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Films from the Arctic

Salur / 77 min / 1500 ISK Under an Arctic Sky Kaissi-U’lljan-Mä’rjj-U’lljan – Heidi Gauriloff Stoerre Vaerie Juuret On     Ticktes

The Girl Down Loch Änzi

Auditorium / 87 min / 1500 ISK Section: Documentaries Director: Alice Schmid Switzerland, 2017 There is a legend of a girl trapped in a gorge in the Swiss mountains who casts a spell on people. Laura (12) is obsessed with this legend. She spends her days alone writing a diary. The arrival of a young boy shakes […]

Children and Youth: 8+

Auditorium/ 2 hours / 700 ISK Vulkánsziget Debout Kinshasa! Vloed Vliegende Ratten The World of Kim and Bob   Tickets www.riff.is

International shorts IV

Auditorium / 109 min / 1500 ISK Limbo Jodilerks Dela Cruz, Employee Of The Month Das Satanische Dickicht – DREI Min Börda British By The Grace of God 小城二月   Tickets

International shorts III

Auditorium / 94 min / 1500 ISK La Disco Resplandece Damiana Push It 13+ Prima noapte U plavetnilo   Tickets

International shorts II

Auditorium / 109 min / 1500 ISK  The Silence /Il silenzio/ Þögn Farnoosh Samadi, Ali Asgari. 15:00 min. Ítalía, 2016 The Boy from H2 / Drengurinn frá H2 Helen Yanovsky. 20:30 min. Ísrael, Palestínuríki, 2017 La Bouche Camilo Restrepol. 19:00 min. Frakkland, 2017 The Jungle knows you better than you do / Frumskógurinn þekkir þig betur […]

International shorts

Audiotorium / 96 min / 1500 ISK   Small Town / Cidade Pequena / Smábær: Diogo Costa Amarante. 19:00 min. Portúgal, 2016 The Entrails / Las Vísceras: Elena López. 16:00 min. Spánn, Frakkland, 2017 Copa-Loca: Christos Massalas. 14:00 min. Grikkland, 2017 Paul is here / Paul est lá / Paul er hér: Valentina Maurel. 24:00 […]

…when you look away 

Auditorium / 1500 ISK Section: A different tomorrow Director: Phie Ambo Denmark, 2017 When you look away is a documentary that examines the subject of consciousness in terms of quantum physics in close collaboration with scientists at the Niels Bohr Institute. It is an expedition into the unknown territory of the human consciousness. Everything you see in […]

Atelier de Conversation

Auditorium / Documentaries / 1500 ISk Atelier de Conversation / Samræðusmiðja Director: Bernhard Braunstein Austria, France, Liechtenstein, 2017 People from all over the world meet weekly at the Conversation workshop. Refugees sit with businessmen, students with victims of political persecution. This diverse group has a common goal to learn a language and find friends while living […]

Children and Youth: 6+

This screening includes the following short films: Tipp Topp Jan Otto Ertesvåg. 5:00 min. Norway, 2016 Punching Butterflies / Bardagafiðrildi Raymond Schmitz. 5:00 min. Netherlands, 2016 Intruders / Vill Mark / Óboðnir gestir Thea Hvistendahl. 5:00 min. Norway, 2016 Awaker / Prebúdzac / Vekjari Filip Diviakan. 10:00 min. Czech Republic, 2017 Princessboy / Prinsesspojken / Prinsessustrákur Sosi Chamoun. 9:00 min. Sweden, 2016 Words of […]

Children’s Shorts (Age 2+)

Auditorium / short films / 700 ISK This screening includes the following short films: Sabaku Marlies van der Wel. 2:00 min. Netherlands, 2016 The Little Bird and the Caterpillar / Der kleine Vogel und die Raupe / Litli fuglinn og lirfan Lena von Döhren. 4:00 min. Germany, 2017 Moonwolves / Månulvarna / Tunglúlfar Nima Yuosefi. 12:00 min. Sweden, 2016 Piccolo […]

Build your dream city with MINECRAFT!

Do you want to learn how to build your dream city in Minecraft? Come and join us in planning and building the sustainable city of the future! A city that has everything that makes it the world’s best place to live. During the workshop, we enter the digital Minecraft city of Blokby, where we´ll together […]

Classics in the Moorland – Katrine Gislinge

October 18th 8 pm at The Nordic House  Wednesday 18 October Danish pianist Katrine Gislinge plays Impromptu Op. 90 nr. 2,3, and 6, by Franz Schubert, Sonata in the c-minor Op. 29 (Moonshine sonata) by Ludvig van Beethoven, and 6 Nocturnes by Bent Sørensen. Katrine has been one of Denmark´s most celebrated pianists for over […]

Arctic Panel

The Nordic House / Free entrance / Language: Engish RIFF is hosting a panel where filmmakers, artists, the scientific community, and stakeholders can talk to the public about the Arctic affairs. The Arctic will in focus of a special category of films at the International Film Festival in Reykjavík, RIFF, this year. Kristinn Schram moderates […]

RIFF – The Children & Youth Festival

The Children & Youth Festival is an important part of our festival. RIFF aims to promote a film culture to our youngest spectators and show films from all over the world. We do this by curating film programs for children and youngsters aged 2-16. This year RIFF Children & Youth festival takes place from 30th […]

NUNTIUS SCREENING AND CONCERT

NUNTIUS SCREENING AND CONCERT Oct 5th at 21:00 in the Nordic House Nuntius is a 60 min film starring the Finnish futurist actor Mr. Normall. The film is shown exclusively with live sound performed by electronic music maestros Jimi Tenor and Jori Hulkkonen. The film is a one man´s journey from one dimension to another […]

Reykjavik International Film Festival.

Reykjavik International Film Festival will be held September 28th to October 8th this year! Reykjavik International Film Festival is one of the biggest and most diverse cultural events in Iceland. RIFF is an independent nonprofit organization held in two locations. At The Nordic House, you will be able to enjoy Icelandic Shorts, Youth Programs, Documentaries […]

Norwegian Story Hour

Norwegian story hour for children in the Nordic House Library, Saturdays at 13:00, September 16th, October 14th, November 11th and December 9th 2017. All children that understand Norwegian are welcome. Matja Steen leads the group.

Norwegian Story Hour

Norwegian story hour for children in the Nordic House Library, Saturdays at 13:00, September 16th, October 14th, November 11th and December 9th 2017. All children that understand Norwegian are welcome. Matja Steen leads the group.

Norwegian Story Hour

Norwegian story hour for children in the Nordic House Library, Saturdays at 13:00, September 16th, October 14th, November 11th and December 9th 2017. All children that understand Norwegian are welcome. Matja Steen leads the group.

Norwegian Story Hour

Norwegian story hour for children in the Nordic House Children’s Library, Saturdays at 13:00, September 16th, October 14th, November 11th and December 9th 2017. All children that understand Norwegian are welcome. Matja Steen leads the group.

Nordic Built Cities – exhibition

Nordic Built Cities Challenge – presenting Nordic innovative solutions for smart, sustainable and livable cities Nordic Built Cities Challenge is one of the largest innovation competitions for urban development in the Nordic region. Six Nordic cities have been looking for innovative solutions to their urban challenges and the results can be seen at the Nordic House. […]

15:15 concert series- Basl í hnasli – Benda við stofuhita

Basl í hnasli – Benda við stofuhita John Cage: Second Construction and others Snorri Sigfús Birgisson: Music for Bendu Performing: Benda     Tickets are sold on www.tix.is  and by the entrance. Ticket price is 2000 kr. but 1000 kr. for elderly, disabled and students.      

CANCELED!! 15:15 Concert Series- Portrett – Atli Heimir Sveinsson

15:15 concert series- Portrett – Atli Heimir Sveinsson Atli Heimir Sveinsson– Portrett Caput new music ensemble performs music by Atli Heimir Sveinsson   Tickets are sold on www.tix.is  and by the entrance. Ticket price is 2000 kr. but 1000 kr. for elderly, disabled and students.

Transitions towards a Low-carbon Energy future

    The international research project “Trajectories towards a sustainable Energy future” was initiated in 2016. The aim of the project is to develop an integrated systems dynamics model of the Icelandic energy system, enabling multidimensional comparison of energy system development trajectories towards the goal of carbon neutral and sustainable energy systems. The project has […]

WHY Authors’ rights?

Seminar in Icelandic, about the Icelandic Authors rights. Organized by The Federation of Icelandic artists and collaborative groups for Co-operation. Free entrance.

15.15 Concert series – Traveling

15.15 Concert series at the Nordic house  Traveling is the title of a concert at the 15.15 concert series at the Nordic House, Sunday, September 17th.  The hour-long concert starts at 15.15 pm   Program: C. Ph. E. Bach: Hamburg Sonata Bára Gísladóttir: Skökk stjarna Snorri Sigfús Birgisson: Þrjú lög að austan César Franck: Sonata […]

Polish Posters

Free entrance/ The Nordic House foyer  The exhibition features a selection of Polish posters for international films. The posters have been created in the last decade and are individual interpretations of the older movies. A part of posters is related to movies whose directors were honorary guests at Reykjavik Film Festival in past years, among […]

Meet the author Geir Gulliksen

Geir Gulliksen (born in 1963) is a Norwegian author and publisher at the book publisher October. He had his debut in 1986 with the novel Mørkets munn and has since then published children´s and youth books, essay collections, drama, lyrics, and novels. His major breakthrough became the acclaimed novel Story of a marriage published in 2015 […]

The People’s Meeting- Akureyri

The People’s Meeting is held in Akureyri this year.  The People’s Meeting  is a vibrant two days festival on society and community, where people meet and discuss matters important to all of us. We will pitch tents in a camp where many different organizations invite to activities. We will experience spirited discussions, music, and events. […]

Ókeypis skólavist

Lýðháskólanám í Færeyjum september – desember 2017 Lýðháskólinn í Færeyjum býður tveimur ungmennum frá Íslandi skólavist, þeim að kostnaðarlausu. skráning á: haskulin@haskulin.fo   Hefur þú áhuga á því að fara í Lýðháskóla í Færeyjum? Þá er þetta kjörið tækifæri fyrir þig.  Í Lýðháskóla Færeyja er engin námsáætlun, engin próf og engin pressa. Í Lýðháskóla Færeyja færðu […]

LIVE MUSIC AND A VINYL MARKET

Looking for some good Nordic music or vinyl records? Drop by the Nordic House to listen, trade and buy! Saturday 4. November from 14:00 – 18:30 in Salur. Free entrance! There will be a relaxing atmosphere and a broad spectrum of music to enjoy. Vinyl market 14:00 – 17:00  Live music 15:00 – 18:30  Program […]

Airwaves off venue – Unplugged

Welcome to the Nordic House -Salur and enjoy OFF VENUE – Unplugged program. Admission is free! ICELAND AIRWAVES 2017 Program 14:00 – 14:30 GRINGLOMBIAN 14:40 – 15:10 LIANA (LI) 15:20 – 15:50 INGUNN HULD 16:00 – 16:30 I AM SOYUZ (SE) 16:40 – 17:10 CEASETONE 17:20 – 17:50 ELIZA NEWMAN 18:00 – 18:30 HEIDRIK (FO) 18:40 […]

Watercolour Connections

Watercolour Connections This international exhibition of watercolours is the result of a cooperation between the Nordic Watercolour Society and the Royal Watercolour Society of Wales.  A total of 72 artists are exhibiting 95 watercolour paintings of an impressive standard. The many national and regional watercolour societies around the world bear witness to the passion for […]

Finnish storyhour

Finnish storyhour for children, the first Sunday every month, September – December 2017, at 13:00 in the Nordic House Children’s Library. Next storyhours for Finnish speaking children will be September 3d, October 1st, November 5th and December 3rd.

“Crossing Keyboards” – Free concert

The Nordic House / September 18th at 19:30 The Nordic House is pleased to present a classical piano concert with guests from the Latvian Academy of Music (JVLMA) as a part of the international project “Crossing Keyboards”. Professors and students from Latvian Academy of Music will guest Iceland Academy of Arts to attend a common […]

Art Auction in Support of Wordquake

Art Auction in Support of Wordquake  18. September 2017, 3.30pm-5pm Sted Remisen på Godsbanen + Livestream via facebook.com/ordskaelv Original art work by highly acclaimed Nordic artists such as Knud Odde (DK), Gabríela Friðriksdóttir (IS), and Patrik Gustavsson (SE). Download catalog with art work on www.ordskaelv.org from the 5th of September.  Livestream via facebook.com/ordskaelv  Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers swing the hammer […]

Tango on Ice

The Tangofestival; Tango on Ice will be held in Reykjavík, 21.–24. September 2017  at Iðnó and The Nordic House. The program at The Nordic House will take plays in Salur and Black Box. Further information:   http://tango.is/2017/02/28/tango-on-ice-2017-programme/

Open call for Unplugged Airwaves off-venue!

Open call for Unplugged Airwaves off-venue! The Nordic House in Reykjavik is accepting applications from artists and musicians for the upcoming Airwaves off-venue concerts Friday 5th November 2017. It´s open for all artists to apply, but we have a special focus on artists living in Nordic or Baltic countries, or have a Nordic nationality living abroad. […]

Invitation to West Nordic culture evening

Invitation to residents in Reykjavík The Western Nordic Council’s culture evening will be held at The Nordic House on Friday night September 1. at 19:30 – 21:00 The West Nordic Council will hold a Annual General Meeting in Reykjavik, 31 August – 1 September 2017. For that reason, the West Nordic Council holds a cultural […]

Workshop on contemporary music – Ensemble Sirius

Introduction to the music of “A Journey through the Nordic nature” Saturday 26 August at 13:00 – 14:30. Free entrance. The introduction will be in English.   Ensemble Sirius are giving a concert at The Nordic House Sunday 27th August, but first they want to invite you for a lectures and workshop. At the workshop, the ensemble […]

Breakfast meeting on the upcoming election in Norway

The Norwegians have the parliamentary elections on September 11th. The Nordic Region in Focus invites you to a breakfast meeting on September 4th, 12-1:30 PM to discuss the upcoming election. The main speaker is the Icelandic-Norwegian journalist Mímir Kristjánsson. After there will be a panel debate. The moderator is Bogi Ágústsson, news reporter and President of The […]

Meet the author Sørine Steenholdt

Sørine Steenholdt

Meet the author Sørine Steenholdt at the Nordic House/ Tuesday 5 September at 7.30 p.m. Free entrance. Everybody welcome! The moderator is Heiðrún Ólafsdóttir, who has translated Sørine Steenholdts book Zombiet Nunaat into Icelandic and the interview will be held in Danish. During the break and prior to the event, refreshments are available from AALTO Bistro. […]

Tubling Time with bObles

Tubling Time with bObles / August 19th 2PM/ Barnahellir / Free / registration bObles is creative play, motor skill development and happy children with their parents. Tumbling Time is an event concept, where we play together and get a better understanding of how we can stimulate and challenge our children’s motor skills. We roll, crawl, […]

Ung Nordisk Musik

Ung Nordisk Musik Ung Nordisk Musik give a free concert Friday August 18th at 8PM. Welcome! Concert 5 Norræna Húsið / Nordic House Martin Andreas Hirsti-Kvam Inner Ear Music for cello, electronics and video Kari Telstad Sundet “We choose to go to the moon” for string quartet, electronics and video Kristofer Svensson Den intimitet som […]

Skriftamál einsetumannsins

Skriftamál einsetumannsins Hinn 16. september verður þess minnst með dagskrá í Norræna húsinu að 22. september verða liðin 150 ár frá fæðingu Sigurjóns Friðjónssonar skálds. Af því tilefni verður bók hans, Skriftamál einsetumannsins, endurútgefin hjá Hinu íslenska bókmenntafélagi. Arnhildur Arnaldsdóttir íslenskufræðingur fjallar um skáldið og verk hans. Lesið verður úr Skriftamálum einsetumannsins og einnig nokkur kvæða […]