Grapevine Events: Happy Beer Day
Three words: Happy Beer Day! Go get yourself a pint and celebrate having the choice to drink it. It wasn’t accessible in this country 35 years ago. For those who […]
Grapevine Events: Víkingur Ólafsson, Upp og Kommandi II & More
After a freezing few weeks in the capital, we finally got some sunshine. You can hear occasional birds chirping outside, the snow is melting and — as cringe as it […]
Grapevine Events: dreymandi hundur, Örvar Smárason, Sakaris & So Much More
It’s that time of the week again! Events aplenty! We just passed the longest day of the year yesterday, the summer solstice, and all we can say is we’re very […]
Grapevine Events: Opera Dinner, Silent Disco, Halldór Ragnarsson, and Children’s Film Festival
Opera Dinner in IÐNÓ October 27th at 19:00 – IÐNÓ – 13.900 to 14.900 ISK We can’t think of a better place for this event than at the beautiful IÐNÓ […]
Grapevine Picks: Dieter Roth, Winter Lights And Jazzy Nights
Every week we take you, gentle reader, by the hand and lead you out of your cosy accommodation into the frosty Reykjavík air. There’s a whole world of Icelandic culture [&he
Best Of Reykjavík Activities 2020: Best Art Museum
So, you finally checked one off the bucket list and arrived in Iceland. Velkomin! But what now? Reykjavík is bustling with activities, from steamy swimming pools to world-renowned
NÝLÓ For Life: The Living Art Museum’s 40th Anniversary Show
This June, Nýlistasafnið (also know as NÝLÓ, or The Living Art Museum) opened its 40th birthday exhibition, ‘The Pressure of the Deep.’ The show is a cultural snapshot that
Public Service Announcement: Free Shit To Do On International Museums Day
Before you start binge drinking this festival season, make yourself feel better by doing something a little more wholesome. Here’s a roundup of the free activities happening on I
NÝLÓ Captures Iceland’s Mercurial Art Scene
It’s often noted that Iceland has a vibrant and thriving arts culture for a country of 330,000 people. In music, literature and visual art, Iceland punches far above its weight,
Get Bored With Baldessari At Nýló
John Baldessari is a revered conceptual artist who has inspired dozens of other big names. Now, his touch will be felt all the way here in Iceland at the opening […]
Opening Today: ‘Double Bind’ At Nýló
This exhibition’s purpose is to restore a sense of political freedom in private psychological practises on personal failure. The artists put themselves in vulnerable positions, e
Beauty And Its Discontents
KODDU Or What Does A Chain Reaction Look Like? —Debates on Monday #16 Rather than summarise 2014’s debates in brief, as the end of the year approaches, I want to […]