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Aug 18. 2024 at 15:00-17:00Safnstjóri Listasafns Reykjanesbæjar, ásamt fjölskyldumeðlimum Erlings, Jóni Guðmari Jónssyni og Ásgeiri Erlingssyni, taka á móti gestum klukkan 15:00, sunnudaginn 18. ágúst. Þrenningin mun eiga létt spjall við gesti safnsins um líf og list Erlings Jónssonar listamanns.
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17. Jun - 18. Aug 2024Duus safnahúsSýndur verður fáninn sem var hylltur á lýðveldishátíðinni en hann er engin smásmíði að stærð, rúmir 23 fermetrar. Read more
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12. Jun - 18. Aug 2024Duus safnahúsSýningin „Inn í ljósið“ samanstendur af verkum úr safneign og aðallega landslagsverkum eftir íslenska listmálara. Read more
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12. Jun - 18. Aug 2024Duus safnahúsSýning verkum listamannsins Erlings Jónssonar (1930-2022) úr einkasafni fjölskyldu hans. Einnig verða sýndar ljósmyndir af listamanninum sem eru í eigu listasafnsins. Read more
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24. Feb - 28. Apr 2024Duus SafnahúsListasafn Reykjanesbæjar býður öll velkomin á sýninguna, Afbygging stóriðju í Helguvík, sem er verk í vinnslu og unnið í samstarfi og samtali Libiu & Ólafs við Töfrateymið, Andstæðinga stóriðju í Helguvík, aðra umhverfisverndarsinna, hagfræðing, íbúa Reykjanesbæjar og nærsamfélaga og sýningarstjórann Jonatan Habib Engqvist. Read more
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Feb 8. 2024 at 13:00-15:00BókasafnJoin us on the 8th of February for our GreenEdu online conference sponsored by Eramsus+ Read more
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31. Aug 2023 - 31. Aug 2024What do pens, plastic bags, film programmes, party napkins and lighters have in common? Read more
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17. Jun 2023 - 20. Aug 2024On display are photographs that have arrived at the museum in a frame. The oldest photograph is about 140 years old and the youngest from the turn of the century. Read more
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6. Jun - 7. Aug 2023Silvia Björg exhibits “Fertility” at Bíósalur showroom,
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17. May - 29. Oct 2023The artist Snorri Ásmundsson is an interloper. He has attracted a lot of attention since the late nineties with his performance pieces. Read more
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11. Mar - 16. Apr 2023INFRA-GLOW is curated by Elise Bergonzi, Daria Testoedova and Hannah Zander, MA students in Curatorial Practice in the Department of Fine Art at the Iceland University of the Arts. The exhibition brings together works by Carissa Baktay, Claire Paugam, Claudia Hausfeld, Guðrún Hrönn Ragnarsdóttir, Hye Joung Park, Iða Brá Ingadóttir and Þórdís Erla Zoëga, with a focus on the impact of local surroundings on inner experiences and expression. Read more
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26. Nov 2022 - 5. Mar 2023Vena and Michael are performance artists, and this exhibition will be a display of where they are at this particular point in time, and a documentation of what occupies their minds at the moment. They are here and now, foreign citizens in Iceland, making their mark on the Reykjanes Art Museum where they will rule for a while. Read more
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26. Nov 2022 - 5. Mar 2023Guðrún Gunnarsdóttir is a pioneer in the field of filament art and her exhibition gives a overview of the artists development from the textile art of the 70s, to the three-dimensional work that characterizes her art practice today. Read more
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1. Sep 2022 - 20. May 2023The exhibition is called To Sew a Fine Seam. The museum has over 60 sewing machines, one of them made between 1880-1890. It is probably one of the oldest one preserved in a museum in Iceland. Read more
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1. Sep 2022 - 1. Sep 2024The local heritage museum has over 60 sewing machines, one of them made between 1880-1890. It is probably one of the oldest one preserved in a museum in Iceland. Read more
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28. May - 13. Nov 2022Gabríela Friðriksdóttir and Björn Roth will open Sporbaugur/Ellipse in Reykjanes Art Museum on saturday the 28th of May. The exhibition will be on display until the 13th of November 2022. Read more
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12. Mar - 24. Apr 2022Duus SafnahúsListasafn Reykjanesbæjar býður í annað sinn meistaranemum á fyrsta ári í sýningagerð við Listaháskóla Íslands að stýra sýningu í safninu. Minningar morgundagsins verður opnuð laugardaginn 12. mars og stendur til sunnudagsins 24. apríl 2022. Read more
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20. Nov 2021 - 30. Jan 2022Skrápur / SecondSkin opens in Reykjanes Art Museum on the 20th of November 2021.
Reykjanes Art Museum presents the exhibition SecondSkin with Ráðhildur Ingadóttir and Igor Antić.
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Sep 25. 2021 at 11:30-12:00BókasafnLaugardaginn 25. september klukkan 11.30 verður Notaleg sögustund með Höllu Karen í Bókasafni Reykjanesbæjar. Read more
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28. Mar - 25. Apr 2021Duus SafnahúsSýningin er samsýning ellefu listamanna sem fanga á ólíkan hátt áskoranir og viðfangsefni í lífinu. Þau nota eigin sjálfsímynd og reynsluheim sem efnivið og úr því verða til opinská og djörf verk sem við sjálf getum tengt okkur við eða lært af. Sum verkanna sýna úthald og seiglu á meðan önnur fagna mannslíkamanum með húmor og næmni. Read more
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3. Sep - 12. Oct 2020duus safnahúsLandscapes of Trauma: a Reflection on Wonder.
Landscapes of Trauma is an exhibition intended to connect the audience to a narrative of trauma relating to natural disasters.
The exhibition is inspired by an article written by Sigurjón Baldur Hafsteinsson and Arnar Árnason, Landscapes of
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5. Jul 2020 - 15. Jun 2023The exhibition relates on the close bonds between the seamen and the ocean around Reykjanes during the rowing boat era, which lasted from the settlement of Iceland until the beginning of the 20th century. The exhibition gives a glimpse into the world of these bonds between the sailors and often capricious sea, sometimes tender and smooth, but more often rough and risky and constantly demanding offering of fishermen lives. Read more
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14. Nov 2019 - 12. Jan 2020
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5. Sep - 3. Nov 2019Inga Þórey Jóhannsdóttir , Valgerður Guðlaugsdóttir , Sossa , Margrét Jónsdóttir , Gunnhildur Þórðardóttir og Kristín Rúnarsdóttir Read more
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31. May 2019 - 31. May 2020Byggðasafn ReykjanesbæjarIn WW2 a new chapter began in the history of Suðurnes which made a deep impact in the region. Soldiers arrived with big machines and equipment building military airfields and temporary barracks next to the fishing towns. The War had arrived to the ancient fishing stations of Suðunes without the inhabitants being asked. Read more
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31. May - 18. Aug 2019In recent years it has become a tradition that one of Reykjanesbær Art Museum‘s summer exhibition displays artwork from the the museum‘s collection. This year‘s summer exhibition displays work by artist Benedikt Gunnarsson. Read more
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31. May - 18. Aug 2019In the exhibit ,,Patterns of the Family" Erla S. Haraldsdóttir exhibits new works, paintings and lithograph prints inspired by family history and memories. She finds connections to her family-based works in abstract patterns created by the Ndbele people, patterns that Erla S. explored while staying in an artist residency in South Africa. Read more
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23. May - 7. Jul 2019The nature of Iceland in the eyes of two locals. Read more
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2.-19. May 2019Giganta in the Cave welcomes you to take part in Reykjanesbær Children‘s Art Festival from May 2nd - May 19th. Read more
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15. Feb - 22. Apr 2019Photos from the collection of the Reykjanes Art Museum. In the last 15 years the Reykjanesbær Art Museum has come into possession of a variety of photographic art pieces some of which are currently on display here in the Movie Hall. Read more
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15. Feb - 22. Apr 2019The Art Museum of Reykjanesbær begins the year 2019 with a solo exhibit of works by the artist Guðjón Ketilsson. The exhibition is titled “Teikn”, meaning symbol, omen or sign, and consists of eight different works which all have aspects of symbols, symbolism or the “reading” in the most general sense. Read more
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16. Nov 2018 - 13. Jan 2019The exhibition combines the works of the artists Eygló Harðardóttir, Ólöf Helga Helgadóttir and Sólveig Aðalsteinsdóttir. What connects the three artists is their strong sense of material and how their work revolves around the structure of art, form, colour, space and time. Paper connects all three works but through very different approaches. Read more
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16. Nov 2018 - 23. Apr 201940 years since the foundation of the Reykjanes Heritage Museum. Reykjanesbær has a unique history with a sharp divide between two time periods; on one hand the fishing villages who‘s entire lives revolved around the ocean in one way or another and on the other hand the next door presence of the army base and the building of the international airport. Read more
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16. Nov 2018 - 13. Jan 2019The exhibition consists of photographs taken by Jón Hilmarsson, showing landscape and nature of the Reykjanes Peninsula. Read more
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30. Aug - 4. Nov 2018Silver Cross is known by many people and for some just the thought of it can bring back warm and special memories. It is the exhibit creators wish that this exhibition makes beautiful memories and warmth in the hearts of its guests.
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30. Aug - 4. Nov 2018The photography competition “One day in Suðurnes” was announced and anyone who lived in Suðurnes invited to participate. The photographers, both professional and amateur, were to submit photographs of people or nature on Suðurnes taken between the 17th of June 2017 and the 17th of June 2018. Read more
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1. Jun - 19. Aug 20183 exhibitions to mark the museum's 15th anniversary Read more
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May 26. 2018 at 11:30-17:00bækur og bolti, söngur og sögu, hjól og krakkakosning. Read more
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26. Apr - 13. May 2018As part of the Children´s Art Festival in Reykjanesbær all 10 kindergartens in town, all 6 elementary schools and the Collage of Suðurnes are participating in three exhibitions you can see on display from April 26th - May 13th in Duus Museum. Read more
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17. Mar - 15. Apr 2018The Artists‘ Association of Reykjanesbær welcomes you to the opening of their exhibition “Under Pressure“ next Saturday, March 17th at 15:00 in Duus Museum. Read more
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9. Feb - 11. Mar 2018This year Kvennakór Suðurnesja (Womens Choir of Suðurnes) celebrates their 50th anniversary. On the occasion they will open a exhibition in Duus Museum Friday February 9th at 18:00. The exhibition will be on display until March 11th 2018. Read more
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9. Feb - 15. Apr 2018Paintings of Þingvellir from the collection of Sverrir Kristinsson, Read more
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11. Nov 2017 - 15. Apr 2018Should certain areas in this town be protected on account of significant cultural history? Read more
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11. Nov 2017 - 14. Jan 2018The Art Museum of Reykjanesbær opens the exhibition Wolf At The Gate, November 11th at 2 pm. The artist Úlfur Karlsson, is born in 1988 and is among the most noticeable painters of his generation. His work is a colorful and intense reflection on the human life in an abstract-epxpressional spirit. Úlfur has exhibited his work in many places, both in Iceland and abroad such as in Hilger, the famous gallery in Austria. Read more
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23. Oct - 30. Nov 2017Fortunately there has never been any lack of admirers of Iceland's nature like this exhibition reflects very well. The exhibition displays 17 photographs taken by Oddgeir Karlsson, a local professional photographer, in various places on Reykjanes peninsula. Read more
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18. Oct 2017 - 16. Apr 2018The exhibition Icelandic Nature are landscape artworks from the collection of Reykjanes Art Museum. Read more
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31. Aug - 15. Oct 2017The exhibition Tests shows 57 oil paintings, all in the same size and in two colors: white and red. The inspiration is 57 pregnancy tests. 56 paintings have one red vertical bar on a white canvas and resemble a red thread through the exhibition while painting number 57 stands out, showing two red, vertical bars. Read more
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9. Jun - 20. Aug 2017The local scout- group Heiðabúar, are celebrating their 80th anniversary this year. This exhibition depicts a part of their history and what it means to be a scout. Read more
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9. Jun - 10. Aug 2017The Art Museum of Reykjanesbær presents a new exhibition in Duus Museum about Icelandic abstract art in the beginning of the 21st century. The exhibition consist of work made by seven artists; Áslaug Íris Katrín Friðjónsdóttir, Hadda Fjóla Reykdal, Halldór Ragnarsson, Logi Bjarnason, Magnús Helgason, Marta María Jónsdóttir og Sara Oskarsson. Read more
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30. May - 9. Jul 2017Gillian Pokalo is an American artist that fell in love with Icelandic nature. The work on display in Duus Museum are the result of her two trips to Iceland in April 2016 and March 2017.
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30. Mar - 23. Apr 2017The chance to earn a good amount of money, in a relatively short time, has always been a strong force. From the middle of the 20th century Icelandic fishing villages provided this opportunity for young people. Read more
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10. Feb - 23. Apr 2017„The hour between night and dawn. The hour when most people die, when sleep is deepest, when nightmares are most real. It is the hour when the sleepless are haunted be their deepest fears, when ghosts and demons are most powerful, the hour of the wolf is also the hour when mist children are born. " Read more
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11. Nov 2016 - 15. Jan 2017Our earth is not a stable entity; we live on its very mobile surface. The natural world is far from settled but ever changeable and inconstant. This is essentially the point of view expressed by a show entitled At The Edge of The World, a joint project of artists Elva Hreiðarsdóttir, Phyllis Ewen and Soffía Sæmundsdóttir. Read more
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1. Sep - 30. Oct 2016September 1st 2016, at 6pm Íris Rós Söring opens an exhibition with selected works of art on behalf of the Reykjanes Art Museum in Duus Museum. Read more
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1. Sep - 7. Nov 2016On the occasion of the Night of Lights festival the Reykjanes Art Museum opens the exhibition “Future Memory” in Duus Museum Thursday September 1st at 6pm. The exhibition is a co-exhibition of four artists, Dodda Maggý, Elsa Dóróthea Gísladóttir, Ingirafn Steinarsson and Kristinn Már Pálmason. Read more
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1. Sep - 30. Oct 2016On the occasion of the Night of Lights festival Elínrós Blomquist Eyjólfsdóttir opens her exhibition “A sea of flowers” in the Movie Hall in Duus Museum Thursday September 1st at 6pm. Read more
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1. Sep - 30. Oct 2016On the occasion of the Night of Lights festival the photographer Vigdís Heiðrún Viggósdóttir opens the photographic series “The country boy’s dream” in the lobby in Duus Museum Thursday September 1st at 6pm. Read more
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4. Jun - 21. Aug 2016The exhibition shows works by 21 artists, mainly paintings but also a photographic work and a sculpture. The oldest of the artists is Ásgrímur Jónsson (1876 – 1958) and the youngest is Aron Reyr (b. 1974). What the artists have in common is that they touch on human relations and how they appear, either straight forward or in a symbolic way. Their perspective can be either private, professional or social. Read more
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4. Jun - 21. Aug 2016On this summer exhibition the Reykjanes Local History Museum introduces to our visitors some major trends in the history of this town from the earliest to present day. But we cannot resist the enjoyment of bringing forward some artifacts from the museum. Read more
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4.-22. May 2016As part of the Children´s Art Festival in Reykjanesbær all 10 kindergartens in town, all 6 elementary schools and the Collage of Suðurnes are participating in three exhibitions you can see on display from May 4th -22nd in Duus Museum. Read more
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6. Feb - 24. Apr 2016In early 2015, photographer Bragi Þór Jósefsson, displayed the exhibition Iceland Defence Force in Reykjavík‘s Museum of Photography. There he showed photographs taken in the military base in Keflavík airport, shortly after the United States army left the country after 55 years. In these photograps Bragi Þór captured the athmosphere in the abondened houses of the Iceland Defence Force, houses that used to be filled with american culture but were now empty and exotic. Read more
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11. May 2002 - 20. Aug 2020The exhibition is the home to a collection of over 100 model boats built by retired skipper Grímur Karlsson. The models offer a fascinating insight into Iceland's maritime history. Read more