13 – 16.8 2026
Pop up exhibition in Museum shop.
Designer Hrafnkell Birgisson presents new works at the LÁ Art Museum.
Hrafnkell works with objects and materials gathered from his immediate surroundings, transforming them into ready-made multiples with practical functions. His works serve as a reflection on contemporary consumer culture and offer a counterpoint to modern patterns of consumption, inviting viewers to consider the lifecycle of mass-produced objects, both in terms of their materials and their forms.
Hrafnkell studied Product Design at HBK Saar and the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK Berlin) in Germany. He has taught as a visiting lecturer for many years, both in Iceland and internationally. He currently lives and works in Helsinki.
Hrafnkell was an artist-in-residence in Varmahlíð at the invitation of the Municipality of Hveragerði. This pop-up exhibition is presented in collaboration with the municipality
14.8 2026 at 16:00
Snittur
(“Hors d’oeuvres”)
Bobby Caldwell – What You Won’t Do For Love
Bee Gees – How Deep Is Your Love?
João Gilberto – Bim Bom
Mannakorn – Einhvers staðar, einhvern tímann aftur
Frank Ocean – Thinkin’ Bout You
Snittur – Snitta 4 (Rómósnitta)
Chris Isaak – Wicked Games
The Isley Brothers – Footsteps In The Dark
Dusty Springfield – The Look Of Love
Aphex Twin – Alberto Balsalm
Ellý Vilhjálms – Sveitin milli sanda
Snittur – Snitta 3 (Afrósnitta)
Roy Ayers – Everybody Loves The Sunshine
Hall & Oates – I Can’t Go For That
Herbie Hancock – Cantaloupe Island
Raggi Bjarna – Barn
Dusty Springfield – Spooky
Snittur – Snitta 2 (Mundasnitta)
Jamiroquai – Virtual Insanity
Crystal Waters – Gypsy Woman (She’s Homeless)
15.8 2026 at 14:00
Finissage
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Blómstrandi Dagar (Blooming Days) Festival at LÁ Art Museum
The annual Blómstrandi Dagar (Blooming Days) town festival will take place in Hveragerði from 13–16 August.
A vibrant programme of events will be held throughout the town, and, of course, there is plenty happening at LÁ Art Museum.
On Saturday, 15 August at 2:00 pm, the exhibiting artists warmly invite visitors to a closing reception celebrating the exhibitions currently on view at the museum:
Bernard Khoury – Poisoned Grounds
Styrmir Örn Guðmundsson & Agata Mickiewicz – The Field in Between
Rebekka Khunis – Transient
Hlynur Hallsson – ONCE AGAIN
Jeannette Castioni – Only Data
The exhibitions remain on view until 23 August.
We warmly welcome you to celebrate Blómstrandi Dagar at LÁ Art Museum!
15.8 2026 at 14:00
Book launch
New Book of Text Works by Hlynur Hallsson
You are warmly invited to the launch of TEXTAR / TEXTE / TEXTS, a new publication featuring the spray-painted text works created by artist Hlynur Hallsson between 2002 and 2026.
The 108-page book includes photographs of more than 80 works by Hlynur.
The book launch will take place at LÁ Art Museum in Hveragerði on 15 August at 2:00 pm.
Light refreshments will be served.
The book has been printed in Iceland in an edition of 300 copies, of which 100 are numbered and signed by the artist. The earliest works featured in the publication date from 2002, created for an exhibition in Marfa, Texas, while the most recent works are from this year and were exhibited at LÁ Art Museum and Leynir in Akureyri.
An exhibition of Hlynur Hallsson’s work is currently on view in Gallery 4 at LÁ Art Museum and continues until 23 August 2026.
15.8 2026 at 16:00
Guðrún Árný and your favorite songs
Join us at LÁ Art Museum on 15 August at 4:00 pm, when Guðrún Árný performs your favourite song requests. Admission is free, courtesy of the Municipality of Hveragerði.
16.8 2026 at 13:00
Walking tour – with Guja Dögg Hauksdóttir
Walking Tour: Högna Sigurðardóttir’s Unbuilt Summer House
On the land of Hrauntunga, below Kambavegur, lies the preserved foundation of a house that has remained untouched since 1974. It is the foundation of a summer house that Karl and Unnur Schiöth intended to build, but the project never progressed beyond the construction of its base. The house was designed by the architect Högna Sigurðardóttir.
According to the surviving architectural drawings, the building would have been unlike most other houses in Hveragerði at the time and would have established a distinctive presence within the town’s built environment.
On Sunday, 16 August, architect Guja Dögg Hauksdóttir will lead a walking tour to this remarkable site. The walk will depart from LÁ Art Museum at 1:00 pm.
Participation is free of charge, and everyone is warmly welcome.
Högna Sigurðardóttir (1929–2017) is regarded as one of the pioneers of Icelandic architecture and was also the first woman to practise as an architect in Iceland. She graduated from the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where her final project received special recognition in 1960. The project, which focused on a horticultural farm in Hveragerði, marked an important beginning to her career and clearly reflected the architectural ideas and principles that would later come to define her work.
20.5 2026 at 16:00
Sim Ying music performance
Sim Ying will be playing works from Baroque, Classical and 20th century.
Loo Sim Ying is a classical guitarist and graduate of the Malaysia Institute of Arts. He is a prizewinner of the Malaysia Youth Music Festival, having won First Prize in 2008 and 2009, and a Gold Award in 2011.
He holds the Associate (ATCL) and Licentiate (LTCL) Diplomas in Music Performance from Trinity College London, both with Distinction, and received the Trinity College London Award of Excellence for his ATCL achievement.
As an award recipient, he has appeared at the Trinity Guildhall Awards Concert and performed at the Bel Canto concert series presented by the Classical Music Society of Selangor/Kuala Lumpur, the 8th JB Arts Festival, Alliance Française de Singapour, library@esplanade, and The Arts House.
He has participated in masterclasses with internationally renowned guitarists and has performed in Indonesia, Singapore, and Iceland.
Free entry