29. January - 29. January 2012 3 pm
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Artis´s Talk
Harpa Björnsdóttir will lead a tour and discussion her exhibition Pleacer. The work of Harpa Björnsdóttir (b. 1955) deals in one way or another with the role and place of the artist, the message he brings to his environment and the cultural world of ideas and symbols which artists often refer to. Harpa has taken part in several group ...>>MORE
29. December - 29. December 2011 at 8 pm
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Curator's Talk
The artists Hildur Bjarnadóttir and Guðjón Ketilsson channel their ideas through pieces where Coherence and unity of form and content draw the viewer into the artists´ own footsteps. Thursday evening the curator Ólöf K. Sigurðardóttir with the two artists Hildur and Guðjón will have a informal talk about the Coherence, more inform...>>MORE
01. November - 01. November 2011 at 12
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Lunch Time Concert
Our third lunch time concert this fall 2011with Antonia Hevesi will be on the 1th of November and our gest is the icelandic mezzosopran singer Jóhanna Ósk Valsdóttir. Everybody are welcomed and always free entrance. See more about the concert ...>>MORE
12. October - 26. November 2011
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Globe of Goodwill 2011
The Globe of Goodwill 2011 is for sale at Hafnarborg and this time it is designed by Yoko Ono - Draw your own map.The Globe of Goodwill is a beautiful work of art and a delightful collector’s piece, but its contents give it its true value – love and friendship. The Globe will be available in Hafnarborg from the 12th - 26th ...>>MORE
02. October - 02. October 2011 3 pm
Artis´s Talk
Ólöf Nordal and Olga Bergmann will lead a tour and discussion of their exhibition In Between. Olga has in her works addresses issues related to natural sciences such as genetic engineering and cloning, as well as the role of today´s museums. In Ólöf ´s work she explores the fabric of mythologies. She seeks t...
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25. September - 25. September 2011 2 pm
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Guided tour for the family
A guided tour for children and their parents around the current exhibitions In Between works by 16 different artist´s. The exhibition refers to the Curiosity cabinet, a Renaissance cultural phenomenon known to be the predecessor of modern public museums. We welcome you to join us on a exploring expedition through the wonders of the art wor...>>MORE
15. September - 15. September 2011 8 pm
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Artis´s Talk
Daníel Björnsson and Ingirafn Steinarsson will lead a tour and discussion of their exhibition In Between. Daníel has taken part in several group exhibition and solo exhibitions. He explores the nature of art as a resource of knowledge and the boundaries between what can be visualized and what can´t in a very subtle way. Ingirafn ...>>MORE
11. September - 11. September 2011 3 pm
Artis´s Talk
Hugsteypan is an collaboration between the artists Ingunn Fjóla Ingþórsdóttir and Þórdís Jóhannesdóttir but they have collaborated as Hugsteypan since 2008. Through installations, Hugsteypan explores the boundaries between scientific research and artistic expression. Their vork resembles re...
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01. September - 01. November 2011
Curatorial proposals for a fall exhibition in Hafnarborg 2012
Hafnarborg offers you a chance to submit a proposal for an exhibition in fall 2012.
This is the second time Hafnarborg asks for curatorial proposals, the first being in fall 2010 when the ongoing exhibition In Between was selected out of numerous interesting proposals. Same as last year we are asking for pro...
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28. August - 28. August 2011 3 pm
Curator's Talk
A curator's talk with the Ólöf Gerður Sigfúsdóttir who curated the exhibition In Between. The aim of this project is to create a platform for a critical discourse on knowledge production with particular attention to the role of the art museum. The artists have contributed extensively to the project development, in addition to making new work...
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07. August - 07. August 2011 at 3 pm
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Curator's Talk
Pétur H. Ármannsson architect and one of the curator of the exhibition Ingenuity will participate in talk around the exhibition Ingenuity and discuss Einars Thorstein´s ideas and work. The exhibition presents drawings, models, design objects, and architectural documentation from Einar Thorstein’s work over the past several decade...>>MORE
10. July - 10. July 2011 at 2 pm
Icelandic Museum Day - Talk & Workshop
The Icelandic Museum day has been celebrated since 1997 and Hafnarborg will have a guided tour around the exhibition Ingenuity work by the ideologist, design and artist Einar Thorsteinn Ásgeirsson. This will be followed up with a workshop for children and their parents to create three dimensional shapes. Free entrance.
10. July - 10. July 2011 at 3 pm
Icelandic Museum Day - Art Talk
Hafnarborg continues participating in the Icelandic Museum Day with a guided tour at 3 pm with the director Ólöf K. Sigurðardóttir around the exhibition on the lower floor which includes recent work from Hafnarborg collection. Free entrance.
12. June - 12. June 2011 3 pm
Curator´s Talk
Pétur H. Ármannsson architect and one of the curator of the exhibition Ingenuity will lead a tour and discussion of Einars Thorstein´s ideas and work on Sunday the 12th of June 2 pm. The exhibition presents drawings, models, design objects, and architectural documentation from Einar Thorstein’s work over the past several d...
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12. June - 12. June 2011 2 pm
Children's workshop
Open workshop for children and parents from 2-4 pm. The exhibition Ingenuity will be explored and used as an inspiration to create something unique. Klara Þórhallsdóttir museum educator will lead the workshop. Everyone are welcome and no admission.
04. June - 04. June 2011 at 2 pm
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Bright Days - Tresure hunt
A tresure hunt around the sculpture park on Víðistaðatún for the family. This is an international sculpture park and the only of its kind in Iceland. You will find sculptures by Icelandic, German, French and Japanese artists. The meeting point will be outside the Scout home at Hjallabraut. Free entrance and please dress according to the weathe...>>MORE
04. June - 04. June 2011 at 4 pm
Bright Days - Sculpture Walk & Talk
A sculpture walk and talk around the centre of Hafnarfjörður with a guide. The tour starts at the library on Strandgata. There are many sculptures in the centre of Hafnarfjörður and this is the chance to find out more about them. Free entrance and dress according to the weather.
01. June - 01. June 2011 at 8:30 pm
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Bright Days - Art Talk - Ingenuity
The Ideas of the architect and artist Einar Thorsteinn will be discussed on an art talk at Hafnarborg 8:30 pm. Einar´s ideas are based on his faith in the ingenuity and technology can build a better world if the two properly applied. On display are drawings, models, art works and design objects that Einar has won the past four decades. Free en...>>MORE
01. June - 01. June 2011 at 8 pm
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Bright Days - Art Talk - Life and Art Without Boundaries
Hafnarborg welcome you to an art talk about the exhibition of works by JBK Ransu and Guðrún Bergsdóttir at 8 pm. The exhibition is a part of the Life and Art Without Boundaries Festival held in Iceland for the eighth time this spring. More information about the exhibition here. Fre...>>MORE
08. May - 08. May 2011 at 3 pm
Art Talk
The artist Guðrún Bergsdóttir and the director of the festival Life and Art Without Boundaries will lead a tour and discussion of the exhibition Abstract in Hafnarborg wich is in collaboration with the festival. See further information about the exhibition here.
17. April - 17. April 2011 at 3 p.m.
Artis´s Talk
The artist Þorri Hringsson (b. 1966) will lead a tour and discussion of his exhibition Permanent Moment on Sunday 17th of April at 3 p.m. He studied at Jan Van Eyck Academy in Maastricht, Netherlands from 1989 to 1991. Þorri has participated in numerous exhibitions both in Iceland and abroad. More info >>MORE
07. April - 07. April 2011 12 pm
Lunch Time Concert
Our third lunch time concert 2011with Antonia Hevesi will be on the 7th of April and our gest is the icelandic mezzosopran singer Sigríður Aðalsteinsdóttir. Everybody are welcomed and always free entrance. See more about the concert here>>MORE
27. March - 27. March 2011 3 pm
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Artis´s Talk
The artist Sigtryggur Bjarni Baldvinsson will lead a tour and discussion of his exhibition Permanent Moment on Sunday 27th of March at 3 p.m. Sigtryggur studied at The Art school of Akureyri and The Icelandic College of Art and Crafts where he graduated in 1990. He studied at the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs in Strasbourg, France from 1...>>MORE
13. March - 13. March 2011 2 pm
Curator´s Talk
Hanna Styrmisdóttir the curator of the exhibition The Constitution of the Republic of Iceland by the artist duo Libia Castro and Ólafur Ólafsson will lead a tour and discussion of the exhibition on Sunday the 13th of Marsh 2 pm. See further information about this exhibition here
06. March - 06. March 2011 8 pm
Trio Reykjavik
At the last concert of the Trio Reykjavik this Spring they will perform music by Schostakovitch and Beethoven and also a debut by an Icelandic composer. Tickets are sold at Hafnarborg 2.400 kr.
27. February - 27. February 2011 3 pm
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Artis´s Talk
The artist duo Libia and Ólafur will have an artist´s talk about their work on the 27th of February at 15 pm in english. The duo worked in a collaboration with the composer Karólína Eiríksdóttur and commissioned Karólína to write a music piece based on the constitution of the Republic of Iceland. A video installation built on the performance which ...>>MORE
30. January - 30. January 2011 at 3 pm
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Curator's Talk
Ólöf K. Sigurðardóttir the director of Hafnarborg and the curator of the exhibition Fragments of Nature - Eiríkur Smith 1957-1963 will lead a tour and discussion of the exhibition on Sunday the 30th of january 3 pm. This is a second exhibition in a serie which celebrate the career of Eiríkur Smith and will continue over the next ...>>MORE
09. January - 09. January 2011 at 3 pm
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Artist´s Talk
The artist Stefán Jónsson will lead a tour and discussion of his exhibition Kjarvals on Sunday 9th of January at 3 p.m. Stefán Jónsson has previously taken on art-historical burdens by rendering the works of masters such as Giotto and Goya in three dimensions, using, among other things, Lego figures. See further information about the exhibitio...>>MORE
02. December - 02. December 2010 at 12 - 12.30 pm
Lunch Time concert
Next lunch time concert Thursday 2th of December at 12 - 12.30 pm with Antonia Hevesi and the Icelandic trenor Snorri Wium, everybody are welcomed and always free entrance. See more about the concert here.
21. November - 21. November 2010 at 3 pm
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Artist´s talk
Jóní Jónsdóttir a memeber of The Icelandic Love Corporation will have an informal talk about her exhibition Tight. The performance group has been a prominent force in the Icelandic art scene ever since it was founded in 1996. The members of the group are Eirún Sigurdardóttir (b. 1970), Jóní Jónsdóttir (b. 1972) and Sigr...>>MORE
04. November - 04. November 2010 at 12 - 12.30 pm
Lunch Time concert
Next lunch time concert Thursday 4th of November at 12 - 12.30 pm with Antonia Hevesi and the Icelandic trenor Maríus Sverrisson, everybody are welcomed and always free entrance. See more about the concert here.
31. October - 31. October 2010 at 3 pm
Artist´s talk
The artist Eggert Pétursson will have an informal discussion about his new paintings, Petursson has for years painted the Icelandic flora which he paints with botanical accuracy. The exhibition is in Sverrisalur. Free entrance and further details here
25. September - 25. September 2010
Symposium: A Poke at Society
Symposium: A Poke at Society
Following the opening of the Hafnarborg exhibition “Að drekka mjólk og elta fólk” the Icelandic Centre for Ethnology and Folklore will host a symposium on humour as social commentary and a means of power. Scholars and artists will shed light on the various forms of humour in a cultural and social context....
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29. August - 29. August 2010 at 3pm
Curator's Talk
A curator's talk with the Kristín Dagmar Jóhannesdóttir and Ólöf K. Sigurðardóttir who curated the exhibition Following People and Drink Milk which deals with humour in Icelandic contemporary art. Free entrance. See more about the exhibition
08. August - 08. August 2010 at 3 pm
Art Talk
An art talk around the current exhibit Formal Discipline works by Eiríkur Smith 1951 - 1957 led by the assistant curator Heiðar Kári Rannversson. Free entrance.
11. July - 11. July 2010 at 1 pm
The Icelandic Museum Day has been held since 19...
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Icelandic Museum Day - Art Talk
An art talk about the current exhibiton Formal Discipline works by Eiríkur Smith from 1951 - 1957. The art talk is led by the director of Hafnarborg Ólöf K. Sigurðardóttir who also curated the exhibition but Eiríkur Smith's works are a large part of Hafnarborg art collection. Free entrance.The Icelandic Museum Day has been held since 19...
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11. July - 11. July 2010 2 - 4 pm
Icelandic Museum Day - Shape lab
An open workshop for children and their families where the current exhibition Formal Discipline works by Eiríkur Smith will be used as inspiration to make and create. Free entrance and materials are included.
27. June - 27. June 2010 at 3pm
Gallery Talk
A gallery talk about the exhibition Formal Discipline works by Eiríkur Smith 1951 -1957 with the curator and director of Hafnarborg, Ólöf K. Sigurðardóttir and the assistant curator Heiðar Kári Rannversson. Free entrance.
20. June - 20. June 2010 at 3 pm
Artist's Talk
Erling Klingenberg will have an artist's talk about his exhibition It's hard to be an Artist in a RockStar body. Free entrance.
03. June - 03. June 2010 at 8 pm
Bright Days - Art Talk
An art talk with Ólöf K. Sigurðardóttir the director of Hafnarborg around the exhibition Sites works by Friederike von Rauch. The exhibition is a part of Reykjavik Art Festival.
03. June - 03. June 2010 at 9 pm
Bright Days - Artist's Talk
An artist's talk with Erling T.V. Klingenberg but he will tell guests about his exhibition It's hard to be an Artist in a RockStar body. Free entrance and the museum will be open until 10 pm.
03. June - 03. June 2010 at 12 noon
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Talk with Elizabeth Schlatter
A short talk with Elizabeth Schlatter an art curator working in Richmond, Virginia, at the National Museum of Iceland. She will talk about the expanding spectrum of curatorial activity, from the increasing usage of the word "curator" outside of the museum world to the professionalism of the practice through introspective theorizing and institutiona...>>MORE
29. May - 29. May 2010 2 - 4 pm
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Sites - Workshop
A workshop for children where the museum will be explored focusing on sites where form and atmosphere create interesting motives. The photographs of Friederike von Rauch will be used as inspiration and her approaches to architecture and form used as reference. The workshop is free of charge and open to everyone as long as there is room.
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27. May - 27. May 2010 at 8 pm
Sites - Art Talk
Friederike von Rauch gives a talk about her work and career as a photographer. She discusses her approach to sites and the technique she uses. Her photographs are presenting unusual viewpoints on sometimes deserted places. With extraordinary sensitivity, she coaxes the inner life from her subject.
09. May - 09. May 2010 at 3 pm
This is also the last day of the exhibition. Free entrance.
Talk with Iceland Academy of the Arts students
A talk with the students of the Iceland Academy of the Arts where they will tell audiences about their speedster cars which they designed especially for the exhibition Children's Sizes.This is also the last day of the exhibition. Free entrance.
25. April - 25. April 2010 at 2 - 4 pm
The event is a part of the Children's festival celebrated all over the country.
Children's Sizes workshop
A short workshop for children and their parents to make their own design using the current exhibition In Children Sizes as an inspiration. The workshop is free and material is included.The event is a part of the Children's festival celebrated all over the country.
22. April - 22. April 2010 at 2 - 4 pm
This Thursday is the first day of summer in Iceland and is a national holiday. The event is a part of the Children's festival celebrated all over the country.
Children's Sizes workshop
A short workshop for children and their parents to make their own design using the current exhibition In Children Sizes as an inspiration. The workshop is free and material is included.This Thursday is the first day of summer in Iceland and is a national holiday. The event is a part of the Children's festival celebrated all over the country.
18. April - 18. April 2010 at 3 pm
Talk with a designer
A talk with the designer Gunnar Magnússon and Harpa Þórisdóttir, the director of Museum of Design and Applied Art. Gunnar will discuss his career and designs.
08. April - 08. April 2010 at 8 pm
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Designer Talk - Guðlaugur Valgarðsson
The artist and designer Guðlaugur Valgarðsson will talk about his work Joyn which is displayed at the current exhibition Children's Sizes and is a house, slide and sew saw all in one. The work is a part of his MA study in Design at the Konstack Art Academy in Stockholm. Free entrance. Hafnarborg is open to 9 pm on ...>>MORE
28. March - 28. March 2010 at 2 - 4 pm
Children's Sizes workshop
A workshop around the current exhibition Children's Sizes for children and their parents. All material is on location and the event is free.
20. March - 20. March 2010 at 3 pm
Talk with designers at DesignMarch
A talk with the three young designers that were commissioned to create new design for children for the current exhibition. The project is sponsored by the Aurora Fund and the designers are Ragnheiður Ösp Sigurðardóttir, Haraldur Civelek and Hanna Jónsdóttir.
14. March - 14. March 2010 at 2 pm
Children's Sizes workshop
A short workshop for children and their parents to make their own design using the current exhibition In Children Sizes as an inspiration. The workshop is free and material is included.
14. March - 14. March 2010 at 3 pm
Curator's Talk
A curator's talk with Tinna Gunnarsdóttir who is a product designer. She curated the current exhibition In Children Sizes. Free entrance.
21. February - 21. February 2010 at 2 pm
Guided tour for the family
A guided tour for children and their parents around the two current exhibitions The End works by Ragnar Kjartansson which is in the main gallery and the exhibition Prism works by Ingunn Fjóla Ingþórsdóttir. Free entrance.
12. February - 12. February 2010
Museum Night
Hafnarborg participates in the Museum Night and will be open until midnight. The program will feature various exciting events and the café will have some special offer on this occasion.
The program:
Open workshop for families all evening where the exhibition The End will be used as an inspiration to draw.
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07. February - 07. February 2010 at 3 pm
Artist's Talk
An artist's talk with Ingunn Fjóla Ingþórsdóttir a young talented local artist who exhibits an installation made with wool and other fabrics. Free entrance.
21. January - 21. January 2010 at 8 pm
Panel Discussion about Venice Biennale
A panel discussion about Icelands's participation in the Venice Biennale in collaboration with Centre for Icelandic Art. Free entrance.
17. January - 17. January 2010 at 3 pm
Gallery Talk
A gallery talk about the current exhibit THE END - works by Ragnar Kjartansson with the curators Markús Þór Andrésson and Dorothée Kirch as well as the artist himself. Free entrance.
05. December - 19. December 2009
Globe of Goodwill
The Globe of Goodwill is a beautiful work of art and a delightful collector’s piece, but its contents give it its true value – love and friendship. This year it is designed by the artist Hreinn Friðfinnsson and is called Touch.
The Globe is a blown-glass sphere, with a ribbon of red - the colour of Christmas and affection. T...
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29. November - 29. November 2009 2-4 pm
Art Talk and Workshop for the family
An art talk for the family around the exhibition Where is the clock? works by Davíð Örn Halldórsson and a workshop afterwards where the exhibition will be used as an inspiration to make collage. Free entrance.
26. November - 26. November 2009 at 8 pm at he café
The museum will also introduce two books who have been published coin sidedly with the current exhibitions on display, The Selection - Icelandic photog...
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Book introduction and recital
A book introduction and recital where three contemporary writers will read from their latest books the writers are Kristín Ómarsdóttir, Ragna Sigurðardóttir and Oddný Eir Ævarsdóttir.The museum will also introduce two books who have been published coin sidedly with the current exhibitions on display, The Selection - Icelandic photog...
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22. November - 22. November 2009 at 3 pm
Artist's Talk
The artist Davíð Örn Halldórsson (b.1976) will take part in an art talk about his exhibition Where is the clock?. Free entrance.
15. November - 15. November 2009 at 3 pm
Curator's Talk
The curator and photographer Einar Falur Ingólfsson will have a talk about the exhibition The exhibition Selection - Icelandic Photographs 1866-2009. The exhibition shows photos by 13 Icelandic photographers that dedicated their careers to photography. Free entrance.
18. October - 18. October 2009 at 3 pm
Art Talk
An art talk with the director of Hafnarborg, Ólöf K. Sigurðardóttir and some of the artists that own work on display at the current exhibition, In Deep Water. Free admission.
11. October - 11. October 2009 at 2 pm
Free admission.
Art Talk for children
An art talk and treasure hunt for the whole family about the current exhibition In Deep Water.Free admission.
26. September - 26. September 2009 at 4 pm
Síðasti valsinn
Síðasti valsinn (the last waltz) - The Cod War 1952-1976 by Margrét Jónasdóttir and Magnús Viðar Magnússon. The National Film Archive of Iceland, Bæjarbíó, Strandgata 6, Hafnarfjörður.
25. September - 25. September 2009 at 8 pm in Bæjarbíó
Hafið (The Sea)
Hafið (The Sea) by Baltasar Kormákur is built on a play by Ólafur Haukur Símonarson. The National Film Archive of Iceland, Bæjarbíó, Strandgata 6, Hafnarfjörður.
24. September - 24. September 2009 at 8 pm in Bæjarbíó
Verstöðin Ísland III+IV hluti
Verstöðin Ísland III and IV parts, The Battle about the Fish and Years of Outfitting by Erlendur Sveinsson. The National Film Archive of Iceland, Bæjarbíó, Strandgata 6, Hafnarfjörður.
23. September - 23. September 2009 at 8 pm in Bæjarbíó
Verstöðin Ísland I+II hluti
Verstöðin Ísland I and II parts; From Years to Machines and the Buildup of New Iceland by Erlendur Sveinsson. The National Film Archive of Iceland, Bæjarbíó, Strandgata 6, Hafnarfjörður.
22. September - 22. September 2009 at 8 pm in Bæjarbíó
Ingaló
The film Ingaló by Ásdís Thoroddsen won the Grand Prix at the Rouen Film Festival in 1993 as the best film and Sólveig Arnarsdóttir as best actress. The National Film Archive of Iceland, Bæjarbíó, Strandgata 6, Hafnarfjörður.
21. September - 21. September 2009 at 8 pm
Silver of The Sea/Life is Salted Cod
Silver of The Sea/Life is Salted Cod or Silfur hafsins / Lífið er saltfiskur by Erlendur Sveinsson will be screened at The National Film Archive of Iceland, Bæjarbíó, Strandgata 6, Hafnarfjörður.
05. September - 05. September 2009 1-3.30 pm
Seminar - In Deep Water
A seminar will be held at Hafnarborg about the exhibition In Deep Water in collaboration with the Icelandic Centre for Ethnology and Folklore but they held workshop for the artists that own art works on the display in August before the exhibition was opened see more here
The seminar program:
Ólöf K. Si...
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30. August - 30. August 2009 at 3 pm
Curator's Talk
A talk with the curators Dorothée Kirch and Markús Þór Andrésson about the exhibition In Deep Water. They also curated the Icelandic contribution to the Venice Biennale 2009, The End and the ''Stray Beacons", an art exhibition in four lighthouses around Iceland for the Reykjavik Art Festival in May 2009.
16. August - 16. August 2009 3 pm
Art Talk
An open art talk with the private collectors that own art works at the current display. This is also the last day of the exhibition.
09. August - 09. August 2009 at 3pm
Art Talk
An art talk with the private collectors that own art works at the current exhibition Collectors' Collection. Free admission and open to everyone.
28. June - 28. June 2009 at 3 pm
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Curator's Talk
Ólöf K. Sigurðardóttir the director of Hafnarborg and the curator of the Collectors' Collection exhibition will discuss what drives collectors to buy art and what is the value of these collections through a selection of works from the original Hafnarborg collection and works owned by private collectors. These are works by the old Icel...>>MORE
24. June - 24. June 2009 at 4 pm
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Talk with collectors
An open informal discussion with the art collectors Gunnar Dungal and his wife Þórdís Alda, Ingunn Wernersdóttir, Bragi Guðlaugsson and Sverrir Kristinsson. The discussion is about the exhibition Collectors' Collections which opens on the same day at 5 pm. Works owned by these private art collectors will be on display along wit...>>MORE
01. June - 01. June 2009 at 3 pm
Artist's talk
The artist Jónína Guðnadóttir will have an informal talk about her exhibition at Hafnarborg. The exhibition displays recent sculptures and a video installation. Free entrance.
30. May - 30. May 2009 at 2 pm
Treasure hunt - workshop
There will be a treasure hunt for the whole family at the sculpture part at Víðistaðatún in Hafnarfjörður as a part of Bright Days festival in the town. Dress according to the weather. Free entrance.
24. May - 24. May 2009 at 3 pm
Artist's talk
The artist Guðný Guðmundsdottir will have an informal talk about her exhibition at Hafnarborg, in Sverrisalur. The exhibition displays recent drawings and sculptures. Free entrance.
10. May - 10. May 2009 at 3 pm
Weather Talk
The artist Guðrún Kristjánsdóttir will have a discussion about the effect of weather changes on landscape and people along with the philosopher Oddný Eir Ævarsdóttir. Free admission and everyone are welcome.
07. May - 07. May 2009 at 6 pm
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Discussion on Weather Writing
There will be a discussion about the current exhibition Weather Writing: works by Guðrún Kristjánsdóttir with artists, writers and other intellectuals. The participants beside the artist Guðrún Kristjánsdóttir are Birta Guðjónsdóttir curator, Oddný Eir Ævarsdóttir philosopher, Pétur Gunnarsson writer and the foreman of the Writer's Union ...>>MORE
26. April - 26. April 2009 at 2 pm
Art Talk
There will be an art talk designed for the whole family about the current exhibition this coming Sunday at 2 pm. Everyone are welcome and free admission.
19. April - 19. April 2009 at 3 pm
Artist's talk
The artist Guðrún Kristjánsdóttir will have a discussion about her exhibition Weather Writing. Everyone are welcome. Free entrance.
15. March - 15. March 2009 3 pm
See further details here
Artist's talk
The artist Helgi Gíslason will have an informal discussion about his exhibition ESSENCE.See further details here
01. March - 01. March 2009 2-4 pm
Everyone are welcome.
Workshop for children & parents
A workshop for children and parents around the current exhibition ESSENCE. Free entrance.Everyone are welcome.
08. February - 08. February 2009 3 pm
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Artist's talk
The artist Björg Þorsteinsdóttir will have an informal discussion about her exhibition Episodes.See further details here
25. January - 25. January 2009 3 pm
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Artist's talk
The photographer Jónatan Grétarsson will have an informal discussion about his exhibition Icelandic Artists.see more details here
14. December - 14. December 2008 2-4 pm
Children's workshop
Open workshop for children and parents from 2-4 pm. The exhibition sea and the fishing town will be explored and used as an inspiration to create something fun. Audur Vesteinsdottir museum educator will lead the workshop. Excellent to stop by at the museum on your way from the Christmas Village 'Jólaþorpið'. Everyone are welcome, no admission.
05. December - 19. December 2008
Globe of Goodwill
The Globe of Goodwill is for sale at Hafnarborg and this time it is designed by the Icelandic Love Corporation 'Gjörningaklúbburinn' with three kisses and reminds you of the most precious thing we have - our breath.The Globe of Goodwill is a beautiful work of art and a delightful collector’s piece, but its contents give it its true value – l...
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02. November - 02. November 2008
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Children's workshop and lecture
On Sunday there will be lots of exciting things going on at Hafnarborg. At 3 pm there will be a lecture about the exhibition Two Modernists – Þorvaldur Skúlason og Sigurjón Ólafsson. At 2-4 pm there will be a children's workshop where the art works of these two artists will be used as an inspiration to create a collage. Gunnhildur Þó...>>MORE
12. September - 12. September 2009 at 4 pm
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The Rescue Mission at Látrarbjarg
The Rescue Mission at Látrarbjarg (Björgunarafrekið við Látrarbjarg) by Óskar Gíslason. The National Film Archive of Iceland collaborates with Hafnarborg by showing films that are inspired by the sea everyday at Bæjarbíó in Hafnarfjordur . The documentary, since 1947, is about the British trawler Dhoon which stranded in Vestfirðir and Icelandic far...>>MORE