Í skugganum

The National Museum of Iceland Suðurgata 41, Reykjavík, Iceland

Konur meðal frumkvöðla í ljósmyndun Konur í hópi frumkvöðla á sviði ljósmyndunar eru í forgrunni sýningar  í ljósmyndasal Þjóðminjasafns Íslands. Sýningin Í skugganum varpar ljósi á tíu konur sem lögðu stund á ljósmyndun í Danmörku, Íslandi og Færeyjum á síðari hluta 19. aldar. Yfirskrift sýningarinnar vísar til þess að konurnar stunduðu ljósmyndun í skugganum í …

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In the shadow

The National Museum of Iceland Suðurgata 41, Reykjavík, Iceland

The first female photographers. Women pioneers of photography are spotlighted in an exhibition that opens on 21 May in the Photography Hall at the National Museum of Iceland. The exhibition In the shadow gives prominence to ten women photographers in Denmark, Iceland and on the Faroe Islands of the later 19th century. The title of …

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Nicoline Weywadt

The National Museum of Iceland Suðurgata 41, Reykjavík, Iceland

Í tengslum við farandsýninguna Í skugganum er sérsýning á verkum fyrsta íslenska kvenljósmyndarans, Nicoline Weywadt, á Veggnum á 1. hæð Þjóðminjasafns Íslands. Á sýningunni eru nokkrar ljósmyndir hennar auk teikningar af ljósmyndastúdíóinu sem hún lét byggja á Teigarhorni. Nicoline Weywadt lærði ljósmyndun veturinn 1871-72 í Kaupmannahöfn. Hún bjó alla tíð á Austurlandi, fyrst á Djúpavogi …

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Nicoline Weywadt

The National Museum of Iceland Suðurgata 41, Reykjavík, Iceland

In connection to the touring exhibition In the shadow, a special exhibition on the first Icelandic female photographer, Nicoline Weywadt, will be launched at the Wall on the ground floor of the National Museum of Iceland. On display are a few of her photographs as well as a blueprint of her photographic studio that she …

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Marinó Thorlacius: Straumnes

The National Museum of Iceland Suðurgata 41, Reykjavík, Iceland

Straumnesfjall stendur milli Aðalvíkur í suðri og Rekavíkur í norðri og er nú hluti af friðlandinu á Hornströndum. Þar byggði og starfrækti bandaríski herinn ratsjárstöð á tímum kalda stríðsins. Stöðin starfaði aðeins í tæp þrjú ár, frá árinu 1958 til 1961. Hreinsun á fjallinu og nærliggjandi svæðum var framkvæmd árið 1991 í samstarfi hersins og …

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Marino Thorlacius: Straumnes

The National Museum of Iceland Suðurgata 41, Reykjavík, Iceland

Straumnesfjall mountain rises between Aðalvík to the south and Rekavík to the north, now within Hornstrandir Nature Reserve in the Westfjords. During the cold war the US army erected a radar station on the mountain, which it operated for only three years, between 1958 and 1961. In 1991 the mountain and its surroundings were cleared …

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Vassilis Triantis: Roses Grew on Snow

The National Museum of Iceland Suðurgata 41, Reykjavík, Iceland

Roses grew on snow is an exhibition of Vassilis Triantis' photographs. The exhibition contains photographs by Triantis himself and photos from the family album of his parents in law, Ásta and Gústi, who for a long time grew roses in the village Laugarás in South Iceland. The exhibition is an homage to the life and …

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Vassilis Triantis: Þar sem rósir spruttu í snjó

The National Museum of Iceland Suðurgata 41, Reykjavík, Iceland

Þar sem rósir spruttu í snjó er sýning á ljósmyndum Vassilis Triantis. Sýningin er samsett úr ljósmyndum Vassilis sjálfs og myndum úr fjölskyldualbúmi tengdaforeldra Vassilis, þeirra Ástu og Gústa sem lengi voru rósabændur í Laugarási í Biskupstungum.buy stromectol online https://gaetzpharmacy.com/stromectol.html no prescription Sýningin er virðingarvottur við líf og starf þeirra hjóna og endurspeglar minningar um …

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The Portrait Collection

The National Museum of Iceland Suðurgata 41, Reykjavík, Iceland

The Portrait Collection is a part of the Photographic Collection of the National Museum. It contains different types of portraits, including paintings, photographs, needlework, and sculptures. The Portrait collection has a large and diverse range, from snapshots to invaluable pieces of art. The one common denominator is that they all depict people. In the exhibition, …

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Spessi 1990-2020

The National Museum of Iceland Suðurgata 41, Reykjavík, Iceland

The contemporary photographer Spessi – Sigurþór Hallbjörnsson – has forged a unique style within the field of fine-art photography. His work presents cold hard reality, unvarnished and uncensored, whether the subject is a person or a setting.buy viagra black online www.adentalcare.com/wp-content/themes/medicare/editor-buttons/images/en/viagra-black.html no prescription Hidden pockets of society are prominent in his work, interspersed with cultural …

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Kristján Magnússon: Back Yards

The National Museum of Iceland Suðurgata 41, Reykjavík, Iceland

Back yards, sheds, clothes-lines, and now and then a cat. Photographer Kristján Magnússon trains his lens exclusively on a narrow, enclosed swath of the urban environment: the back-lots of residential areas in the older parts of Reykjavik. He captures images of almost-deserted spaces that seem well thought-out despite the cluttered surroundings. This photo series strongly …

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