Performance Night: Polyphony of Voices

We are excited to welcome you to our next Performance Night. This time the event is curated by Oyun Daria Testo.___ On the 17th of June, Icelandic National Day, we invite you to Gerðarsafn for a polyphony of voices at 8 PM. On this day, we will explore the tensions of identity, belonging, and interrelation […]

Loop | Consider to be Allies & Kristín Karólína Helgadóttir

The third iteration of Lúppa is a dialogue between two video works that each, in their own way, address the interplay between nature and marketing, transformation, tourism, and the desire to experience something extraordinary. The work Getur þú hugsað í sviðsmyndum? (2022) by Kristín Karólína Helgadóttir was created in the vicinity of Vatnajökull at the […]

OLÍS EYELASH AXIS

Nanna Abell‘s exhibition OLÍS EYELASH AXIS opens in Gerðarsafn‘s sculpture garden and Y gallery at 15:00 on Saturday the 6th of June. Abell draws out tones, textures, architectural particularities and local histories in an exhibition that is rooted here, but formed at distance.  „Her works extend the architecture, with a stretch of drainpipe echoing wire […]

Kidarchy : Poster-making workshop

Kidarchy is hosting a poster-making workshop in connection with Jeremy Deller’s exhibition National Happiness at Gerðarsafn. The children will create statements they want to communicate to society. These statements will be turned into posters and displayed in public spaces around the museum. Kidarchy is an art collective where children work in collaboration with adults on […]

Loop: Una Margrét Árnadóttir

The works Massage (2013) and Scratch Me a Bit (2022) by Una Margrét Árnadóttir are on view in Loop from 26. 02. – 26. 04. Both works are newly aquiered to the museum’s collection. Una Margrét Árnadóttir (1985) is a Reykjavík based artist. She first encountered video as a medium at a course at age […]

Loop: Gunnar Jónsson and Kleoniki Stanich

The works Arrival (2023) by Kleoniki Stanich and Sorgarhyrna (2025) by Gunnar Jónsson are presented in Loop from 29.04–14.06.2026. In Arrival, we follow a young woman is experiencing the confinement within the domestic environment and travels to an archipelago to escape her stagnant state. Kleoniki’s (1994) research and work explore the ways in which women […]

Radio workshop: What are you Passionate About?

ou are warmly welcome to the workshop What are you passionate about? In Gerðarsafn the 30th of may at 13:00 – 15:00. The workshop is held in connection to the exhibition National happiness by Jeremy Deller, teenagers and young people are especially welcome! In the workshop What Are You Passionate About?, participants choose a work […]

Loop: Artist talk & a sound performance

You are warmly welcome to an artist talk with Gunnar Jónsson and sound performance with Gunnar Gunnsteinsson in connection to Loop, on the 19th of May at 18:00. Gunnar Jónsson (b. 1988) is an artist working primarily with video and installation. His work often revolves around place and proximity to the sea, in ways that […]

PPrint & Disobedience

You are warmly invited to the workshop Print & Disobedience with Almar Steinn Atlason on May 23rd at 13:00 – 15:00. The workshop will focus on teaching methods for expressing oneself visually in public space. Participants will learn how to use stencils, put up posters, and simple ways to create zines for distribution. Almar Steinn […]

Loop: Artist talk and sound performance

You are warmly welcome to an artist talk with Gunnar Jónsson and sound performance with Gunnar Gunnsteinsson in connection to Loop, on the 19th of May at 18:00. Gunnar Jónsson (b. 1988) is an artist working primarily with video and installation. His work often revolves around place and proximity to the sea, in ways that […]

International Museum Day | Guided tour of the exhibition National Happiness

Gerðarsafn offers two events to celebrate International Museum Day on Monday, May 18th! Visitors are invited to join a guided tour with museum director Brynja Sveinsdóttir at 12:15, focusing on the new solo exhibition by British artist Jeremy Deller, National Happiness. A creative workshop will also take place in collaboration with the Natural History Museum […]