Ordinary Places
The photograph is a powerful phenomenon. So incredibly flat, only dots on a sheet or a screen. Stuck in the second dimension, where both its magic and limitations lie. Yet it evokes a feeling of space and material. We perceive the image, believe in it, even if its truth can only be found in the […]
Ordinary Pictures
The exhibition Ordinary Pictures shows the photographs of Ívars Brynjólfsson in dialogue with the works of Emma Heiðarsdóttir, Haraldur Jónsson, Joe Keys, Kristín Sigurðardóttir, Lukas Kindermann, Ragnheiður Gestsdóttir and Tine Bek. Their works share a common element in that they pay the utmost attention to the smallest details, distort everyday life by flattening it or transforming it […]
MOLTA
MOLTA Roots, rot, riot MOLTA is an immersive interdisciplinary installation and a live performance. The artist Rósa Ómarsdóttir creates ecosystems which are transformed through natural processes. This ecosystem melts, leak, decomposes, grow, morphs and evaporates. Molta means compost in Icelandic and is a metaphor. Compost is a place for both decomposition and fertility, where obsolete […]
Book launch party | The World of Gerður Helgadóttir
Join us to celebrate the brand-new children’s book about Gerður Helgadóttir, The World of Gerður, Sunday 3rd December at 4 p.m. in Gerðarsafn. Children and their families are especially welcome. Artist Helga Páley Friðjónsdóttir, the illustrator for the book, will host a workshop for children and there will be refreshments. Looking forward to seeing you!
Perspective drawing with Örn Alexander
Drawing workshop for children on Sunday 26th November at 1 p.m. where children can learn perspective drawing in a fun and simple way. After a short guided tour of the exhibition Sculpture/Sculpture we will head to Gerður’s Studio and draw together on large pieces of paper. Örn Alexander is the instructor. Non-Icelandic speakers are welcome […]
SCULPTURE & SMÖRRE
SCULPTURE AND SMÖRRE is a cozy evening at Gerðarsafn for adults where we work on making sculptures, from an idea to a work of art. The art workshop is a fun and creative experience under the guidance of an artist who will lead visitors into the world of sculpture. The evening includes access to the […]
Lights and shadows
A lantern workshop for the whole family
Together | Multilingual weaving workshop
Welcome to a multilingual art workshop that brings cultures together through weaving!
2. floor halls closed due to exhibition change
The exhibition halls on the upper floor of the museum are temporarily closed as the exhibition FORA by Rósa Gísladóttir is being taken down. New exhibition Skulptúr / skúlptúr opens on Saturday, September 30. The basic exhibition of Gerðar Helgadóttir’s works is open on the lower floor, and of course Krónikan. There are changes in […]
Closing ceremony
Everyone is welcome to the closing ceremony of the exhibition Fora, on Wednesday, September 20 at 17 in Gerðarsafn. Wednesday is the last day of the exhibition. Brynja Sveinsdóttir, curator of Fora, and Rósa Gísladóttir are going to guide visitors through the exhibition. When entering Rósa Gísladóttir’s exhibition, you feel as you are in an […]
Jazz at noon with FÍH
Cozy jazz hour with performers from FÍH.
Jazz at noon with FÍH
Cozy jazz hour with performers from FÍH.
