Programme of the week
Announcement – March 2026 – National Gallery of Iceland
The National Gallery of Iceland and Heiða Björk Árnadóttir seek information about artworks
The National Gallery of Iceland and Heiða Björk Árnadóttir are seeking information about artworks that were exhibited at the Artists’ Pavilion (Listamannaskálinn) in Reykjavík during the Cultural Week of the Anti-Occupation Movement, 3–11 March 1962.
The exhibition featured 48 paintings by 20 artists and 17 sculptures by 7 artists, a total of 65 works. The current owners of some of the works are known, but the majority remain unidentified today. We therefore turn to our friends and the public in the hope of receiving further information.
More here
Search for artworks
Event – 7 March 2026 – National Gallery of Iceland
Krummi Kids’ Club
Art Workshop: Houses and Worlds 🛖
You are warmly invited to a fun art workshop with the Krummi Kids’ Club at the National Gallery of Iceland on Saturday, 7 March, from 2–4 pm.
During the workshop, we will explore artworks by Donald Judd and Hörður Ágústsson in the exhibition The Architecture of Place, and then design our own dream and adventure house worlds in the art studio on the 2nd floor.
Free admission for the whole family.
Krummi Kids’ Club Art Workshop: Houses and Worlds
Event – 8 March 2026 – National Gallery of Iceland
Artists’ Guided Tour
Affinities of Form: Artistic Convergences in Iceland since 1970.
Welcome to a guided tour at the National Gallery of Iceland on Sunday, 8 March at 2 pm. Artists Ragna Róbertsdóttir, Ingólfur Arnarson and Ívar Valgarðsson will speak about their works in the exhibition Affinities of Form: Artistic Convergences in Iceland since 1970. The discussion will be led by Ingibjörg Jóhannsdóttir, Director of the National Gallery of Iceland.
Museum admission applies.
Artists’ Guided Tour
Course 2026 – The Einar Jónsson Museum
Course for Adults 🎓
Perspectives on the Art of Einar Jónsson
Participants in this course will explore the life and art of Einar Jónsson, a pioneer of Icelandic sculpture. The point of departure will be the book Seeing Souls, which places particular emphasis on interpretations of the sculptor’s works. The symbolic world of the sculptures will be examined, as well as the ways in which Einar’s works reflected the nationalist awakening and cultural discourse of his time. Participants will have the opportunity to approach Einar Jónsson’s works from a new perspective and gain a deeper understanding of his impact on Icelandic art history.
The course is taught over two evening sessions:
18 and 25 March, 5:15–7:00 pm
Instructor: Sigurður Trausti Traustason, outgoing Chairman of the Board of the Einar Jónsson Museum.
Registration and information here
Perspectives on the Art of Einar Jónsson
Announcement – March 2026 – National Gallery of Iceland
Nomination for the Hagþenkir Recognition Award 2025
Kristján H. Magnússon – The Forgotten Artist is among the ten publications nominated for the Hagþenkir Recognition Award for the 2025 publishing year.
The announcement states: “A carefully crafted and impressive work about an artist who has received limited attention. The book is based on extensive research into Kristján’s works and life.”
The book is available in the National Gallery of Iceland’s museum shops and in the online store.
Nomination for the Hagþenkir Recognition Award 2025
Museum Shop 2026 – National Gallery of Iceland
The National Gallery of Iceland Museum Shop is filled with carefully selected gift items, greeting cards, jewellery, posters, books, and more.
The museum’s latest publication, Stand Still and Turn to Stone!, is among the treasures available in the museum shop.
This book presents selected works from the collection of the National Gallery of Iceland that explore, in various ways, Icelandic folktales and the rich narrative world connected to them. The educational material is based on the work of specialists at the National Gallery of Iceland who, in collaboration with artists, folklorists, teachers, schools, and students across the country, have developed new content for learning and creative discussion.
The artworks featured in the book have been chosen with the aim of being accessible and useful for all levels of schooling. They encourage dialogue and connect directly to visual and cultural literacy. The book also includes ideas for creative games that can be used either as engaging breaks during lessons or simply for enjoyment.
In addition, the book contains selected folktales, most of them drawn from Jón Árnason’s collection of Icelandic folktales.
Note that the book is in Icelandic only
Sólon Íslandus - linen tablecloths, runners, and napkins