//LIVE-STREAM RECORDINGS HAVE BEEN REMOVED// Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir (1958) has taught art and art history at the University of Iceland and at the Iceland University of the Arts. She was head of the university‘s Art Museum, she has curated art exhibitions and written about visual arts and art-historical subjects in newspapers and magazines. Ólafsdóttir is […]
With inspiration from plants, plankton, flowers and leaves, The photos of INGUNN VESTBYS (NO) often refer to the prose of one course, where it is unclear whether something is about to be formed or dissolved. Her work is concerned with details, elements and processes in nature and the constant repetition and transformation that takes place […]
The Nordic House is closed from 24 of December 2018 and reopens January 2, 2019. The Children’s Book Flood is closed from December 22nd. The Reception is closed from December 23rd. The library is closed from December 20th until January 7th. Merry Christmas and happy new year – See you again in January 2019.
The European Commission awarded Oslo the prestigious European Green Capital title for 2019. In an open meeting at the Nordic House on Monday 3rd of December 10 am, representatives from Oslo and Reykjavik City Council will discuss transition to greener transport solution in urban areas. The seminar is organized by the Norwegian Embassy in collaboration […]
Jólaráðstefna LÍSU samtakanna verður haldin 29. nóvember í Norræna húsinu, kl. 13:00-16:30. Jólaleg stemmning í notalegu umhverfi. Boðið verður upp á stuttar kynningar frá notendum landupplýsinga.
The exhibition explores manifestations of Grýla over the course of time. The space of the Nordic House foyer is transformed into a deep red Wunderkammer where interpretations of contemporary artists are juxtapositioned with works of the more distant past. The dialectical relationship between the highly varied works illustrates the elusive nature of the woman, monster, […]
Sea pollution, salmon lice and the risk of genetic engineering due to the release of salmon from open sea cages. The event will be in Norwegian and English. Sænski blaðamaðurinn og rithöfundurinn Mikael Frödin hefur fjallað mikið um fiskeldi í opnum sjókvíum og áhrif þess á lífríkið. Frödin, sem sjálfur er stangveiðimaður, var nýlega dæmdur […]
Finnish story hour for children at 12:00 in the children’s library at the Nordic House. Parents are welcomed to bring their children. Kind regards, Jaana Pitkänen. Tervetuloa!
Hafdís Vigfússdóttir, flute and pianist Kristján Karl Bragason present a radiant program of French music with some key works of the flute repertoire as well as the premiere of an Icelandic piece inspired by Paris. Fantasie op. 79 by Fauré, Sonata nr. 1 by Gaubert, Sonata for flute and piano by Poulenc, Chant de Linos […]
Sustainable, free-range and zero-waste are examples of upcoming food trends in the world right now. The trends are vital, as they create awareness of the value of food and an inherited respect for the planet we live on. This trend, however, is old news for the indigenous Sami people. The Sami have lived off their […]
Blue carbon refers to the natural processes through which the ocean traps carbon. Understanding the role that marine life plays in the carbon cycle is a potentially innovative and important strategy for combatting climate change. I will discuss my current blue carbon research in Alaska on whales and sea otters, and strategies I have learned […]
On November 19 – 23, 2018 the Iceland University of the Arts in frames of the international exchange project “Crossing Keyboards” will be visited by representatives of the Piano Department of Sibelius Academy Helsinki (SibA). The visit will consist of masterclasses lead by professors Hui-Ying Tawaststjerna and Teppo Koivisto and piano workshops for the students […]
Magni and Mattias will perform icelandic songs on Dagur íslenskrar tungu, November 16th. Mattias and Magni have been playing together since 2016 when Mattias moved to Iceland from Sweden to start his piano-education at Iceland University of the Arts. Together with Örvar Erling Árnason on drums, Sigurlaug Björnsdóttir on flute and Romain Denuit on piano, […]
Open seminar hosted by the Institute of International Affairs and the Swedish Embassy in Iceland, November 6 from 12:00-13:30 at the Nordic House Sweden was the first western country to establish official diplomatic relations with China, which took place already in 1950. For that occasion, chairman Mao Zedong decided to personally receive the Swedish ambassador. […]
Welcome to The Nordic House Christmas market December 2nd at the Nordic House, 12:00 – 17:00 Designers, artists and eco-friendly web shops will come together at the Nordic House and show you how you can enjoy the Christmas shopping without worrying about the environment suffering the consequence. Welcome to a cosy and sustainable atmosphere at […]
November 2 from 12-13 at The Nordic House. Open seminar hosted by the Institute of International Affairs and the Nordic Region in Focus. Nordic Response to Geopolitical Changes Nordic countries are facing a new and more challenging geopolitical context. What tools do the foreign ministries of the Nordic countries have available to them in this […]
Learn how to make beautiful Christmas ornaments from recycled materials Brotið blað um jól: Old becomes new. Christmas crafting with Malfridur Finnbogadottir at the Nordic house on December 8th between 13 and 15. Free admission and suitable for all ages from 7 years old. Registration at tix.is. Learn how to make beautiful Christmas ornaments from recycled […]
North Atlantic Salmon Fund (NASF) invites to a meeting about Fisheries in closed seas. The event is in Icelandic. Free entrance. Text and loivestream only available in Icelandic Fiskeldi í opnum sjókvíum er mjög umdeilt hér á landi sem annars staðar. Á undanförnum mánuðum hefur nokkuð verið fjallað um málefnið en minna hefur farið fyrir […]
Hvaða aðgerðir eru hagkvæmastar til að flýta fyrir rafbílavæðingu og hvaða árangri skila þær? Getur rafvæðing bílaflotans verið efnahagslega hagkvæm? HR og HÍ hafa unnið að verkefni um greiningu á þjóðhagslegri hagkvæmni rafbílavæðingar og hafa smíðað líkan sem metur áhrif af beitingu mismunandi hagrænna hvata stjórnvalda, s.s. ívilnunum, sköttum og gjöldum. Niðurstöður greiningarinnar verða kynntar […]
Monday November 5th from 9:00 to 11:00 at the lecture hall of the Nordic house a open seminar hosted by the Institute of International Affairs and the Norwegian Embassy in Iceland The main challenges Northern European nations face involve finding ways to strengthen their regional defence cooperation and buttress the all-important NATO-EU partnership. These are […]
Tickets The Jóel Pálsson Quartet with singer Valdimar Gudmundson celebrates the release of Jóel’s new CD ‘DAGAR KOMA’ with a concert in the Nordic House on Nov.15th. This is saxophonist Jóel’s seventh album as a leader and the first one to include vocals. The songs on the album are composed to Icelandic poems of […]
To celebrate the centennial of Icelandic sovereignty Gunnarsstofnun invites to a seminar. The event takes plays in Icelandic. Text in Icelandic Málþing Gunnarsstofnunar í tilefni 100 ára afmælis fullveldis Íslands um sameiningu Norðurlanda og fullveldi Íslands í fortíð og framtíð. Frummælendur Ruth Solveig Hemstad, norskur sérfræðingur í skandinavisma: Skandinavismens ambisjoner og grenser, 1843–1918. Gunnar Þór […]
A WORLD FULL of buildings. Just about everybody in the world lives in some kind of dwelling and also works or is educated indoors. In creating these buildings, someone needs to have a vision of the features in terms of design, sustainability, and durability. That someone is to a large extent the architect. This book […]
Come and enjoy an afternoon filled with children’s books and Halloween fun. The event takes place at the Nordic House on Sunday 28th of October between 2 pm and 4 pm. We encourage children (and all courageous adults) to attend in costume. All children will receive a book gift from Salka Publishing. Agenda 2 […]
We would like to invite you to a seminar in relations to the publication of a new and exciting book titled Small States and Shelter Theory: Iceland’s External Affairs, at the Nordic House October 23rd at 12 pm. The book presents a new theory on the behaviour of small states in the international system and […]
To celebrate the centennial of Icelandic sovereignty we present The Danish New Wave, a screening at Bio Paradis and a seminar at The Nordic House. The events are a cooperation between Bío PARADIS, The Danish Ministry of Culture, The Nordic House in Iceland and Vigdis Finnbogadóttir Institute of Foreign Languages. The Danish New Wave – seminar will […]
Two days of intimate Nordic melancholy at the Nordic House An aural feast of solitary musicians clinging to their instruments and pouring their hearts out. Up close unplugged and personal sessions Vol. 2 PROGRAMME 12:00 – 12:45 Oak & Shaw (DK) 13:00 – 13:45 Nico Guerrero (FR) 14:00 – 14:45 MIMRA (IS) 15:00 – 15:45 […]
Two days of intimate Nordic melancholy at the Nordic House An aural feast of solitary musicians clinging to their instruments and pouring their hearts out November 8th Kl 12-19 Up close unplugged and personal sessions Vol. 1 12:00 – 12:30 MSEA (CA) 12:35-12:55 Zofia Tomcyk /Ciche […]
WE ARE FAMILY…! 11:00: Children’s experimental music playground. A wide playing field of acoustic and electronic play stations for experimenting with sound and music. 13:00 Children´s open mic session. Children aged 7-13 with a desire to make live music, get the opportunity to perform on stage with professional musicians at Airwaves. Registration with requests to info@nordichouse.is […]
Buy tickets here The concert series Classics in the moorlands begins the season in the Nordic House with Chinese cellist Chu Yi-Bing performing Sonatas by Ludvig van Beethoven and Claude Debussy as well as songs by Gabriel Fauré and a piece by Chinese composer Sha Hankun. Chu Yi-Bing Chu graduated from the Conservatory in Paris […]
In celebration of Birgit Nilsson’s centennial, Reykjavík Opera Days have organised a lecture in the Nordic House, where Gitta-Maria Sjöberg, chairman of the Birgit Nilsson society in Sweden will give a talk about her life and career. Free entry Birgit Nilsson was born on May 17th, 1918 in Sweden. She later became one of the […]
Finnish story hour for children at 12:00 in the children’s library at the Nordic House. Parents are welcomed to bring their children. Kind regards, Jaana Pitkänen. Tervetuloa!
James G. Foggo, admiral, commander of NATO’s naval administration in Naples gives a lecture at the Nordic House 16. October. 17, open meeting and everyone is welcome. The event will take plays in English. James G. Foggo (f. 1959) er bandarískur aðmíráll sem hefur frá 20. október 2017 verið yfirmaður bandaríska flotans í Evrópu auk […]
The Society Living Community will hold a seminar at the Nordic House Saturday November 3., the event is open to everyone and free admission. The keynote will be in English. Samtökin voru stofnuð í Reykjavík 21. apríl 2018 og segja má að stofnunin sé viðbrögð við þeim aðstæðum í húsnæðismálum að: fjármagnið hefur fengið forgang […]
Concert with Kristian Anttila at the Nordic House October 26 at 8 pm, entrance is free of charge, everyone welcome! With a strong will to come closer to his audience, Kristian Anttila visits small Swedish cities above the polarcircle, as often as he plays Stockholm and Gothenburg. He can be heard in small clubs in […]
The first symposium of Reykjavík Opera Days will be held in the Nordic House on 29th and 30th of October from 10:00 – 15:00. Several Nordic operas are on this year’s festival program. The symposium is a meeting point for members of independent opera companies and interested artists to discuss the present and future of […]
The first symposium of Reykjavík Opera Days will be held in the Nordic House on 29th and 30th of October from 10:00 – 15:00. Several Nordic operas are on this year’s festival program. The symposium is a meeting point for members of independent opera companies and interested artists to discuss the present and future of […]
Tickets In the Darkness, Everything Went All Black is set in darkness, in another world perhaps. It’s a place where something or someone is hiding in the dark. There are also other traces of life there, two persons are desperately trying to struggle with the situation they are put in, hoping to find a way […]
On the occasion of the publication of a new report by Árni Paul Árnason on Nordic welfare, the Nordic Region in focus invite to an open meeting at the Nordic House, October 18th at 12-13: 30 to discuss the future Nordic welfare and proposals for enhanced cooperation. The meeting is open for everyone and will […]
Mýrin International Children’s Literature Festival 2018 ends on Sunday the 14th of October. The day is dedicated to the guests of honor, live music, exhibitions and a workshop in space The theme for the festival is the Nordic. The Nordic House is thereby a fitting venue where children, parents and teachers can indulge themselves in […]
Workshops, lectures and events on Saturday 13th of October: 10:00 – 11:30 | STORY AND WORKSHOP Marit Törnqvist (NL/SE) has illustrated many of Astrid Lindgren’s books, such as The Red Bird, from which she will read aloud. In the midst of a cold winter, two children follow a beautiful red bird into the forest. The […]
Symposium Friday 12th of October: Lectures and panel discussions on current topics in children’s literature In relation to this years Mýrin Festival, The Nordic House is happy to host a symposium with various lectures and panel discussions on current topics in children’s literature. The symposium starts at 8.30 with coffee and registration as well as […]
IN THE MOORLAND – “NORDIC WONDERS” The Festival presents the best of European children’s literature, such as the popular author and illustrator Rasmus Bregnhøi, the mind behind the Danish series Valhalla; Peter Madsen, and many other interesting international names in children’s literature. The theme for the festival is the Nordic. The Nordic House is thereby […]
On October 17th the Nordic House opens a photo exhibition in Black Box with beautiful images by the Norwegian photographer Mats Wibe Lund. The exhibition shows 53 large images from Mats Wibe Lunds 60 year long career as a photographer. Lund has exhibited his images multiple times both in Iceland and abroad. The exhibition is […]
Fishing in the River of Time: The Observational Cinema of Laila Pakalnina – an intimate encounter Pakalnina’s documentaries show a view of the world that might seem quite inconsequential and her definitive style, both serious and humorous has been equated to that of Kaurismäki for documentary filmmaking. Join us for a special session where we […]
DIVERSITY IN FILM AND CREATIVE MEDIA “The qualities a Cinematographer needs to succeed are talent, skill, determination, courage and vision. None of which are exclusive to one gender or race”. (Imago Gender and Diversity committee) This panel offers a platform for industry insiders and decision makers to address the gender bias in film and creative […]
Buy tickets here «DoPPler can be regarded as a rare example of real interdisciplinary: Theater-based wisdom is combined with dance-tech feudal force and musical sensation, all in close collaboration with excellent musicians. In addition, the choreographer is able to express something as if it is masculine/feminine, serious/playful, and vulnerable and powerful in human interaction, contributing […]
Open call for Airwaves off-venue! The Nordic House in Reykjavik is accepting applications from artists and musicians for the upcoming Airwaves off-venue concerts, Friday 9th of November. Everyone is encouraged to apply, but we do have a special focus on artists living in Nordic or Baltic countries or have a Nordic nationality living abroad. Please […]