LÁ Art Museum is situated in Hveragerdi, South Iceland. It is an art museum that preserves a small collection of modern and contemporary art mainly Icelandic artists but also some work by international artists. Every year the museum puts up a variation of exhibitions. In connection with the exhibitions there are educational program on offer such as workshops, guided tours and artist’s talks. The bright seating area offers visitors the chance to relax in a peaceful setting. The Museum also houses a small cafe and the children’s corner gives the museum’s younger visitors a chance to enjoy themselves.
History of the museum
LÁ Art Museum is owned by the eight municipalities in Árnes County in South-Iceland. It is accredited by the Museum Council of Iceland. The museum was awarded the Icelandic Museum Prize in 2018.
The foundation for the museum was laid in 1963 when a large donation from Mrs. Bjarnveig Bjarnadottir and her two sons, Bjarni Markus Johannesson and Loftur Johannesson of paintings by respectable artists was donated to the Árnes County and is therefore the oldest art museum outside the capital that is open to the public. Today the collection of the museum consists of over 500 artworks of various kinds and backgrounds.
The museum emphasizes on creating an increased interest, awareness, knowledge and understanding of visual arts for the people of Árnes County and their guests through exhibitions, educational programs, talks, discussions and other suitable events.
The board of the museum:
Arna Ír Gunnarsdóttir, chairman.
Bjarni H. Ásbjörnsson
Njörður Sigurðsson
Museum director :
Kristín Scheving
kscheving (at) listasafnarnesinga.is
Reception and museum shop:
Maria Csizmás
mottaka (at) listasafnarnesinga.is
Education Project Manager
Alda Rose Cartwright
fraedsla (at) listasafnarnesinga.is
Designer and museum technician:
Maximillian Riley
listasafn (at) listasafnarnesinga.is
Museum work:
Veronique Vaka
Intern:
Thomas Croze
Upcoming events
Here you can see our upcoming events. For more information write to: listasafn@listasafnarnesinga.is
Past events
LÁ Art museum offers various events in connection to our exhibitions and also hosts all kinds of events in the museum like concerts, poetry nights, performances etc.
Summer: 1st of June – 24th of August:
Open all week from 12 – 17
Winter: 14th of September – 31st of May:
Open every day except Monday from 12 – 17.
FREE ENTRANCE
LÁ Art Museum offers regular workshops
For more information on our educational program contact: listasafn@listasafnarnesinga.is
Previous workshops
We are collecting our previous programs and they will all be available here.
In LÁ Art Museum there is also a café with drinks, coffee and cakes on sale from a local baker. There is enough space both indoors and outdoors and a relaxing atmosphere. We also have a small museum shop selling both local products as well as books and cards.
For more information write to listasafn@listasafnarnesinga.is
Come and bring your group to us and we will provide a guided tour of our exhibition as well as some food and drinks in collaboration with local restaurants.
For more information and a quote contact mottaka@listasafnarnesinga.is
LÁ Art Museum offers regular workshops
For more information on our educational program contact: listasafn@listasafnarnesinga.is
Previous workshops
We are collecting our previous programs and they will all be available here.
In LÁ Art Museum there is also a café with drinks, coffee and cakes on sale from a local baker. There is enough space both indoors and outdoors and a relaxing atmosphere. We also have a small museum shop selling both local products as well as books and cards.
For more information write to listasafn@listasafnarnesinga.is
Come and bring your group to us and we will provide a guided tour of our exhibition as well as some food and drinks in collaboration with local restaurants.
For more information and a quote contact mottaka@listasafnarnesinga.is