Programme of the week
Event 15 October 2025 – National Gallery of Iceland
Quality Time
Steina: Playback
A guided tour by a specialist through the exhibition Steina: Playback.
The exhibition is a collaboration between the National Gallery of Iceland and Reykjavík Art Museum and will be shown simultaneously in both institutions. Visitors attending Quality Time will be guided through the works displayed at the National Gallery of Iceland, Fríkirkjuvegur.
Steina is one of the foremost pioneers of video art and new media worldwide, a trailblazer and influential figure in the field of contemporary art in Iceland. Her works uniquely intertwine video art, music, and technology to create art that is imaginative and full of vitality.
Quality Time events are designed for people in their best years. Coffee is always served at these gatherings in the National Gallery of Iceland.
Museum admission applies.
Facebook event: (20+) Gæðastundir – Steina – Tímaflakk | Facebook
Event 16 October 2025 – The House of Collections
Sequences XII
Performance Lecture
Join a performance lecture by Geirþrúður Finnbogadóttir Hjörvar at The House or collections during Sequences XII.
Geirþrúður Finnbogadóttir Hjörvar (b. 1977, Reykjavík, Iceland) works with sculpture, text, video, and critical philosophy. Heimir is a performative lecture that intertwines the history of insurance supervision in Iceland, reinsurance—referencing the Icelandic Reinsurance Company—the development of individual insurance firms and interest groups, and the visual language of logos, advertisements, and rebranding efforts, both domestically and internationally.
The narrative unfolds like an online search, where one thing leads to another, and the audience follows a flow of visual material found on the internet. Corporate symbols, slogans, and visual identities are examined with a critical and witty eye. By exposing the internal contradictions in the language and imagery of the financial and insurance sectors, the work sheds light on the regulatory framework as both an aesthetic and political phenomenon.
Facebook event: (20+) Geirþrúður Performance Lecture the House of Collections - 16-17 | Facebook
Sequences XII Programme: Programme 2025 - Sequences
Event 17 October 2025 – The House of Collections
Sequences: Writing Workshop
Biswamit Dwibedy
You are warmly invited to a writing workshop with Biswamit Dwibedy at The House of Collections on 17 October from 14:00 to 17:00, held in connection with the Sequences art festival.
In the workshop, participants will explore new forms of expression and voices that reach beyond the self.
Note: The workshop will be conducted in English.
The workshop is free of charge, but registration is required via mennt@listasafn.is.
Facebook event: (20+) Sequences - Writing workshop: Biswamit Dwibedy | Facebook
Event 17 & 18 October 2025 – The House of Collections
Sequences: Culinary Performance
Dinner: m a s a
You are warmly invited to M a s a by Llanes & Rivadeneyra, a work that explores maize (corn) as a cultural and material connector between their homeland of Mexico and their current home in Iceland. The piece offers a meditation on presence as a fundamental aspect of hospitality and nourishment, where the edible becomes poetic.
The event will take place in the old café at The Culture House, Hverfisgata:
- Friday, 17 October, 19:00–22:00
- Saturday, 18 October, 19:00–22:00
Price for the dinner performance: ISK 12,999.
Facebook event: (20+) Dinner: "m a s a " by Hugo Llanes and Catherine Rivadeneyra Bello at the House of Collections | Facebook
Facebook event: (20+) Dinner: "m a s a" by Hugo Llanes and Catherine Rivadeneyra Bello at the House of Collections | Facebook
Registration: m a s a
Event 18 October 2025 – National Gallery of Iceland
Krummi Kids’ Club
Art Workshop: Playing with Space and Perception
We warmly welcome you to a fun and creative art workshop hosted by Krummi Kids’ Club at the National Gallery of Iceland on Saturday from 14:00 to 16:00.
In this workshop, we’ll explore how art and technology can transform the way we experience space — and then experiment with seeing the world in a new way ourselves.
What if walls were upside down, windows on the floor, and our vision like looking through a tube? We’ll create our own “vision masks” using colored transparent sheets that change how we perceive our surroundings. Then we’ll make artworks imagining what space might look like if we saw it as a machine—or in a dream.
Free admission for the whole family!
Facebook event: (20+) Krakkaklúbburinn Krummi – Leikur með rými og skynjun! | Facebook
More: For children of all ages | National Gallery of Iceland
Event 18 October 2025 – The House of Collections
Sequences Performance:
The Nýló Choir and Adam Buffington
You are warmly invited to a performance presented by Sequences on Saturday from 14:00 to 16:00 at The House of Collections.
In the work Threshold, then Eraser by composer Adam Buffington, eerie sounds and prolonged silences that mirror glacial movements are explored to illuminate the underlying anxiety of our contemporary era. This tension takes on a physical form through the performance of Gígja Jónsdóttir and Tristan Elísabet Birta, accompanied by the misty, ethereal voices of the Nýló Choir.
Facebook event: (20+) Sequences - Performance: Nýló-kórinn & Adam Buffington | Facebook
Event 19 October 2025 – The House of Collections
Sequences Performance:
Tacet – Extrinsic
You are warmly invited to Tacet – Extrinsic by Hildur Elísa Jónsdóttir & Elja, taking place at The House of Collections on Sunday, 19 October, from 15:00 to 16:00.
In the project Tacet: Extrinsic, Hildur Elísa explores the concept of silence—both as sound and as pause—collaborating with a string quartet to create a concert that challenges traditional listening habits. By weaving carefully timed pauses into the musical flow, the performance invites the audience to reconsider the boundaries between sound and silence, presence and absence, emphasizing the expressive power of quietness as an inseparable part of the musical experience.
Facebook event: (20+) PERFORMANCE: Tacet - Extrinsic by Hildur Elísa Jónsdóttir & Elja 15-16 | Facebook
Margrét Elísabet Ólafsdóttir, Markús Þór Andrésson, Pari Stave
Courses 2025 – National Gallery of Iceland
Adult Education
STEINA: Playback
We draw your attention to the course STEINA: Playback, taking place in November. The course is intended for those who wish to deepen their understanding of time-based media, i.e. art forms that unfold in time, such as film, video, sound, and digital technologies and modes of transmission.
Key concepts and the development of time-based media will be reviewed, and works by contemporary artists examined. The exhibition Steina: Playback will be central to the course, with a focus on the career and works of Steina Vasulka, a pioneer in the field of video art.
Teaching schedule:
▪️ Thursday, November 13, 17:15–19:00
▪️ Thursday, November 20, 17:15–19:00
▪️ Thursday, November 27, 17:15–19:00
The course is a collaboration between the National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavík Art Museum, and Iceland University of the Arts.
Museum Shop 2025 – National Gallery of Iceland
Treasures from the Museum Shop
National Gallery of Iceland
The National Gallery of Iceland’s museum shop is filled with a wide selection of high-quality gifts, including greeting cards, jewelry, posters, books, and much more.
Among the many treasures is our Solon Islandus Collection.
Sölvi Helgason (1820–1895), also known as Sólon Íslandus, lived during a time of strict social constraints in Iceland. He cared little for these conventions, traveling the country as a self-taught artist.
His works are characterized by intricate floral patterns and are today considered a valuable part of Icelandic art history and cultural heritage
Buy the recycled Loqi bag here: Recycled Bag- Sólon Islandus | Listasafn Íslands
Browse the Solon Islandus collection here: Sölvi Helgason a.k.a Sólon Íslandus | Listasafn Íslands