 2 am
Artist-Run Space
Better Weather
Window Gallery
The aim of the window gallery is to
connect art in the urban setting of
Reykjavík with the people on the
street. The exhibitions change every
one and two months and focus
mainly on local contemporary artists
that are interested in creating sitespecific, mixed-media installations.
Betra veður
Laugavegur 41
101 Reykjavík
(354) 863 80 33
www.windandweather.is
[email protected]
Opening hours
24/7 all year round
(354) 588 36 44
[email protected]
www.mengi.net
Opening hours
Opening hours vary
depending on what’s
going on at the venue.
Wed – Sat: 12 – 6 pm.
Events start at 9 pm
every Thu – Sat and
sometimes other nights
as well
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Project Space
Mengi
Mengi
Óðinsgata 2
101 Reykjavík
Mengi is a combination of a
performance venue, art gallery
and a shop. It’s the home of
experimental arts and hosts
events and art exhibitions by
some of Iceland’s most exciting
contemporary artists.
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Opening hours
Mon – Fri: 10 am – 4 pm
and by appointment
Crymogea
(354) 511 09 10
[email protected]
www.crymogea.is
Crymogea is the leading
publisher of books on
art and photography in
Iceland with a worldwide
distribution. A store and
a showroom for books
and related products.
Project Space
Crymogea
Barónsstígur 27
101 Reykjavík
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Project Space
Icelandic
Printmakers
Association
Félagið íslensk grafík
Tryggvagata 17
101 Reykjavík
(354) 552 28 66
[email protected]
www.islenskgrafik.is
Opening hours
Thu – Sun: 2 – 6 pm
The association runs a work
studio and an exhibition
room for graphic artists.
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Art in Public Space
The Sculpture Association was
established in 1972. It brings
together a broad variety of
artists and has around 200
members. The association
runs a sculpture garden in
downtown Reykjavík open
all year round.
Höggmyndagarður
Myndhöggvarafélagsins
Nýlendugata 17a
101 Reykjavík
[email protected]
www.mhr.is
Opening hours
24/7 all year round
The Sculpture
Association
Gallery Sign is an outdoor gallery, in
the form of a sign, collaborating with
national and international artists.
There are two exhibitions per year,
opening on the longest day of the
year, 21 June, and on the shortest day
of the year, 21 December.
Gallery Sign
Dugguvogur 3
104 Reykjavík
www.gallerysign.com
[email protected]
Opening hours
24/7 all year round
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Artist-Run Space
Gallery
Sign
Outside The Greater Reykjavík Area
Museum
Reykjanes Art Museum Duushús hosts
regular exhibitions of contemporary
Icelandic and international art.
Reykjanes Art
Museum at the
Duushús Cultural
Centre
Listasafn Reykjanesbæjar
Duusgötu 2 – 8
231 Reykjanesbær
(354) 420 32 45
www.reykjanesbaer.is/listasafn
[email protected]
Opening hours
Daily: 12 – 5 pm
Listasafn Árnesinga
Austurmörk 21
810 Hveragerði
(354) 483 17 27
www.listasafnarnesinga.is
[email protected]
Opening hours
1 May – 30 Sept
Daily: 12 – 6 pm
1 Oct – 30 April
Thu – Sun: 12 – 6 pm
LÁ Art Museum runs ambitious
shows of contemporary and
modern art in its four spacious
exhibition rooms.
Museum
LÁ Art Museum
Museum
Roni Horn
– Library
of Water
Vatnasafn – Library of Water is
a project by the American artist
Roni Horn.
Roni Horn – Vatnasafn
Bókhlöðustígur 17
340 Stykkishólmur
(354) 857 12 21
www.libraryofwater.is
[email protected]
Opening hours
June – Aug
Daily: 1 – 6 pm
Sept – May
by appointment
Museum
Listasafn Ísafjarðar
Gamla sjúkrahúsinu
400 Ísafjörður
(354) 450 82 28
www.safnis.is
[email protected]
Opening hours
Mon – Fri: 1 – 6 pm
Sat: 1 – 4 pm
Ísafjörður Art
Collection
Placed in a recently renovated
old hospital, one of the pearls of
Icelandic architecture from early
last century.
Project Space
Placed in Edinborg, an
elegant old warehouse,
close to the harbour of
Ísafjörður. The opening
hours are variable and in
different showrooms of
the house.
Slúnkaríki Edinborg
Aðalstræti 7
Vestur-Ísafjarðarsýsla
400 Ísafjörður
Slúnkaríki
Edinborg
(354) 456 54 44
www.edinborg.is
[email protected]
Opening hours
May – Sept 8 am – 11 pm
Oct – Apr 12 – 9 pm
Gallery
Outvert
Gallerí Úthverfa
Aðalstræti 22
400 Ísafjörður
(354) 868 18 45
(354) 865 45 25
[email protected]
Opening hours
Depending on current exhibition
Project Space
Gallery Outvert is a non-profit
organization and a dynamic,
contemporary cultural arts space
where varied perspectives and issues
are explored through visual arts,
music, performance and other media.
The Tank
Art in Public Space
Búrið
Silfurtorg
400 Ísafjörður
(354) 697 48 33
www.burid.wordpress.com
[email protected]
Opening hours
24/7 all year round
Búrið / The Tank is one of
Iceland’s smallest galleries.
It is owned and run by itself
and whoever is interested in
it from time to time.
Project Space
The Factory
in Hjalteyri
Verksmiðjan á Hjalteyri
Neðst á eyrinni
601 Hjalteyri
(354) 461 14 50
www.verksmidjan.blogspot.com
[email protected]
Opening hours
June – July
Daily: 2 – 5 pm
May – Sept weekends: 2 – 5 pm
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Verksmiðjan was founded in 2008 by
fourteen artists from three countries,
in a disused, eroded herring
factory, focusing on international
contemporary art exhibitions and
workshops.
Listasafnið á Akureyri Kaupvangsstræti 8 – 12
600 Akureyri
Opening hours
June – Aug
Tue – Sun: 10 am – 5 pm
(354) 461 26 10
www.listak.is
[email protected]
Sept – May
Tue – Sun: 12 – 5 pm
Project Space
Salur
Myndlistarfélagsins
Museum
Akureyri
Art Museum
Two exhibition venues fall
under the umbrella of
Akureyri Art Museum; the
Art Museum building and
Ketilhús. The emphasis is
on the variety of exhibitions
and works of a high
standard.
Salur Myndlistarfélagsins
Kaupvangsstræti 10
600 Akureyri
www.mynd.blog.is
[email protected]
Opening hours
Sat – Sun: 2 – 5 pm
and by appointment
Salur Myndlistarfélagsins
is an exhbition space run
by the Visual Artists’ Society.
Project Space
Mjólkurbúðin
Art Gallery
Mjólkurbúðin Art Gallery
Kaupvangsstræti 12
600 Akureyri
(354) 895 71 73
[email protected]
Opening hours
Sat – Sun: 2 – 5 pm
and by appointment
when exhibited
Mjólkurbúðin Art Gallery is a small
gallery located in the same building
as Akureyri Art Museum, in the heart
of Akureyri. It is run by local artist
Dagrún Matthíasdóttir.
Flóra
Project Space
Flóra
Hafnarstræti 90
600 Akureyri
(354) 661 01 68
www.floraflora.is
[email protected]
Opening hours
Mon – Sat: 12 – 6 pm
Flóra is a studio, workshop and
exhibition space, founded in 2011,
showing the works of selected artists,
with strong emphasis on installations
and video art.
Museum
Safnasafnið – The Icelandic Folk
and Outsider Art Museum presents
folk and outsider art together with
progressive modern art without
discrimination.
The Icelandic Folk
and Outsider Art
Museum
(354) 461 40 66
www.folkart.is
[email protected]
Opening hours
From the second Saturday in
May to the first Sunday in Sept
Fjúk Arts Centre
Verbúð 11
17 Hafnarstétt
640 Húsavík
(354) 694 20 74
www.fjukartscentre.com
[email protected]
Opening hours
Summer
Tue – Sat:
11 am – 6 pm
Fjúk Arts Centre
Fjúk is a series of artist-run
spaces in the old hookbaiting houses of Húsavík
harbor. One exhibition
area has unusual wooden
cladding whilst another is
set in an old walk-in fridge.
Monthly open studios
showcase the work of the
artists in residence.
Winter
by appointment
Project Space
Safnasafnið
Svalbarðsströnd
601 Akureyri
N 65° 20.246‘ W 15° 51.140‘
Möðrudalur
www.kunsthalletropical.com
[email protected]
Opening hours
24/7 all year round
Art in Public Space
Kunsthalle
Tropical
The Kunsthalle Tropical is
experimenting with alternative
exhibition formats . It is located
at a specific place and unfolds
in the mental space of the visitor.
Skaftfell – Center for Visual Art
Austurvegur 42
710 Seyðisfjörður
(354) 472 16 32
www.skaftfell.is
[email protected]
Opening hours
June – Aug
Daily: 12 – 6 pm
and by appointment
For winter opening
hours see webpage
Skaftfell is an
exhibition space
and residency with
an emphasis on
contemporary art.
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Freyjugata 41 / 101 Reykjavík
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Hamraborg 4 / 200 Kópavogur
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Bankastræti 0 / 101 Reykjavík
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Völvufell 13 – 21 / 111 Reykjavík
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Strandgata 34 / 220 Hafnarfjörður
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Garðatorg 1 / 210 Garðabær
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Skólavörðustígur 40 / 101 Reykjavík
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Hverfisgata 42 / 101 Reykjavík
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Mengi
Óðinsgata 2 / 101 Reykjavík
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Barónsstígur 27 / 101 Reykjavík
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Laugavegur 41 / 101 Reykjavík
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Icelandic Printmakers
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Tryggvagata 17 / 101 Reykjavík
Garðastræti 37 / 101 Reykjavík
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Hverfisgata 15 / 101 Reykjavík
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Nýlendugata 17a / 101 Reykjavík
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Reykjavík City Centre