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Iceland Guest is an information website for your travel to Iceland. On this site you can get all the tourist information you need for your vacation in Iceland. We hope that you will find this online travel guide useful in planning your holidays in Iceland.

About Iceland
Iceland is a refreshingly unconventional travel destination. The Icelandic nature is unspoilt, exotic and mystical with its spouting geysers, active volcanoes, tumbling waterfalls, towering mountains, vast lava plains and magical lakes. Iceland’s fjords, glaciers and highland plains present visitors with some of the most beautiful and enchanting places they will ever see, as well as a rare feeling of utter tranquillity.

For travelers on a quest for action, Iceland’s pristine nature offers great potential for outdoor activities such as snowmobiling, horse riding, cave exploring, hiking, swimming, skiing, river rafting, kayaking and mountain safaris on modified four-wheel drives, to name but a few. Iceland supports a surprisingly diverse Nordic flora and fauna and is an ideal place for ornithology enthusiasts, while also offering some of the world’s best whale watching destinations.

About Reykjavik
Reykjavík sometimes feels like a cosmopolitan capital and a tiny seaside village - all wrapped up in one. But Reykjavík has the best of both worlds; the qualities of a modern, forward-looking society complemented by a close connection to Iceland‚s beautiful and unspoilt nature.

Reykjavík’s legendary nightlife is bolstered by plentiful cultural and social happenings in addition to an abundance of first-class restaurants. The size of Reykjavik city centre is also limited enough to allow for easy navigation by foot. Reykjavík has been described as a young and daring city that is characterized by strong contrasts. Conveniently small, clean and safe, it is more or less free from the major problems that haunt many other capitals. Big city events are frequent, the winter lights festival finished recently with thousands of participants and more tourist at this time of the year than we are used to.

in Focus

21.5.2007

Magma Icelandic Contemporary Design

Magma Icelandic Contemporary Design On May 19, a unique exhibition focusing on Icelandic contemporary design opened in Kjarvalsstaðir Art Museum. Entitled Magma, the exhibition is part of the Reykjavík Arts Festival and is one of the most comprehensive presentations of Icelandic design to date. As the title suggests, the exhibition is supposed to reflect the simmering creative energy that defines Icelandic designers. By featuring a wide range of art-works from clothing, architecture, furniture, lighting, textile, jewelry and technical innovations, the aim of the exhibition is to show all of the distinctive aspects of Icelandic contemporary design and its importance in our daily lives.

The exhibition’s curator, designer Guðrún Lilja Gunnlaugsdóttir, selected works by around sixty of Iceland’s most prominent and progressive designers. The ideas they present to the public in this group exhibit are as diverse as their experimental use of materials or the purpose of the objects they have created – and that was exactly the intention. With this large-scale exhibition, Gunnlaugsdóttir wants visitors to acquire a deeper understanding of what design is, where it comes from, and what thoughts lie behind the works. Viewers will be able to examine watches designed by Gilbert O. Guðjónsson as well as a rocking chair by Guðrún Lilja Gunnlaugsdóttir, baking forms by Hrafnkell Birgisson and snowboard prints by Katrín Pétursdóttir, to name just a few of the astonishing developments.

In addition to this, five new innovation projects were specially created and sponsored for this exhibition, designed by: Ninna Þórarinsdóttir, Páll Einarsson, Sigríður Heimisdóttir, Unnur Friðriksdóttir and Þóra Árnadóttir. During the Magma exhibition, the North Gallery at Kjarvalsstaðir will be devoted to design as well, with a special educational programming entitled The Spark - Design For Everyone.

The exhibition will be open until August 26.

About Reykjavik Art Museum - Kjarvalsstadir

Open daily from: 10:00 -17:00

Devoted to modern art, both Icelandic and international. Permanent exhibition of works by Johannes S. Kjarval, one of Iceland's most beloved painters.

Address:
Flókagata 105
Tel: +354 517 1290
Fax: +354 590 1201
Website: http://www.artmuseum.is
E-mail: listasafn@reykjavik.is

Admissions:
Adults: ISK 500
Youths younger than 18 years: Free
Senior citizens, disabled and groups (10+): ISK 250.

The admission ticket is valid on the same day for all three Reykjavik Art Museums: Asmundur Sveinsson Sculpture Museum, Harbour House and Kjarvalsstadir.

Guided tours
Guided tours in English are provided at the Reykjavik Art Museum - Kjarvalsstadir on Thursdays at 15:00. Guided tours in foreign languages are also available upon request. Information and bookings at tel +354 590 1200 or through email:
fraedsludeild@rvk.is

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