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Molinn x Gerðarsafn: Clay Workshop for Youth

Are you between the ages of 16 and 25 and interested in working with clay in a friendly environment? This winter, Molinn Youth Center and Gerðarsafn Art Museum are joining forces to offer art workshops for young people at Gerðarsafn.The first workshop will focus on clay, giving participants the opportunity to create either an artwork […]

Looking Closely into the work of Valgerður Briem with Brynja Sveinsdóttir

You are warmly invited to a guided tour of the exhibition Valgerður with Brynja Sveinsdóttir, Director of Gerðarsafn, at 15:00 on Sunday, 11th of October.During the tour, Brynja will discuss key works by Valgerður and offer visitors deeper insight into the artist’s creative process and how Valgerður developed her works. More about the exhibition:Valgerður Briem (1914–2002) […]

Morning of Visual Literacy

Mornings of Visual Literacy returns on 9th of October!These events are designed for adults and take place on Friday, October 9th at 10:00 at Gerðarsafn Art Museum, where we will bring out an artwork from the museum’s collection and explore it together. The discussion will be led by Þorgerður Þórhallsdóttir, Collection Project Manager at Gerðarsafn, […]

Valgerður

Valgerður Briem (1914–2002) was an artist, teacher and pioneer in the field of art education. Her life’s work developed through the interplay between her own artistic practice and her teaching, with form, colour, material and visual thinking at its core. Valgerður first exhibited publicly as an artist at the Autumn Exhibition of the Association of […]

Concert: Páll Ragnar Pálsson & Tui Hirv

Welcome to a musical performance by Páll Ragnar Pálsson and Tui Hirv within the retrospective exhibition of Valgerður Briem on Wednesday, 14 October, from 12:15 to 13:00. Free admission. Everyone is welcome. Guitarist and composer Páll Ragnar Pálsson and singer and musicologist Tui Hirv grew up in very different worlds. He was immersed in the […]

Guided Tour: Aðalheiður Lilja Guðmundsdóttir about Valgerður Briem

Welcome to a guided tour of the exhibition Valgerður with art theorist Aðalheiður Lilja Guðmundsdóttir, Wednesday 30th of September at 12:15. Aðalheiður wrote about Valgerður Briem’s influential career as an art teacher in the book Myndvit: The Legacy of Valgerður Briem, which was published alongside the exhibition. Admission is free and everybody welcome! Aðalheiður Lilja […]

A look into the world of Valgerður Briem with Cecilie Gaihede

Step into the fascinating world of Valgerður Briem with Cecilie C. Ragnheiðardóttir Gaihede, curator of the exhibition, on Wednesday, September 23rd at 6:00 p.m. at Gerðarsafn Art Museum. We warmly welcome everyone to join us. Valgerður Briem (1914–2002) was an artist, teacher and pioneer in the field of art education. Her life’s work developed through […]

Workshop: Soap Bubble Painting

Welcome to Soap Bubble Painting with artist Íris María Leifsdóttir on Saturday, September 26, from 13:00 to 15:00! The workshop is free of charge and open to all ages.Participants are advised to wear clothes that can get stained.Instead of painting with brushes, participants will blow paint and soap bubbles onto paper to create unique and […]

Lúppa: Emma Heiðarsdóttir & Ragnheiður Gestsdóttir

The new iteration of Lúppa consists of the works Joan I, II, III (2012) by Ragnheiður Gestsdóttir and Falls Through (2023) by Emma Heiðarsdóttir. Both videos are filmed in one-take and are short, surreal, bodily scenes that subvert our perception of reality. Joan I, II, III (2012) is a series of three video works by […]

Hamraborg Festival: Art Poetica: An Ekphrastic Writing Practice

Ekphrasis is writing inspired by art, dating back to ancient Greece, that attempts to capture the sights andsensations of the visual and translate them into text. Writers from Reykjavík Poetics will lead a guidedhour-long workshop at Gerðarsafn, open to writers and non-writers alike, where we will explore thiscreative tool, forming poetry or prose inspired by […]

Hamraborg Festival: Evolving Sensory Landscape

A playful workshop for children and families where sound, movement, and clay come together.Participants co-create an evolving sensory landscape through music, touch, and imagination. Usingrepurposed bottles, participants will build a water xylophone that can be played by many at once,changing its sound by adding or removing water. Come and play with Geta! This workshop is […]