Material Conference 20+ years of the Web and we are still at the very beginning of understanding and implementing digitization For the first time we are facing a generation that never got to know the offline world. By nature they are riding the wave without ever having touched the ground. We might have unlearned our […]
Danish Story Hour Danish Story Hour for children in the Nordic House Children Library. All children that understand Danish are welcome with their parents. Mira Stenberg Andersen leads the storyhour. Dates: Sunday 27 August, Saturday 30 September, Sunday 29 October and Sunday 19 November.
Danish Story Hour Danish Story Hour for children in the Nordic House Children Library. All children that understand danish are welcome with their parents. Mira Stenberg Andersen leads the storyhour. Dates: Sunday August 27th, Saturday September 30, Sunday October 29th and Sunday November 19th.
Danish Story Hour Danish Story Hour for children in the Nordic House Children Library. All children that understand Danish are welcome with their parents. Mira Stenberg Andersen leads the story hour. Dates: Sunday, August 27th, Saturday, September 30, Sunday, October 29th and Sunday, November 19th.
Danish Story Hour Danish Story Hour for children in the Nordic House Children Library. All children that understand Danish are welcome with their parents. Mira Stenberg Andersen leads the storyhour. Dates: Sunday August 27th, Saturday September 30, Sunday October 29th and Sunday November 19th.
Danish Story Hour Danish Story Hour for children in the Nordic House Children Library. All children that understand danish are welcome with their parents. Mira Stenberg Andersen leads the storyhour. Dates: August 27th, Saturday September 30, October 29th and November 19th.
Danish Story Hour Danish Story Hour in the children’s library at The Nordic House. We will be talking Danish, sing, play and read. All children age 2-7 (approx) are welcome with their parents. Host for the event is Ann-Sofie Gremaud. The event is recurring. Dates for now are Sunday 9th of September, Sunday 11th of […]
Swedish story hour for Swedish speaking children Swedish story hour for Swedish speaking children (2-12 years) in the Nordic House children library, the second Sunday every month from September – November, from 12-14. Welcome. Dates: 10. September, 8. October and 12. November.
Swedish story hour for Swedish speaking children Swedish story hour for Swedish speaking children (2-12 years) in the Nordic House children library, the second Sunday every month from September – November, from 12-14. Welcome. Dates: 10. September, 8. October and 12. November.
Swedish story hour for Swedish speaking children Swedish story hour for Swedish speaking children (2-12 years) in the Nordic House children library, the second Sunday every month from September – November, from 12-14. Welcome. Dates: 10. September, 8. October and 12. November.
Join us on “Kvöldvaka” at The Nordic House! KVÖLDVAKA is a unique experience to get to know Icelandic culture and folklore through an energetic hour of new and exciting arrangements of Icelandic folk music. KVÖLDVAKA is a theatrical concert that mixes together old Icelandic folk tales and new arrangements of Icelandic folk songs with a modern […]
Join us on “Kvöldvaka” at The Nordic House! KVÖLDVAKA is a unique experience to get to know Icelandic culture and folklore through an energetic hour of new and exciting arrangements of Icelandic folk music. KVÖLDVAKA is a theatrical concert that mixes together old Icelandic folk tales and new arrangements of Icelandic folk songs with a modern […]
Join us on “Kvöldvaka” at The Nordic House! KVÖLDVAKA is a unique experience to get to know Icelandic culture and folklore through an energetic hour of new and exciting arrangements of Icelandic folk music. KVÖLDVAKA is a theatrical concert that mixes together old Icelandic folk tales and new arrangements of Icelandic folk songs with a modern […]
The Nordic House Greenhouse One day Pop-Up Exhibition 11:00-18:00 Discussion with the artists at 16.30-18:00 Northern Bumbling is a joint Nordic art, design, and research network with artists from Iceland, Sweden and Norway. Using the public greenhouse and the surrounding wetlands at the Nordic House as a model for a shared multi-species space, the […]
Exhibition opening at Nauthólsvík beach / June 18th 15:00 / Free and open for all A warm welcome to exhibition opening at Nauthólsvík beach of the Norwegian artist Torild Malmedal’s exhibition Capture the Blue – an exhibition containing sculptures of marble and glass which from June 18th – August 16th will exhibit at Nauthólsvík beach. […]
Workshop for kids / June 27th 13:00-16:00 / Free Do YOU want to play exciting music with other kids at the Nordic House? At this workshop you will meet professional musicians from Norway, presenting a new method that will make you play cool, improvised music in a few hours, even if you have never tried […]
Lecture on VAASTU Welcome to a lecture on Vaastu architecture at the Nordic House June 22 at. 19:30! Traditional Indian architecture for material and spiritual well-being in a modern age Lecturer: Alexandar Simonic, MSc EE, BSc MST, Educated Vaastu advisor. The lecture will be in English For more information 8692159
Join us on “Kvöldvaka” at The Nordic House! KVÖLDVAKA is a unique experience to get to know Icelandic culture and folklore through an energetic hour of new and exciting arrangements of Icelandic folk music. KVÖLDVAKA is a theatrical concert that mixes together old Icelandic folk tales and new arrangements of Icelandic folk songs with a modern […]
Martröð með myglusvepp er nýútkomin bók eftir Stein Kárason um orsakir og afleiðingar af völdum myglusveppa. Af tilefni útgáfunnar verður bókarkynning og fræðsla í Norræna húsinu laugardaginn 10. júní klukkar 13:30. Allir eru velkomnir og aðgangur er ókeypis. Í bókinni eru átta reynslusögur fólks sem glímt hefur við eitrun af völdum myglusveppa, hvernig fólkið brást […]
Exhibition / August 16th – September 16th / free Opening August 16th at 5 pm. Welcome! Five Swedish have collaborated to create this unique exhibition, where the individual works in context with others form a Nordic collage of contrasts, refractions and cohesion. The main idea behind the exhibition is the comic strip, where the story […]
Basic Income and the Nordic Welfare Model – Reykjavik 2017 On August 31st 2017 BIEN Iceland hopes to see you in Reykjavik to participate in a conference with several distinguished speakers where the discussion will focus on how the Universal Basic Income ideology fits in with the Nordic Welfare Model. . Watch the LiveStream here. It […]
Anywhere is home Poetry night at the Nordic House, Wednesday 7 June, 7pm A visit to Iceland by Författarcentrum Väst (”Writers’ centre West”) Gothenburg: Anna Mattson, Axîn Welat, Kristín Bjarnadóttir and Louise Halvardsson from the poetry group PoPP. The theme is home, based on the poets’ experience of living abroad; ”home” could be in Cambodia […]
FUTURE PRACTICE of design and architecture, by Rory Hyde LECTURE + CONVERSATION Nordic House, May 31 (Wed), 20:00-21:30 On May 31 the insightful Rory Hyde will give a lecture about his view on future practice of design and architecture, based on his acclaimed book and years of multifaceted academic and professional research. A special attention […]
Good cities=happy people Good cities are like candy stores. They have something for everyone and lots of it! Alexandria Algard arkitekt og formaður norska arkitektafélagsins heldur fyrirlestur í Norræna húsinu 1. júní kl. 18:00 um borgir og hið manngerða umhverfi. Það má segja að Alexandria sé nokkurskonar rokkstjarna arkitekta í Noregi en auk þess að […]
Workshop / June 2nd 15:00-20:00 / For free and open for all girls Are you a girl, 16 years or older, and do you want to write music? Then this workshop is for you! No matter if you have just started writing music, or you are a experienced composer, you are welcome! Get new ideas […]
This biannual festival has been held since 1985 and is one of the most important literary festivals in Europe. Meet authors, attend readings and seminars or dance with your favorite author at the Literary Ball! Find the whole program here. For more information please visit the Reykjavík International Literary Festival website. Discussions are conducted in English. […]
NonfictioNOW 2017 – Off-Venue: Authors’ Evenings Friday, June 2, 9–11:30 pm Book launch: Shaping the Fractured Self: Poetry of chronic illness and pain: Heather Taylor Johnson, Fiona Wright, Quinn Eades Readings: – Ariel Gore (The End of Eve; We Were Witches) – Elísabet Jökulsdóttir (The Locksmith’s Advice; Love is a Mess of Nerves: No Dancing […]
Available Wednesdays at 6 PM and Sundays at 2 PM. From June 14th to August 31st A guided tour of The Nordic House will give you an introduction to Nordic cooperation and a unique chance to see rooms in The Nordic House – that are normally not open for the public. The Nordic House is […]
Nordic Welfare Center – CONNECT project Welfare technology has increasingly been on both the political and media agenda during the last five to seven years. Yet despite this great interest and intensive hype, perhaps not as many new solutions have been implemented as might have been expected. The over 1,200 Nordic municipalities have faced challenges […]
NonfictioNOW 2017 – Off-Venue Events Saturday, June 3, 11:40 am–12:20 pm Environment, Memory & Things Artist talk by Leila Philip in connection with the screening of the video installation by Leila Philip and Garth Evans. Sunday, June 4, 1:15–1:45 pm Environment, Memory & Things Talk by Leila Philip on art and environment protection in […]
NonfictioNOW 2017 – Off-Venue Events Screening at the Nordic House: Environment, Memory & Things – a video installation by Leila Philip and Garth Evans. In 2012, Leila Philip and Garth Evans set out to challenge themselves as artists. Philip, an award-winning prose writer, wrote poems. Evans, an internationally renowned sculptor, made watercolors. Water Rising tells […]
NonfictioNOW 2017 – Off-Venue Events So, Who are You? Talk: So, Who are You? 1) On my success at home; 2) On my success abroad Icelandic author Bjarni Bjarnason gives an insight into the life of an Icelandic writer. Organized by the Writer’s Union of Iceland. Bjarni Bjarnason was born in Reykjavík in 1965. He […]
Nordic Built Cities Challenge – presenting Nordic innovative solutions for smart, sustainable and liveable cities Nordic Built Cities Challenge is one of the 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 will be sharing the results and learnings. […]
Umhverfismatsdagurinn 2017 Umhverfismat – áskoranir og aðferðir Norræna húsinu, miðvikudaginn 7. júní kl. 13:00-16:30 Dagskrá Umhverfismatsdagsins er að þessu sinni helguð nýjum áskorunum og aðferðum á sviði umhverfismats. Í fyrri hluta málþingsins verður fjallað um ýmsar nýjar áskoranir sem tengjast mati á umhverfisáhrifum, svo sem út frá nýlegum dómum og úrskurðum, alþjóðlegum markmiðum í loftslagsmálum, […]
In Search of the Causes of Evolution: Darwin’s finches in Galápagos Seminar Nordic House May 22, 13–15 A major challenge for evolutionary biologists is to explain the extraordinary species richness and diversity of organisms. We will discuss progress in our understanding of the key evolutionary process, speciation, with special reference to the radiation of Darwin’s […]
The Nordic House greenhouse / August 20th 15:00 / Free Mads Mouritz trio plays modern, Danish folk songs in a grandiose and all-encompassing musical outfit with indian flue, the Madagascar instrument Valiha, banjo, violin, electric guitar, and percussion. Mads has for the last 12 years played and produced many albums and played at a wide […]
The Nordic House greenhouse / August 13th 15:00 / For free Sit back and enjoy the dreamy melodies, beautiful harmonies and acoustic sound of Hinemoa held together by a steady rhythm. The Icelandic band formed in 2014 by Ásta Björg and Rakel Páls because they had the passion to perform and work on their own […]
The Nordic House greenhouse. August 6th at 15:00. Free admission Hafdis Huld was born in Reykjavik, Iceland. She was a former member of Gus Gus and erstwhile collaborator with electro-outfit FC Kahuna and Tricky. Her debut soloalbum, ‘Dirty Paper Cup’ won Best Pop Album at the 2007 Icelandic Music awards. Her second album, ‘Synchronised Swimmers’ […]
Nordic House greenhouse / July 30th 15:00 / Free admission Icelandic singer/songwriter Eliza Newman is an established artist and has already released several albums. Her latest album Straumhvörf is a mix of feisty indie rock and folky melancholia, and has been very well received in Iceland with two nominations for the Icelandic Music Awards this […]
The Nordic House Greenhouse / July 23rd at 15:00 / Free! Ceasetone plays with genres! Started out 2012 as an Icelandic solo project by Hafsteinn Þráinsson, the band has stretched in size and genres since. The acoustic folksy-roots have been mixed with electronic beats and atmospheric strings and become what it is today. Their debut album […]
The Nordic House Greenhouse / July 16th at 15:00 / Free admission RuGl reached the final round of the Icelandic Battle of the Bands in 2016, where the band received favourable reviews for their compositions and vocal arrangements. Their music is indie-inspired, soft and melodic with haunting lyrics. RuGl was founded in early 2016 by […]
The Nordic House Greenhouse / July 9. at 15:00 / Free entrance Paunkholm is the alter-ego of Franz Gunnarsson, best known for his contribution to the bands Ensími and Dr. Spock. Paunkholm is a side-project where the music performed does not fit into the framework of the bands mentioned above. Franz has been busy writing […]
The Nordic House Greenhouse / July 2nd at 15:00 / Free admission and open for all The Vísnatríó trio is a tribute to the Swedish jazz icon Monica Zetterlund. The group, with vocalist Gro Bjørnnes in front, performs their favourites from the highly extensive Zetterlund catalog. A concert with Vísnatríó is a journey in Monica […]
The Nordic House Greenhouse / June 25th at 15:00 / Free and open for all Teitur Magnússon is well-known to the Icelandic crowd since his first album under his own name, 27, received glorious reviews from both listeners and reviewers, released 2014. The album was nominated for both the Icelandic and Nordic Music Prize. Teitur […]
The Nordic House / June 18th at 15:00 / Free and open for all For several years, Björn Thoroddsen has been one of Iceland’s leading jazz guitarists. He is the recipient of several Icelandic music awards and has released a number of critically acclaimed albums. Originally a rock musician, Björn now tours both as a […]