AKUREYRI ART TRAIL
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MUSEUMS & GALLERIES IN AKUREYRI
There is no containing the creative spirit of the Icelanders to a museum or a gallery. Spread all over Akureyri is a wide variety of open-air artworks by some of our most revered artists, such as Ásmundur Sveinsson, Einar Jónsson, Elísabet Sigríður Geirmundsdóttir, Nói, Kristinn E. Hrafnsson, Nína Sæmundsdóttir, Ragnar Kjartansson, Ríkharður Jónsson and Steinunn Þórarinsdóttir, to name just a very few.
As you stay in Akureyri, be sure to pick up the Akureyri Art Trail map, which divides the city into six easy walking tours around these notso-hidden treasures. The more notable pieces include Outlaws by sculpture pioneer Einar Jónsson (1900) in the city centre, The Harp of Prayer by Icelandic icon Ásmundur Sveinsson (1965) on the north side of town, the Pearl and Ode to the Night, both made by Elísabet Geirmundsdóttir in 1951, and both situated in the old town, and many, many other important pieces of art.
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AKUREYRI ART MUSEUM Akureyri Art Museum is one of the youngest art museums in Iceland. The museum strives to promote art and visual culture for the local community, as well as within the wider global context, by presenting diverse exhibitions and by emphasizing museum education. The museum’s two venues are located side by side, right in the heart of Akureyri, in Listagil (Art’s Street). The two buildings on the north side of the street are: Akureyri Art Museum and Ketilhús.
Open:
Jun—Aug | Tue-Sun 10-17 Sep—May | Tue-Sun 12-17
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Art’s Street, Kaupvangsstræti 8-12, Akureyri +354 461 2610 | www.listak.is