Reykjavik Art Museum
Reykjavik Art Museum is the largest visual art institution in Iceland. It occupies three locations in Reykjavík; in Harbour House by the old harbour, at Kjarvalsstaðir by Klambratún and in Ásmundur Sveinsson Sculpture Museum in Laugardalur.
Asmundarsafn - The Reykjavik Art Museum
Asmundur Sveinsson
About the artist
Asmundur Sveinsson was one of the pioneers of sculpture in Iceland. He studied at the Swedish Academy of Fine Arts, under the guidance of the sculptor Carl Milles. Early on he was exposed to the traditional view that sculpture should be part of the urban environment. After completing his studies in 1926 he moved to Paris where he lived for three years. The city was then the uncontested centre of contemporary art in Europe and his stay there influenced him no less than his formal education.
Throughout his life, Sveinsson remained loyal to his belief that art should be for the people and have its place among them. He was called the poet of the people in the field of art and undoubtedly this ideal was rooted in his philosophy of life no less than in the traditions of sculpture. Most of his sculptures were conceived as works for public spaces, an integral part of their environment or designed for utility.
Asmundur Sveinsson
The Asmundur Sveinsson Collection
Asmundur Sveinsson was one of the pioneers of Icelandic sculpture.
The Asmundur Sveinsson collection contains works that span the whole career of the artist and clearly show how his artistic vision developed throughout his life. Among the oldest are sculptures that he created as a student at the State Academy in Sweden. Later came the grand masterpieces that praise the Icelandic common people, folk-tales and nature. Finally the collection has a number of abstract works, that the artist created in the last decades of his life.
Asmundur Sveinsson donated his house and his collection to the City of Reykjavik after his day.
Books about Asmund Sveinsson
All the museum stores at the Reykjavik Art Museum, -Kjarvalsstadir, -Asmundur Sveinsson Sculpture Museum
and the Hafnarhus, have books about Asmundur Sveinsson, his artwoorks and his career.
Exhibitions
Exhibition of works by Asmundur Sveinsson are put on display at the Asmundur Sveinsson Sculpture Museum.
The Reykjavik Art Museum
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Reykjavík Art Museum
Founded in 1973, the Reykjavík Art Museum is the largest visual art institution in Iceland. Its mission to present contemporary art in its many manifestations is carried out through diverse programs at the museum's three venues: Hafnarhus, Kjarvalsstadir, and Asmundarsafn. Architecture has been a part of the museum programs since 1993.
The Reykjavik Art Museum has three collections of works by individual artists: Asmundur Sveinsson, Johannes S. Kjarval and Erró. The Museum is also in charge of the General art collection of the city of Reykjavik as well as most of the outdoor sculptures.
Reykjavik Art Museum: Asmundarsafn
Reykjavík Art Museum (RAM) is the largest visual art institution in Iceland. The museum is situated at three different locations in the city: the Kjarvalsstadir exhibition hall at Miklatún, Hafnarhus, located in downtown Reykjavik, and the Ásmundur Sveinsson Sculpture Museum and Park at Sigtún.
Attention: Admission to the museum is no longer free.
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Listasafn Reykjavíkur er til húsa á þremur stöðum í bænum. Í Hafnarhúsi við Tryggvagötu, á Kjarvalsstöðum við Flókagötu og í Ásmundarsafni við Sigtún.
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Kjarvalsstadir - Reykjavik Art Museum
About the museum
Founded in 1973, the Reykjavík Art Museum is the largest visual art institution in Iceland. Its mission to present contemporary art in its many manifestations is carried out through diverse programs at the museum's three venues: Hafnarhus, Kjarvalsstadir, and Asmundarsafn. Architecture has been a part of the museum programs since 1993.
Reykjavik Art Museum: Kjarvalsstadir
Reykjavík Art Museum (RAM) is the largest visual art institution in Iceland. The museum is situated at three different locations in the city: the Kjarvalsstadir exhibition hall at Miklatún, Hafnarhus, located in downtown Reykjavik, and the Ásmundur Sveinsson Sculpture Museum and Park at Sigtún.
Attention: Admission to the museum is no longer free.
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Listasafn Reykjavíkur er til húsa á þremur stöðum í bænum. Í Hafnarhúsi við Tryggvagötu, á Kjarvalsstöðum við Flókagötu og í Ásmundarsafni við Sigtún.
Top 25 Tourist Attractions in Reykjavik - Travel Iceland
Top 25 Tourist Attractions and Beautiful Places in Reykjavik - Travel Iceland:
Harpa Reykjavik Concert Hall and Conference Centre, Hallgrimskirkja, Solfar Sculpture, National Museum of Iceland, Arbaer Open Air Museum, Reykjavik 871 +/- 2 The Settlement Exhibition, Laugavegur, The Pearl, Volcano House, Vikin Maritime Museum, Saga Museum, Reykjavik City Hall, Einar Jonsson Museum, Whales of Iceland, Videy Island, Laugardalur Park, Icelandic Opera, Icelandic Phallological Museum, Imagine Peace Tower, Nautholsvik Geothermal Beach, Hofdi House, Reykjavik Art Museum Listasafn Reykjavikur, Domkirkjan, Culture House, Reykjavik Art Museum Asmundarsafn
Reykjavik Art Museum: Hafnarhus
Reykjavík Art Museum (RAM) is the largest visual art institution in Iceland. The museum is situated at three different locations in the city: the Kjarvalsstadir exhibition hall at Miklatún, Hafnarhus, located in downtown Reykjavik, and the Ásmundur Sveinsson Sculpture Museum and Park at Sigtún.
Attention: Admission to the museum is no longer free.
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Listasafn Reykjavíkur er til húsa á þremur stöðum í bænum. Í Hafnarhúsi við Tryggvagötu, á Kjarvalsstöðum við Flókagötu og í Ásmundarsafni við Sigtún.
Reykjavik Art Museum: One Ticket – Three Museums
Reykjavik Art Museum offers dynamic and progressive venues giving guests an opportunity to get to know diverse art and experience culture in creative surroundings. Hafnarhús, Kjarvalsstaðir and Ásmundarsafn exhibit works by leading Icelandic artists: Erró, Kjarval and Ásmundur Sveinsson.
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Kjarval Art Museum
Kjarval Art Museum opened 1973 and is named after the painter Jóhannes S. Kjarval (1885-1972) one of Iceland´s most influential and recognized artists. His works are on permanent display there. The exhibitions at Kjarval Art Museum focus primarily on paintings and sculptures of the established masters of modern art.
Kjarval Art Museum also houses a newly renovated café and a book store. The building is a fine example of Nordic modernism and features floor to ceiling windows that look out to onto the beautiful Klambratún Park.
Reykjavík Art Museum is Iceland´s largest network of art museums and holds some of the most distinguished works in Iceland´s artistic landscape. The museum is housed in three unique buildings and displays both modern and contemporary art, paintings, sculptures and works in different media by established local and international artists.
There are around 20 various exhibitions on show at Reykjavík Art Museum every year but you can always see exhibitions from Kjarval, Erró in Hafnarhús Art Museum and Ásmundur Sveinsson Museum.
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The Settlement Exhibition
In 2001 archaeological remains were excavated in Aðalstræti, which turned out to be the oldest relics of human habitation in Reykjavík, with some of the fragments found dating to before 871 AD.
During the excavation, a longhouse from the tenth century was also discovered. The hall and a wall fragment are now both carefully preserved at their original location and form the focal point of The Settlement Exhibition, a fascinating exhibition about life in Viking times.
As part of the exhibition the construction of Viking Age buildings is explained using multimedia technology to provide an insight of what life was like at the time of the first settlers in Iceland. Exhibits also include artefacts from archaeological excavations in central Reykjavík.
Reykjavik Art Museum
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Reykjavik Art Gallery
Reykjavík Art Gallery
Reykjavík Art Gallery er sýningar- og sölugallerí fyrir starfandi myndlistarmenn. Sýningarsalir á Skúlagötu 28, þar sem áður var Kexverksmiðjan Frón, voru opnaðir 14. mars 2008. Galleríið stækkaði sýningarrými sitt 6. júní 2008 þegar innréttaðir voru sýningarsalir að Skúlagötu 30.
Reykjavík Art Gallery sýnir myndlistarverk þeirra myndlistamanna sem það vinnur fyrir í 9 sýningarrýmum. Galleríið hefur staðið fyrir fjölda einka- og samsýninga í sölum sínum.
Reykjavík Art Gallerý hefur það að markmiði að kynna íslenska myndlist á innlendum sem erlendum vettvangi.
Verið velkomin á Skúlagötu 30, því sjón er sögu ríkari.
Mandi Reykjavik
Mandi Reykjavik
Museum of design and applied art Reykjavik Iceland/ Hönnunarsafn Íslands
Museum of design and applied art Reykjavik Iceland / Hönnunarsafn Íslands
Reykjavik Art Museum: One Ticket – Three Museums
Reykjavik Art Museum offers dynamic and progressive venues giving guests an opportunity to get to know diverse art and experience culture in creative surroundings. Hafnarhús, Kjarvalsstaðir and Ásmundarsafn exhibit works by leading Icelandic artists: Erró, Kjarval and Ásmundur Sveinsson.
Ásmundarsafn Museum
Ásmundarsafn sculpture museum is a museum in Reykjavík, Iceland