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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 […]

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 […]

Guided tour with curators | Hörður

Welcome to a guided tour of the exhibition Hörður with curators Brynja Sveinsdóttir and Studio Studio (Arnar Freyr Guðmundsson and Birna Geirfinnsdóttir) on Wednesday April 29th at 12:15 at Gerðarsafn. Admission is free and all are welcome! Hörður Ágústsson (1922-2005) was a leading figure in the fields of art, design, teaching and research. He had […]

GETA | Love Your Neighbour | Rainy Siagian

Love Your Neighbour is a communal embroidery work of Rainy Siagian’s in which participants gather around a shared table to stitch together while sharing conversations about home — what it means, how it feels to move, what it means to leave, and how a new one can be created. Through the process of making together, […]

Workshop | Looking at, Thinking about, and Writing on Art | Jón Proppé

Welcome to the workshop Looking at, Thinking about, and Writing on Art with Jón Proppé on Thursday, April 30, from 18:00–21:00. In this workshop, Jón will explore different approaches to analyzing and writing about visual art. Participants will look at artworks from various perspectives, and explore what it means to interpret a work and communicate […]

Lecture | Studio Studio about Hörður’s graphic design

A warm welcome to a lecture by Studio Studio (Arnar Freyr Guðmundsson and Birna Geirfinnsdóttur) on graphic design by Hörður April 18th at 14:00 o‘clock. „Hörður Ágústsson (1922–2005) had a productive career in graphic design and was one of the principal trailblazers of new ideas in graphic design in Iceland. He also made an important […]

Guided Tour | Jón Proppé

A warm welcome to a guided tour of the exhibition Hörður with art philosopher Jón Proppé on Wednesday, April 8th at 12:15 PM. 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 […]