Together | Multilingual Puppet Workshop
Join us for a multilingual puppet workshop during winter break on Thursday 19th of February from 13:00-15:00. [Polski poniżej] In this workshop guests are offered a chance to create their own puppets from diverse and colorful materials guided by the artists Styrmir Örn Guðmundsson and Agata Mickiewicz who speak Icelandic, English and Polish. The workshop […]
Aðalsteinn Ingólfsson | Guide through Hörður
You are warmly welcome to a guided tour of the exhibition Hörður with Aðalsteinn Ingólfsson on February 19th at 12:15 at Gerðarsafn. Aðalsteinn Ingólfsson (b. 1948) studied art history in the United Kingdom, Sweden, and Italy. He has also taught at the Icelandic College of Art and Crafts, Iceland University of the Arts, and the […]
ÞYKJÓ | Under and over, under and over, under and over…
You are warmly welcome to a family event with Þykjó the 28th of february at Gerðarsafn. The workshop is suitable for participants from 4 years old… all the way up to at least 104! We drift into the hypnotic journey of the wool thread as it winds up and down through the weave.The textile is […]
Hörður
Hörður Ágústsson (1922-2005) was a leading figure in the fields of art, design, teaching and research. He had a formative influence on the development of geometric abstract art in Iceland, as well as graphic design with his extensive work in the field of book design. Hörður was a prominent voice in the discussion of visual […]
Exhibition halls closed temporarily on the upper floor
The exhibition halls on the upper floor are temporarily closed due to exhibition changes. The exhibition HÖRÐUR is currently being installed and opens on February 4th at 6:00 PM. Hörður Ágústsson (1922-2005) approached art, design, research and teaching with a holistic approach. Far from being simple or linear, his thinking was driven by a desire […]
Jeremy Deller
A solo exhibition of work by Jeremy Deller opens in Gerðarsafn in May 2026. Jeremy Deller is one of Britain’s most recognized artists and a recipient of The Turner Prize 2004. He has exhibited in multiple solo- and group exhibitions worldwide and was Britains representative at the Venice Biennale in 2013. Deller’s work is often […]
Rave rave performance
☆Museum transforms into a raving dancefloor on January 24th!☆ Join us at Gerðarsafn for a Night of Performances and dancing for the closing party of Skúlptúr Skúlptúr Performance. Artists from the exhibition present performance works throughout the museum. Then we join djs downstairs and dance on a glowing pink dancefloor. Come as you are.Open your […]
Baby Rave with Ívar Pétur
Baby Rave is a family event for children of all ages to dance and move however they like. Artist and DJ Ívar Pétur (FM Belfast) invites guests on a trip around the world and even into space with the music alone while celebrating the diversity and beauty of art and culture from as many corners […]
Sculpture Sculpture Performance
Our lives are composed of countless shifts and transitions that may arrive quietly or overwhelmingly. We move through these transitional moments where emotions surface without warning – and something elusive begins to tremble. In the sixth iteration of the Sculpture Sculpture series, the Performance edition situates artistic practice within these moments of change, when we […]
Art and nature with ÞYKJÓ
Art and Nature with ÞYKJÓ!The third Thursday of every month until the end of the year from 16:00 – 17:00 at Gerðarsafn. Nature is an amazing sculptor! The sea grinds rocks, volcanic eruptions leave behind sculpture gardens, and cave paintings are formed where ice has melted. Would you like to come and put yourself in […]
Art and nature with ÞYKJÓ
Art and Nature with ÞYKJÓ!The third Thursday of every month until the end of the year from 16:00 – 17:00 at Gerðarsafn. Nature is an amazing sculptor! The sea grinds rocks, volcanic eruptions leave behind sculpture gardens, and cave paintings are formed where ice has melted. Would you like to come and put yourself in […]
Art and nature with ÞYKJÓ
Art and Nature with ÞYKJÓ!The third Thursday of every month until the end of the year from 16:00 – 17:00 at Gerðarsafn. Nature is an amazing sculptor! The sea grinds rocks, volcanic eruptions leave behind sculpture gardens, and cave paintings are formed where ice has melted. Would you like to come and put yourself in […]