The Nordic House is closed from 24 of December 2017 and reopens January 2nd, 2018. AALTO Bistro is open 27.12 and 30.12 from 11:30 – 21:30. The Reception and design-boutique open again 06.01.2018 Open daily: 09:00 – 17:00 Wednesdays: 09:00 – 21:30 Weekends: 11:00-17:00 Reception Open daily: 09:00 – 17:00 Wednesdays: 09:00 – 21:00 Weekends: […]
Vigdis Hjorth – part 1. part 2. Meet the Author Vigdis Hjorth at the Nordic House – Tuesday, January 9th at 19.30 Vigdis Hjorth (born 1959) is a Norwegian author and MA in History of Ideas, Political Science and Literature, and she also studied Literary History. She has worked for NRK Barneradioen and has been […]
Welcome to the screening of the Christmas film Jól í Furufirði on 16 December at 15:00! Jól í Furufirði is a film for the whole family. The original Norwegian title is “Jul i Flåklypa”, but the film is dubbed in Icelandic. Free entrance and everybody welcome as long as there is space! The film was a gift from Oslo […]
PANEL DISCUSSIONS & PERFORMANCE Discussion about illegal surveillance and work-in-progress performance of Encryption Encryption is an interdisciplinary dance performance inspired by issues surrounding illegal surveillance, whistleblowers and the human relationship to technology. There will be a work-in-progress excerpt from the performance Encryption followed by a panel discussion, which builds off of the themes of the […]
LISA Organisation of Geographical information in Iceland has an Christmas conference in the Nordic House, Thursday 30th November, 14:00-16:00. Presentations about use of Geographical information in Iceland. More information at www.landupplyisngar.is and email: lisa@landupplysingar.is
Open meeting organized by The Nordic Region in Focus about The future of the Nordic welfare model. The event takes place in Icelandic. Í sumar tilkynnti Dagfinn Høybråten, framkvæmdastjóri Norrænu ráðherranefndarinnar, að hann hefði fengið Árna Pál Árnason, fyrrum félags- og tryggingamálaráðherra Íslands, til að vinna stefnumótandi úttekt á samstarfi Norðurlandanna á sviði félagsmála. Úttektinni […]
Come join us for a workshop in recycled Christmas decoration! Saturday 9th December 13:00 – 15:00 Drop by at the Nordic House to make different kinds of Christmas hearts of recycled paper! Artist Sæunn Þorsteinsdóttir will lead the workshop and show you how to make three types of Christmas decoration. You can, of course, take your […]
Welcome to Children’s Christmas Festival! 16 December – 11:00 – 17:00 A Christmas day especially for all children in Reykjavik and surroundings! It is our Christmas gift to all of you. Come join us! You can come the whole day and participate in everything or you can drop in at one of the activities below. […]
An open seminar with Estonia´s President Thursday 30 November from 12 to 13 at the Nordic house. An open seminar with Estonia´s President, Kersti Kaljulaid, hosted by the Institute of International Affairs at the University of Iceland What Challenges and Opportunities do Small States Face? Estonia is often referred to as one of the […]
Welcome to the Christmas cinema! Film screenings at the children’s library, part of the Nordic House Christmas program. Greta’s Christmas 9 December 15:00 18 December 11:00 and 13:00 19 December 11:00 and 13:00 20 December 11:00 and 13:00 Greta Gris is a cute and cheeky little pig who lives with her younger brother Georg, Mummy […]
Inequality in Iceland – Book introduction Introduction on a newly published book by the University of Iceland Press: Inequality in Iceland. At the Nordic House Friday December 1st at 12. Authors are Stefán Ólafsson og Arnaldur Sölvi Kristjánsson This book is about inequality of income and wealth in Iceland, covering the period from 1927 to the […]
A Cosy Christmas Concert with a Nordic touch A trio of mezzosoprano Hildigunnur Einarsdóttir, flutist Hafdís Vigfúsdóttir and cellist Catherine Maria Stankiewicz will give a Christmas concert in a cosy atmosphere at The Nordic House! They will perform Scandinavian songs in new arrangements by composer Gísli J. Grétarsson, as well as old Christmas hymns and […]
Sóley Dröfn Davíðsdóttir shows oil paintings, most of them which she painted on the streets of Paris. She got the idea when she saw a beggar in her neighbourhood holding a sign saying “Am I invisible?” This was a man she had rushed by daily and like everybody else looked in the other direction. […]
Wednesday 13th December from 20:00 – 21:00 Join us for a cosy evening with Christmas carols! Musicians Catherine Maria (cellist), Laufey Sigrún Haraldsdóttir (pianist) and Svanlaug Jóhannsdóttir (singer) perform Christmas carols to listen to or sing along. A concert to celebrate the Christmas season and joyful togetherness. Free entrance, everybody welcome! Click here for the […]
Vegan Holiday food! Be inspired and get good tips how to make vegan food! The evening’s host is Guðrún Sóley Gestsdóttir and the workshop will be led by Sveinn Kjartansson (AALTO Bistro). A meditation will be led by Thelma Bjarkar and Systrasamlagið. We welcome everyone who is interested in making alternative Christmas food and learn […]
Vegan Holiday food! Be inspired and get good tips how to make vegan food! The Evening’s host is Guðrún Sóley Gestsdóttir and the workshop will be led by Sveinn Kjartansson (AALTO Bistro). A meditation will be led by Thelma Bjarkar and Systrasamlagið. We welcome everyone who is interested in making alternative Christmas food and […]
IT WON’T STOP UNTIL WE TALK THE PARENTS CIRCLE- FAMILIES FORUM Wajih Tmeizi and Nir Oren from the Peace NGO The Parents Circle – Families Forum (PCFF) will give a talk at an open meeting in the Nordic House on November 30th at 20:00 as guests of The Association Iceland-Palestine. No entrance fee and […]
The Nordic House – Saturday 16th Dec. 13:00 //Fully booked*// The play is performed in Icelandic and lasts 30 minutes. Suitable for children from 2 years and up. Free entrance. Limited seating, free tickets can be reserved here on TIX.is. ABOUT Þorri and Þura find out that the Christmas cat has decided that there will […]
Green Christmas at The Nordic House The Nordic House hosts a cosy and eco-friendly Christmas with sustainable solutions and Nordic influence. We welcome you and your family to various entertaining events. *Free admission to all events except for the vegan cooking workshops, for which the registration fee is 2.000 kr. PROGRAMME Friday, 1 December: Exhibition […]
Welcome to The Nordic House Christmas market December 2nd at the Nordic House, 14:00 – 17:00 HIGH-END REDESIGN FOR CHRISTMAS Designers and artists will come together at the Nordic House and show you how you can use whatever is available to you in creating an elaborate and desired product. Welcome to a cosy and sustainable […]
Christmas Arts & Crafts in Black Box 02.12–20.12 Every Wednesday (10:00 – 21:00), Saturday (11:00 – 17:00) and Sunday (11:00 – 17:00). Our Black Box in the basement will turn into a Christmas cave where you can visit the workshop and make your own Christmas decorations from recycled material, find, wrap and give away things that […]
Open presentation of bachelor studies at Nord University (Norway). Tuesday 14th November, 18.30 – 20:00 The university offers three international courses taught in English: * Animation, 3D art and VFX * Games and Entertainment Technology * Film & TV production More information Facebook event
The Árna Magnússon lecture will be on his birthday, for the fifth time, November 13th at 5 pm Marjorie Curry Woods: Emotions Between the Lines Why I love Ugly Manuscripts When I met the director of rare books and manuscripts at Princeton University, I asked him if his collection had any medieval manuscripts of classical texts. He […]
Illegal housing – is it acceptable? An acute shortage of rental housing along with high rents has led to a sharp increase in the number of people living in illegal or informal housing in office or factory buildings outside residential areas. Studies have shown two main groups living under such conditions, foreign workers and Icelanders […]
The Nordic countries between Hilter and Stalin Valur Gunnarsson will hold a lecture at the Nordic House on November 29th at 7 pm The event is open to everyone and access free of charge The Nordic countries managed -for the most part- to stay outside of the First World War. But the nation states, which […]
Skýrsla nefndar í plastbarkamálinu kynnt 6. nóvember Skýrsla nefndar í plastbarkamálinu sem skipuð var af rektor Háskóla Íslands og forstjóra Landspítala hinn 27. október 2016 verður kynnt í Norræna húsinu 6. nóvember 2017, kl. 14:00-15:30. Allir velkomnir meðan húsrúm leyfir. Húsið opnað kl. 13:45. Í kjölfar viðamikilla rannsókna í Svíþjóð á hinu svokallaða plastbarkamáli skipuðu forstjóri […]
The Silence Meal is a performative dining experience hosted by the Finnish artist Nina Backman. The performance experiments with a series of steps revolving around senses and silence. The meal follows a specific frame and is officially opened when the artist sits down. Attending to the rituals of a meal in a way that is […]
Welcome to the opening of Silent Space at The Nordic House, Tuesday, November 7th at 5 PM with a guided tour and an introduction from Nina Backman. Also present at the opening are Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir, Sigurður Guðmundsson and Sari Palosaari. Silent Space – showcases works of seven Nordic artists whose positions address the interference of environment and […]
Livestream lectures in SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY from Denmark are in Danish only. Med foredragsserien Offentlige foredrag i Naturvidenskab har du mulighed for at komme tættere på de nyeste opdagelser og erkendelser inden for naturvidenskab. Engagerede forelæsere holder foredrag om alle grene af naturvidenskaben. Niveauet er højt, og du vil blive udfordret, men du kan […]
Classic in the Moorlands – Dayspring and eventide Concert at the Nordic House April 11. at 8 pm Here you can buy tickets to all the concert for a special price Special price for seniors and disabled The soprano Auður Gunnarsdóttir and pianist Anna Guðný Guðmundsdóttir bring us Sieben Frühe Lieder by Alban Berg, songs by […]
Classic in the Moorlands – The world in tune Concert at the Nordic House March 21. at 8 pm Here you can buy tickets to all the concert for a special price Special price for seniors and disabled Trio Túnfífill (e. Dandelion) María Konráðsdóttir, soprano, Erla Dóra Vogler, mezzosoprano and Svanur Vilbergsson, guitarist, invite to an […]
Classic in the Moorlands – French connection Concert at the Nordic House February 21. at 8 pm Here you can buy tickets to all the concert for a special price Special price for seniors and disabled Duo Ultima, is Guido Bäumer on alto saxophone and Aladár Rácz on piano. Their program is a colourful and […]
Norræna húsið í Reykjavík er norræn menningarstofnun með áherslu á bókmenntir, tungumál, arkitektúr, hönnun, börn og ungmenni og sjálfbæra þróun. Markmið hússins eru að koma norrænni menningu á framfæri og styrkja tengsl við hin Norðurlöndin. Norræna húsið er leiðandi afl í íslensku menningarlífi og húsið er eitt af meistaraverkum Alvars Aalto. Árið 2018 fagnar Norræna […]
Nordic Innovation House – New York Are You Looking for Opportunities in the United States? Join us to learn more about the Nordic Innovation House in New York at the Nordic House in Vatnsmýri on Tuesday 24th October between 9 – 11 a.m. AGENDA: Opening: Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs […]
Overbibliotekar til Nordens Hus i Reykjavík Er du den, vi leder efter? Nordens Hus søger en beslutningsdygtig og nytænkende leder til husets bibliotek. Du vil få stor indflydelse på bibliotekets fremtidige udvikling og skal sikre dets relevans i samfundet for både eksisternede og nye målgrupper. Du skal sikre, at biblioteket er en integreret del af […]
Voices of victims: Women discuss sexual offenses Seminar at the Nordic House Wednesday October 25th at 8 pm Program: Júlía Birgisdóttir, baráttukona og gjaldkeri Snarrótarinnar – samtaka um borgaraleg réttindi, heldur erindi um stafrænt kynferðisofbeldi. Kristín I. Pálsdóttir formaður Rótarinnar – félags um málefni kvenna með áfengis- og fíknivanda, talar um rannsókn […]
Seminar on sustainable city planning / free entrance/ languages: Scandinavian Friday 27th of October we welcome Marc Jørgensen, Team leader at Centre for Urban Development in the City of Copenhagen and Rainer Stange, Professor of Landscape Architecture at The Oslo School of Architecture and Design, to talk about their experience in the field. More information in Danish […]
Airwaves for the young people and their parents will be held at The Nordic House on Sunday, November 5th from 13:00-15:00. Everyone is welcome. Free entrance! It is with great pleasure to invite you all to the only children’s program during the Iceland Airwaves festival. Come join us and experience the old traditional children’s songs […]
NEW LANDSPÍTALI AT A BETTER LOCATION – IS IT TO LATE? Thursady the 19th af October at 16:30 – 18:00 at the Nordic House Open meeting by The Federation of a better hospital at a better location (I: Samtök um betri spítala á betri stað) with members of the political parties Should the location of […]
Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen Bartók & Kodály: folk arrangements Snorri Sigfús Birgisson: New songs Performing: Hanna Dóra Sturludóttir, mezzo soprano and Snorri Sigfús Birgisson, piano Tickets are sold at the entrance. Ticket price is 2000 kr. but 1000 kr. for elderly, disabled and students.
John A. Speight: 6 songs A. Copland: 4 songs D. Argento: 2 songs from 6 Elizabethan songs S. Barber: 4 songs from Hermit songs op. 29 O. Resphigi: 3 songs E. Granados: 3 songs from Tonadillas Flytjendur: Sólrún Bragadóttir, soprano singer and Anna Málfríður Sigurðardóttir, piano. Tickets are sold at the entrance. Ticket price is 2000 kr. but […]
The Nordic House F. Mendelssohn: Höre Israel og Lied ohne Worte op. 109 N. Boulanger: 3 verk, G. F. Händel: Piangero la sorte mia S. Rachmaninoff: Vocalise op. 34 nr. 14, Ingibjörg Azima: Chrismas Sigursveinn D. Kristinsson: Jólanótt og Hallgrímur J. Jakobsson: Christmas poem Performing: Margrét Hrafnsdóttir, sopran Ólöf Sigursveinsdóttir, chello og Agnieszka Bryndal, piano […]
I’m Jonathan, an Englishman cycling around the world. When I left my home in London in January 2015 I had never cycled further than 15km. I had no idea I would end up cycling for so long but now, two and half years later, I have pedalled over 45,000km across 40 countries. I have just […]
Open call for Christmas art! Do you have a good idea on how the Nordic House can be decorated for Christmas? Do you have something that can be this year´s Christmas art at the Nordic House? Do you have the perfect Christmas decoration but no space in your living room? We will put together a […]
The Icelandic Nature Conservation Association, BirdLife Iceland and the Iceland Environment Association organize a meeting about the environmental policies of Icelandic political parties in connection with the elections on 28 October. The meeting will be held at the Nordic House on Tuesday, October 16th at 8 pm The political parties will be asked to give their […]
Classic in the Moorlands -Noble Nobel Concert at the Nordic House November 22. at 8 pm Here you can buy tickets to all the concert for a special price Special price for seniors and disabled Bylgja Dís Gunnarsdóttir soprano and pianist Hrönn Þráinsdóttir perform a program dedicated to two Nobel prize winners, Halldór Laxness and […]
“Islandske Indtryk” “Islandske Indtryk” – Solo Piano Concert by Benjamin Nørholm Jacobsen at the Nordic House November 23. at 8 pm. This concert will consist of 8 new pieces of music for acoustic piano, written and performed by the Danish jazz pianist and composer Benjamin Nørholm Jacobsen who is currently residing in Reykjavik. Glimpses of a […]
Black Box / Free entrance / Parental Advisory Exhibition of the drawings of Tom of Finland TOM OF FINLAND is the artist name of Finnish Touko Laaksonen, 1920 – 1991. He signed his erotic work “Tom” and when his drawings were first published in 1957, now world-famous “Tom of Finland” was born. The exhibition was recently in […]