Programme of the week
Christian Marclay IInstallation view of The Clock, 2010 Single-channel video with sound 24 hours © Christian Marclay. Courtesy Paula Cooper Gallery, New York and White Cube, London. Photo: Todd-White Photography
Event: May 29 – 30, 2025 – National Gallery of Iceland
Save the Date
24-Hour Screening of The Clock on the Long Thursday
We warmly welcome you to a 24-hour screening of Christian Marclay’s The Clock (2010) on the Good Thursday, May 29.
The National Gallery of Iceland will be open from 10:00 AM on May 29 until 5:00 PM on May 30.
Marclay’s video work is composed of thousands of film clips—both black and white and in color—collected over a three-year period. Each clip references a specific time, either through dialogue or by showing a timekeeping device—a clock, a watch, an hourglass, a sundial, or a blinking alarm clock. Arranged in chronological order, the video spans a full 24 hours, minute by minute. The video is synced to local time, making it a functioning timepiece in itself. The Clock also includes a soundscape by Marclay, using rhythmic sounds and music to reflect the passage of time.
Café Kaktus will open earlier than usual on May 30 and will warmly welcome you from 7:30 AM with steaming hot coffee and freshly baked croissants.
Museum admission applies.
Facebook event: (20+) Fimmtudagurinn langi / Sólarhringssýning á Christian Marclay, The Clock | Facebook
Ingibjörg Jóhannsdóttir, director of the National Gallery at the grant award
Grant Allocation from the Guðmunda Andrésdóttir Artist Fund 2025
On Friday, May 23, 2025, the Guðmunda Andrésdóttir Artist Fund awarded grants for the thirteenth time. The ceremony took place at the National Gallery of Iceland during the opening of Kristján H. Magnússon - Revisited, a new survey exhibition of works by Kristján H. Magnússon.
We extend our heartfelt congratulations to Á. Birna Björnsdóttir, Geirþrúður Finnbogadóttir Hjörvar, and Sölvi Steinn Þórhallsson on receiving this year’s grants.
More: Grant Award from the Guðmunda Andrésdóttir Artist Fund | National Gallery of Iceland
New publication: Kristján H. Magnússon - The Forgotten Artist
National Gallery of Iceland Museum Shop 2025
Unique Gifts at the National Gallery of Iceland Museum Shop
The National Gallery of Iceland’s museum shop is filled with high-quality, thoughtfully curated gift items. A wide selection is available in the online store, including books, greeting cards, jewelry, posters, and more.
Among the treasures in the museum shop is a newly published book on the painter Kristján Helgi Magnússon, coinciding with the recent opening of Retrospective, a survey exhibition of his work at the National Gallery of Iceland.
Buy here: Kristján H. Magnússon - The Forgotten Artist – Listasafn Íslands
All products: Allar vörur / All products – Listasafn Íslands
Summer Art Camps – June & August 2025
The Magic Workshop 🎨
Spots are filling fast—secure your place in our June sessions today!
This summer, the National Gallery of Iceland invites children aged 7 to 9 to join our fun and imaginative art camps. Each camp runs for four or five days and will be held in both June and August 2025. Please note: some June camps are already full, and others are nearly at capacity.
Workshops take place in the museum’s brand-new art studio on Fríkirkjuvegur, where young artists will dive into the world of visual art through hands-on exploration of current exhibitions. Participants will sharpen their sense of color and form while working with a variety of materials and techniques—from painting to sculpture.
The camps are designed to foster creativity, curiosity, and confidence in engaging with art. Learning happens through experience, conversation, and making.
Each camp concludes with a mini-exhibition where friends and family are invited to view the children's creations and celebrate their achievements.
More: Courses for kids | National Gallery of Iceland
Registration: Sumarnámskeið / Töfraverkstæðið | Frirvk Listasafn Íslands | Námskeið | Abler
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