Programme of the week
Event 6 November 2026 – National Gallery of Iceland
Save the Date! 📯
Millefleurs opens on 6 November at the National Gallery of Iceland
On Friday, 6 November at 5 PM, the National Gallery of Iceland opens an exhibition featuring works by one of Iceland’s most beloved artists, Eggert Pétursson. The exhibition, titled Millefleurs, takes its name from the abundance of flowers that characterises Eggert’s work.
The flora of the Nordic regions lies at the heart of Eggert Pétursson’s artistic practice. Drawing on his extensive knowledge of Icelandic plants, he creates a pictorial world that is both botanically precise and imaginary, grounded in nature yet transcendent. Working with the proportions of hardy flowers, ferns and mosses that thrive in the challenging conditions of northern climates, Eggert reveals extraordinary worlds in his paintings. He builds up their surfaces in layers, giving the painted canvas an almost landscape-like quality.
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Vernissage of Millefleurs by Eggert Pétursson
Event 29 October 2026 – National Gallery of Iceland
Long Thursday
Free Admission
On the last Thursday of every month, the National Gallery of Iceland by the Pond stays open until 10 PM. This Long Thursday, 29 October, we invite visitors to enjoy free admission from 5 PM onwards.
Kaktus Espressobar will also be open until 10 PM, offering a special deal of a tapas platter and a glass of wine for ISK 2,900.
Stay tuned for more exciting Long Thursday events on the National Gallery of Iceland’s social media channels and website.
Free admission after 5pm on Long Thursday
Event 30 October 2026 – Einar Jónsson Museum
Krossgötur : 重鳴り
Concert Installation at the Einar Jónsson Museum
Friday, 30 October at 8 PM
Nordic Affect takes part in Krossgötur : 重鳴り, a concert installation by Masaya Ozaki and Lilja María Ásmundsdóttir. The performers are Halla Steinunn Stefánsdóttir on Baroque violin, Guðrún Óskarsdóttir on harpsichord, and the composers themselves, who will perform on sound sculptures and various found objects.
Masaya and Lilja have collaborated on several works inspired by everyday life. Their approach to collaborative composition can be described as an ever-evolving creative process, shaped by their regular walks together.
The event takes place at the Einar Jónsson Museum, with entrance through the sculpture garden. The work draws inspiration from the building itself and certain themes explored by Einar Jónsson in his art.
Using different spaces on the museum's ground floor as well as the sculpture garden, the installation creates an immersive sound garden experience in which various creatures, mythical beings and phenomena inhabit different parts of the building: insects singing at night, ghostly atmospheres, whispers of folklore and new weather-inspired sound sculptures in the garden.
Visitors are invited to wander through the museum and experience the work from different perspectives.
The compositions are supported by the RÚV and STEF Composers' Fund. Nordic Affect is supported by the Icelandic Music Fund and the City of Reykjavík.
Venue: Einar Jónsson Museum (entrance through the museum's sculpture garden)
Tickets: ISK 3,500 / Students, seniors and visitors with disabilities: ISK 2,500
Facebook event: (20+) Nordic Affect + Lilja María Ásmundsdóttir + Masaya Ozaki: krossgötur : 重鳴り | Facebook
Event: krossgötur : 重鳴り | National Gallery of Iceland
Krossgötur : 重鳴り at the Einar Jónsson Museum
Event 31 October 2026 – Ásgrímur Jónsson Museum
Halloween at the Artist’s House 🦇
The annual Halloween celebration at Ásgrímur Jónsson’s former home at Bergstaðastræti 74 returns once again! The house has become a well-known gathering place for mysterious creatures on Halloween.
We invite everyone who dares to visit the artist’s old home between 5 PM and 7 PM. The house comes to life, and who knows what might be lurking in the shadows...
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Event:Halloween at the Artist’s House | National Gallery of Iceland
Halloween at the Artist’s House
Event 1 November 2026 – National Gallery of Iceland
Artist Talk with Sigurður Guðjónsson
We warmly invite you to an artist talk at the National Gallery of Iceland on Sunday, 1 November at 2 PM, where Jóhannes Dagsson, Associate Professor in the Fine Art Department at the Iceland University of the Arts, will be in conversation with artist Sigurður Guðjónsson about his work Veil. Sigurður is also a Professor in the Fine Art Department at the Iceland University of the Arts.
Veil (2012) by Sigurður Guðjónsson is a continuous 60-minute video with sound, capturing the mesmerising movement of grains of sand drifting across the black expanses of Skeiðarársandur in Iceland. The streams of sand flow endlessly like a delicate fabric across the undulating landscape, at once hypnotic and seemingly infinite.
The artist intends the work to create a contemplative space in which viewers can let go of conscious thought and allow their minds to wander.
Veil will be presented on a larger scale than ever before. The work was acquired by the National Gallery of Iceland in 2015.
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Event: Artist Talk | National Gallery of Iceland
About the Veil: Veil | National Gallery of Iceland
Artist Talk with Sigurður Guðjónsson
Melkorka Ólafsdóttir
Course for adults 2026 – The Einar Jónsson Museum
Creative Writing Workshop at the Einar Jónsson Museum
The artist’s ideas and selected works will serve as inspiration for creative writing. Participants will be introduced to simple and practical tools for developing texts based on visual observation and personal reflection.
Note: the course will be held in Icelandic
Dates and times: November 4th and 11th, 5:15–7:00 pm
Location: The Einar Jónsson Museum, Hallgrímstorg 3
Instructor: Melkorka Ólafsdóttir, Radio producer at the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service and poet
Registration to all courses here
Creative Writing Workshop at the Einar Jónsson Museum
Steinunn Harðardóttir & Nathalie Jacqueminet
Artworks at home - how to take care of them
Conservators from the National Gallery of Iceland will share practical advice on how to care for artworks and objects at home. Topics include handling, display, hanging, packing, transportation, and storage, as well as the key factors that contribute to their long-term preservation.
Note: the course will be held in Icelandic
Dates and times: November 18th and 25th, 5:15–7:00 pm
Location: The National Gallery, Fríkirkjuvegur 7
Instructors: Nathalie Jaqueminet and Steinunn Harðardóttir, conservators
Registration to all courses here
Artworks at home - how to take care of them
Museum Shop 2026 – National Gallery of Iceland
Treasures from the Museum Shop
Jóhannes S. Kjarval: The Thought of Drawing
The National Gallery of Iceland’s museum shop is home to a variety of treasures, including the publication Jóhannes S. Kjarval: The Thought of Drawing.
This book explores the drawings of Jóhannes S. Kjarval (1885–1972). The first publication in the National Gallery of Iceland’s Smárit series, it offers insight into the role of drawing in Kjarval’s creative process.
Featuring a selection of drawings from a private collection now in the care of the National Gallery of Iceland, the book examines drawing as a foundation of Kjarval’s artistic practice and reveals how it reflects his thinking, working methods and visual imagination.
The publication includes scholarly essays and full-page reproductions of Kjarval’s works.
Buy it here: The National Gallery Editions: The Thought of Drawing | Listasafn Íslands
Jóhannes S. Kjarval: The Thought of Drawing