Using imagination, pencil, paper, small sticks, scissors and tape, we create a collection of small three-dimensional objects in the shape of chairs (scale 1:5). The workshop aims to shape an everyday object in a fun and swift way. At the same time, the exercise will hopefully arouse the participants’ interest in design, form and the […]
The first Iceland University of the Arts Design Film Festival takes place from May 4th to May 6th at the Nordic House. The event will feature short films by BA and MA students, alumni and the faculty of the Design Department. The festival will run for three days, with each program lasting for two about […]
The concept of Preservation is based on old cooking traditions that preserve the good effects that food can have on the body. This promotes a better relationship between the food and the body. Varðveisla is a product line that consists of stoneware vessels. The vessels facilitate food preparation through natural processes controlled by microbes. Preservation […]
How can we imagine and shape a sustainable future where both humans and nature can thrive? WATCH LIVESTREAM More than ever before we need narratives that illuminate new ways of living and being. Social imagination, catalyzed by compelling stories, is a key ingredient for a green and just transformation. Stories that depict the future of […]
Designer Bettina Nelson’s work draws on her time spent in Buenos Aires. The Lola wicker chair was developed alongside the local architect and craftswoman Dolores Mallea, and the wallhanging is part of a suite of tapestries named Elena. The material for the tapestry came from Argentina’s last remaining rolls of formio, a natural fibre that […]
The Greenhouse standing next to the bird reserve in downtown Reykjavík has been turned into a laboratory, where something odd has occurred. Once you enter, you are reminded of the lives about to start in the marsh outside. Inside are creatures that look as if they are just on the brink of becoming. They are […]
Lupine in review : fibers of the future Efnasmiðjan presents the project Lupine in review, fibers of the future, which aims to develop an eco-friendly fiber material from Nootka Lupine, for e.g. packaging and building materials. Internationally, there is a lot of emphasis on us, the people of the world, embracing sustainability in all areas. […]
Adapt & Evolve is an multidisciplinar Exhibition where art and architecture meets science. The goal of this exhibition is to educate our community towards carbon negative materials and raise awareness about our collective future. By exploring carbon negative materials and sustainability in the built environment, Neuza presents pieces of her research and investigation towards our […]
Families are welcome to join a Sunday Story Hour in a Nordic Language. It that takes place in the Children’s Library in the Nordic house. Stories in a Nordic language will be read and afterwards guests are welcome to stay and enjoy the library. Colors and pencils are available for creative guests The reader: Elli […]
It is with great pleasure that we announce that Mýrin, international children’s literature festival will take place 12 to 14 October 2023 in the Nordic House in Reykjavík. The heading of this year’s festival is Deep in the Moorland: Ocean and Fantasy in Children’s Literature. More detailed programme will be published later.
You are warmly invited to the workshop “Art for Ukraine : Art for Peace” 💙💛. This workshop is organized by the Ukrainian peacebuilding startup Color Up Peace, which since 2016 uses visual artistic innovation and digital technological innovation as peacebuilding and freedom-building strategies. This workshop is part of the new project by Color Up Peace […]
R.E.C Arts Reykjavík: Community Milkshake: Youth Workshop Variety Showcase & Exhibition: International Children´s Culture Festival in the Nordic house Artist-Activist Collective R.E.C Arts Reykjavík, in collaboration with The Nordic House, has developed a project which provides an artistic platform for teens of diverse backgrounds and communities living in Iceland. This program invited a group of students […]
The whole family is welcome to participate in a workshop where a playhouse will be built with papier-mâché blocks, cardboards, wood and other materials. The workshop consists of a station where guests can do their own blocks which they then add to a model of a playhouse- to help finish with the construction. With this […]
Welcome to the opening of the exhibition “Peace Sculptures” in the corridor of the Nordic House at the International Children’s Culture Festival. The sculptures will be created by elementary school students in Reykjavík. Students will be given a brief introduction to the exhibition “How did I get to the bomb shelter?” which shows the works […]
Families are welcome to join a Swedish Story Hour that takes place in the Children’s Book Library in the Nordic house. Stories in Swedish will be read and afterwards guests are welcome to stay and enjoy the library. Colors and pencils are available for creative guests. The Storyteller is Inga Birna Friðjónsdóttir. Inga grew up […]
The lullabies of the world are very different, both in terms of content and musicality, but all serve the purpose of lulling babies to sleep. It connects us all and is a reminder that from birth all people have the same fundamental needs. The project Lullabies provided the opportunity to get to know different culture […]
In the furniture workshop children get to be designers and make their own furniture prototype! We use silk clay to create furniture prototypes and take inspiration from the beautiful Nordic house building and it’s furniture designed by the Finnish architect and designer Alvar Aalto. How would your dream furniture look like? Where would you want to […]
Nordens hus är sekretariat för Nordiska rådets litteraturpris och Nordiska rådets barn- och ungdomslitteraturpris och vi söker nu en vikarie för vår sekretariatsledare. Anställningen är 50% och tidsbunden till perioden 1.8.2023 – 31.3.2024. Arbetsplatsen är i Nordens hus i Reykjavik, men arbetet sker i tät dialog med Nordiska ministerrådets avdelningar för kultur och kommunikation. Vi […]
Discussions on whaling in Iceland from different perspectives, including ecosystem services of whales, ethical and nature rights issues, nature protection and sustainability, as well as biodiversity. Speakers and panel members: Ralph Chami, Assistant Director, International Monetary Fund Árni Finnsson, Chair of Board, Iceland Nature Conservation Association Helga Hvanndal Björnsdóttir, Nordic Youth Biodiversity Network Kristín Vala […]
The 16th Reykjavík International Literary Festival is just around the corner and promises to be one of the most exciting events of the year for literature lovers. The festival will be held from April 19th to April 23rd, 2023 and admission is completely free. See program 2023 Watch the program in Live Stream here. […]
In this theater for children, you are invited on a journey through Astrid Lindgren’s fantastic world of stories. Through song, dance and samples from her diverse world of stories, the viewer gets to know Pippi Longstoking, Emil in Lönneberga, Ronja the robbers daughter and all the other fantastic characters Lindgren created. We who show the […]
Nordic solidarity and the role of culture in a time of war The Nordic house, The Nordic Association in Iceland and the Nordic Council of Ministers invite you to join Nordic Day in the Nordic house in Reykjavík on March 23 at 16.00–18.15. The day commemorates the Helsinki Agreement, which was signed on March 23, […]
How is the war in Ukraine affecting societies and individuals? In eight documentaries we talk to women from Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, and the Baltic countries, residing in the Nordics and Baltics. We attempt to shed light on the impact of the war in Ukraine on society in general and therefore democracy in our region through […]
We are excited about our collaboration with Stockfish Film Festival! As usual, they will offer interesting events, panels and screenings of great films. See the program in the Nordic House below. SUNDAY 26th MARCH Kl. 12:30pm – 1.30pm Elissa Auditorium INDUSTRY IN FOCUS: SLOVAKIA Strengthening its mission, the festival innovates by bringing forward a […]
2023 EASTER OPENING HOURS 6th-10th April Maundy Thursday OPEN 10am – 5pm Good Friday CLOSED Saturday OPEN 10am – 5pm Easter Sunday CLOSED Easter Monday CLOSED
NEW WAVE ICELANDIC COLLAGE FILMS A night of Icelandic “collage” films made over the last 5 years. The collection of films utilize techniques of found footage and re-appropriated material in order to create cinematic works of art. A total of 26 films directed by 29 local artists will be screened. The program is curated by […]
Welcome to a guided tour through the exhibition HOW DID I GET TO THE BOMBSHELTER How did I get to the bomb shelter is a multidisciplinary group exhibition featuring seven contemporary Ukranian artists curated by Yulia Sapiha and produced by The Nordic House in Reykjavik. In the exhibition artists explore themes related to their personal experience of the war, their longing for a peaceful […]
Welcome to a guided tour through the exhibition HOW DID I GET TO THE BOMBSHELTER How did I get to the bomb shelter is a multidisciplinary group exhibition featuring seven contemporary Ukranian artists curated by Yulia Sapiha and produced by The Nordic House in Reykjavik. In the exhibition artists explore themes related to their personal experience […]
Welcome to a guided tour through the exhibition HOW DID I GET TO THE BOMBSHELTER How did I get to the bomb shelter is a multidisciplinary group exhibition featuring seven contemporary Ukranian artists curated by Yulia Sapiha and produced by The Nordic House in Reykjavik. In the exhibition artists explore themes related to their personal experience […]
För hösten 2023 söker vi tre praktikanter inom tre separata program. Som praktikant i Nordens hus är du en del av ett dynamiskt team, som arbetar med kulturutbyte mellan Island, Norden och de baltiska länderna i form av samarbetsprojekt med kulturinstitutioner, konstnärer och forskare i hela regionen. Nordens hus har en bred verksamhet och arrangerar kontinuerligt […]
THE GENERATION GAP What is peace? Is it something we must actively maintain, and how? Until 2022, many of us who grew up in the Cold War era thought that armed conflicts in Europe were a thing of the past – something we only read about in the history books. Then the unthinkable happened; Russia […]
Fourteen novels and collections of short stories, essays, and poetry have been nominated for the 2023 Nordic Council Literature Prize. This is a strong Nordic field with works from all countries and language areas. The winner will be announced in Oslo on 31 October. This year’s nominated works can all be read as a kind […]
Sunday Story Hour Last story read in connection to Alfons Åberg / Alfie Atkins. The family is welcome to Sunday Story Hour at the Nordic house Children´s Library. Matja Steen reads in Norwegian and Icelandic. Free event and all welcome!
This is the last workshop in relation to our Alfons Åberg exhibition that is now coming to an end. The winner from the letter writing game at the exhibition will be announced and given Alfons Åberg related awards. The workshop is hosted by Berglindi Jóna Hlynsdóttir, visual artist. Berglind has been active in the […]
DISLOCATION in Literature GITI CHANDRA I MAZEN MAAROUF I NATASHA S. Welcome to Author’s Night the 1st of March 19.30 at the Nordic House! On this evening we will dig deeper into immigration literature. What defines what society does a foreign-born writer belong to? Is it a language, nationality, or the text itself? With authors […]
Elham Fakouri, curator in the Nordic House helps families to learn the first steps of Iranian patterns in relation to the Iranian new year that takes place the 20th of March 2023.
Sunday Story Hour – Norwegian The family is welcome to Sunday Story Hour at the Nordic house Children´s Library. The story “Very tricky, Alfie Atkins” will be read. In the story, Alfie Atkins borrows the toolbox from his father and gets permission to build from leftover wood by himself, on the condition that he doesn’t […]
A creative workshop where guests will be taught techniques for designing dreamy buildings and cities from thick paper that can be painted in all the colors of the rainbow with watercolor paints. The workshop takes inspiration from the current art exhibition of the Nordic House -“How did I get to the bomb shelter?” which shows […]
“Járnbrautarmálið / A Railway Case takes as its point of departure an unrealized railway project, and unfolds into an investigation of the poet and entrepreneur Einar Benediktsson (1864-1940). The film examines the historical legacy of his entrepreneurship and its ecological and economic consequences to this day. Járnbrautarmálið / A Railway Case dwells upon Benediktsson’s entrepreneurial […]
Welcome to a guided tour with the curator of the exhibition HOW DID I GET TO THE BOMBSHELTER. On Friday 24th February at 16:30 curator Yuliia Sapiga will guide visitors through the exhibition and tell about its origin and selected works. This day marks one year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began. In war, it is […]
A week ago, thanks to an additional grant from the Nordic Council of Ministers, we were able to open an exhibition with new works by seven Ukrainian contemporary artists. In the exhibition How did I get to the bomb shelter, we get to see artists Kinder Albums, Mykhaylo Barabash´s, Jaroslav Kostenkos, Sergiy Petlyuks, Elena Subachs, […]
The Nordic Council Environment Prize invites the public to nominate candidates for the prize. This year’s theme is sustainable textile production and consumption. NOMINATE The production and consumption of textiles is associated with a significant adverse effect on both the environment and the climate. With this year’s theme, the adjudication committee wants to focus on […]
Welcome to the opening of HOW DID I GET TO THE BOMBSHELTER Saturday 4th. February at 4pm Program: Sabina Westerholm, director of the Nordic House, welcomes guests Yulia Sapiga, curator gives a speech Dagur B. Eggertsson, mayor of Reykjavik, opens the exhibition The artists will be present. Light refreshments will be offered.
Creative workshop for the whole family, inspired by the works in the new exhibition How did I get to the bomb shelter?
A story about Mikko Mallikas / Alfie Atkins read and families are offered to do craft afterwards.
Workshop during winter break for 7-10 year olds A two-day free workshop where you will work with a variety of materials. In the workshop, the children get to know the building’s exhibitions, Einari Áskeli and Ukrainian art. Tasks include modeling different animals and answering questions such as: Where are the elephants hiding? What about the […]
Can ecocide laws contribute to the economy within earth’s sustainable limit? The European Council has just called on member states to ”criminalise and effectively prosecute ecocide” and to take “concrete steps to amend the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in order to add ecocide as a new crime.” Ecocide means the mass destruction […]