Performance evening | Hamraborg Festival

We warmly welcome you to a wonderful evening of performances at Gerðarsafn, where a diverse group of talented artists come together to celebrate art in a variety of ways! Performing artists include Improv for Dance Enthusiasts, Óþekkt Tríó, Niko Płaczek, Styrmir Örn Guðmundsson and Atagata. More information about each performance will be published soon. The […]

Jeannette Ehlers & Hertta Kiiski | Artist talk

All are welcome to an artist talk with Jeannette Ehlers and Hertta Kiiski, artists of Corpus, Thursday at 5 p.m. in Gerðarsafn. The talks will be in English. Please note that this is the only time these artists will give talks during the exhibition period. Jeannette Ehlers (b.1973) is a Danish-Trinidadianartist whose multimedia works–spanning video, […]

Exhibition opening | Corpus

All are welcome to attend the exhibition opening of Corpus 20th August at 6 p.m. in Gerðarsafn. Corpus explores themes of the body and the human and our ways of relating to our environments. Through their distinct practices, the artists question with intrigue the ways in which we relate to our own body, within space, […]

Curators talk | Barbara

All are welcome to a curator talk with Brynja Sveinsdóttir and Hallgerður Hallgrímsdóttir curators of exhibition Barbara Wednesday 6th August at 12:15. Barbara Árnason (1911-1975) emerged from one artistic environment and took root in another. Born in Hampshire in southern England, she grew up in a society shaped by rapid modernization as well as a […]

Art and nature

Art and Nature is a simple workshop where the aim is to create art from natural materials. The workshop will be held in the Natural History Museum of Kópavogur and even outdoors if the weather permits. Art and Nature is part of a larger project carried out in collaboration with Gerðarsafn and the Natural History […]

Group meditation for Saturday Night

Between 5:00 PM and 5:50 PM, Saturday, July 5th, the theater group Laugh and Cry will host a group meditation at Gerðarsafn that will get people pumped up for the weekend. They will recite mantras that can help people gain more confidence, be a better friend to their friends, achieve better results in their love […]

Corpus

Corpus explores themes of the body and the human and our ways of relating to our environments. Through their distinct practices, the artists question with intrigue the ways in which we relate to our own body, within space, in relation to other beings, and the body’s place in a hierarchical evolutionary structure.  Corpus is an […]

Barbara

Exhibition of Barbara Árnason’s works (1911-1975). Barbara Árnason emerged from one artistic environment and put down roots in another. She was born in Hampshire in southern England in1911 and grew up in a society shaped by rapid modernization with urbanization, technological progress, and the rise of industrial cities. Where in response to this industrialization, art […]

Michael Richardt | Performance | DA

Michael Richardt will perform the durational piece DA every Thursday as a part of the exhibition Stare until 17th April. All are warmly welcome! Michael Richardt (b.1980) is a performance artist specializing in time-based and long duration performance. The documentary My Mother Is Pink about his mother was nominated for Best Art Documentary at the […]

Curator talk | Stare

All are welcome to attend a curator talk with Brynja Sveinsdóttir and Hallgerður Hallgrímsdóttir, curators of Stare in Gerðarsafn Thursday 3rd April 12.15 p.m. Brimming with life the works tread around the artists’ selves in the exhibition Stare, which is a part of the Iceland Photo Festival 2025.People portrayed in the exhibition stand in their […]

Together | Multilingual Workshop – Carta Fiorentina!

Join us for a multilingual workshop that brings cultures together through the tradition of Florentine marbled paper! Coordinated by the artists and cultural facilitators, Emilia Telese and Ingunn Fjóla Ingþórsdóttir, this workshop offers participants a chance to create beautiful Italian paper in the Renaissance tradition of paper marbling. Participants will be provided with all materials […]