Performance Evening
We warmly invite you to an extraordinary evening of performances at Gerðarsafn, where a group of talented artists will come together to celebrate art in its many forms! The evening will feature performances by Hildur Elísa Jónsdóttir, Project HOFIE (Linde Rongen and Júlía Kolbrún Sigurðardóttir), Karólína Rós Ólafsdóttir, and Dýrfinna Benita Basalan. This special event […]
Of Various Kinds | Jóhanna Ásgeirsdóttir og Ásgerður Heimisdóttir
Of Various Kinds is a research project by two women on their own creative processes and positions in society as creative women compared to their foremothers. The exhibition is an ode to Gerður Helgadóttir, a pioneer and remarkable woman, whose name Gerðarsafn bears. We use her works as templates or scaffolding. We fill the negative […]
Melodic Embrace | Emil Gunnarsson
Melodic Embrace is an interactive sound sculpture made from steel pipes and wood. The sculpture invites visitors to nestle in its sonic embrace, play, find tranquility, and create tones that form a kind of sound vault. The soothing harmonies of the pipes engage in an intense dialogue with the ambient sounds of the environment, such […]
Guided tour of Transformation and sculpture park
All are welcome to a guided tour of the exhibition Transformation and the new sculpture park with museum director, Brynja Sveinsdóttir. The guided tour will be on Wednesday 14th August at 12.15 p.m. Please note the event will be in Icelandic. Transformation is an exhibition of the works of Gerður Helgadóttir to mark the 30th […]
Afmælishátíð Gerðarsafns | Sýningaropnun, útgáfa og skúlptúrgarður
Sýningaropnun – Bókaútgáfa – Afhjúpun skúlptúrgarðs Í tilefni 30 ára afmælis Gerðarsafns opnar sýningin Hamskipti sem varpar ljósi á einstaka arfleifð Gerðar Helgadóttur í íslenskri myndlist sem ber vitni um djúpa leit hennar að fagurfræðilegum sannleika. Við sama tilefni fögnum við útgáfu Leitað í tómið – Listferill Gerðar Helgadóttur, safni fræðigreina þar sem listakonunni er […]
Edgars Rugajs’ Quartet
An afternoon concert with Edgars Rugajs’ Quartet in the foyer of Salurinn Concert Hall. The band consists of Edgars Rugajs on guitar, Nico Moreaux, bass, Matthías M. D. Hemstock, percussion and drums and Guðjón Steinn Skúlason, saxophone. Free entrance and everybody welcome. Edgars Rugajs is a jazz guitarist, improviser, composer, and educator from Latvia. For […]
Los Bomboneros
A concert in the foyer of Salurinn Concert Hall with Kristjana Stefánsdóttir, vocalist, Þorgrímur Jónsson on bass and Tómas Jónsson on piano where they perform wellknown jazz standards. Entrance is free and everybody welcome as long as the space permits. Summer Jazz in Salurinn Concert Hall Foyer, 2024. June 13Bogomil Font June 20Ingibjörg Turchi June […]
MOVE
An afternoon concert with MOVE Quartet. Óskar Gudjónsson, saxophones, Eythór Gunnarsson, piano, Valdimar Kolbeinn Sigurjonsson, double bass and Matthías M. D. Hemstock on drums. Entrance is free and everybody is welcome. — Óskar Gudjónsson has been an in-demand saxophone player since his teens. Jazz and improvised music is, and has always been, very close to […]
Davíð Þór and Eyþór Gunnarsson
Summer solstice concert with two of Iceland’s leading musicians. Davíð Þór Jónsson and Eyþór Gunnarsson have previously teamed up in improvisation to great acclaim. Here they play on two grand pianos on the brightest night of the year. Don’t miss this amazing adventure tour. Ticket price: ISK 4900. House opens at 8pm. “It was at […]
Ingibjörg Turchi
Music by Ingibjörg Turchi from the highly acclaimed albums Meliae and Stropha. Ingibjörg’s music can be described as a blend of the electronic and the natural. Through repetition, she creates a mesmerising soundscape, broken up with melodic bass lines. Ingibjörg has won multiple awards for her critically acclaimed albums and other work in music.Ingibjörg Turchi, […]
June 17 in Kópavogur
12.00 – 16.00 | Hamraborg TunnelsGraffiti-jam. 13.00 – 13.30 | Salurinn, concert hall, foyerA concert with the Philharmonia Choir. 13.30 | MKA parade from MK (Kópavogur College) to Rútstún 14.00 – 16.00 | Family Program at RútstúnLotta Theater Group, Gunnar Helgason and Valgerður Guðnadóttir, Idol Stars, Jóhanna Guðrún, Aron Can and VÆB. Presented by Eva […]
Komd’inn | Short Films from Peru
All are welcome to a screening of four short films by Peruvian artist, Rafael Hastings, The Unconditioned Unconcealment [4 Short Films On The Act Of Disappearing] from 1974, Sunday 16th June at 3 p.m. in Gerðarsafn. The event is co-hosted by Hugo Llanes, artist and cultural facilitator and is a part of Komd’inn event programming.After […]
