Listasafnið á Akureyri

Over het museum

The Akureyri Art Museum opened on 29 August 1993, the anniversary of the town of Akureyri. The idea of an art museum for the town first appeared in an article by Jónas frá Hriflu in the newspaper Dagur in 1960. The museum's first director was Haraldur Ingi Haraldsson, who held the post until 1 June 1999.

The museum is in the Listagil arts district, in a building that once housed KEA's dairy, which operated there from 1939 to 1980. The building was designed by Þórir Baldvinsson, an architect at the Sambandið co-operative, and was built from 1937 under the influence of the Bauhaus and functionalism. The museum's west hall was originally a cheese store, added to the building at the end of the Second World War.

The museum holds exhibitions of contemporary and older art, Icelandic and foreign, and works from the collection are shown regularly. The museum has published books in connection with many of its exhibitions. Alongside the exhibitions it offers guided tours, family tours and education programmes, and it rents out Ketilhús for events.

Hoogtepunten

• Exhibitions of contemporary and older art, Icelandic and foreign
• Works from the collection shown regularly
• A building in the Listagil arts district that was once KEA's dairy
• Guided tours, family tours and education programmes
• A shop with art objects, design and crafts
• Ketilhús available for hire for events

Opgericht

1993

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Free admission for members of ICOM, FÍSOS, SÍM, Gilfélagið and Myndlistarfélagið.

Toegankelijkheid

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops

Family tours and education programmes are available.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Service & horeca

• Café
• Museumwinkel

Ketilkaffi is open daily 8:00–17:00. The museum shop sells art objects, stationery, design and crafts; it is open daily 12:00–17:00.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Privéfeesten
• Zakelijke evenementen
• Bruiloften / trouwceremonies

Ketilhús is rented out for meetings, conferences, weddings and other events. The ground-floor hall is about 134 m² and the balcony about 60 m²; about 100 chairs and 40 conference tables are included. The tenant arranges set-up and clearing up, and a museum representative is on site. Meetings and events organised by the museum are free of charge. The price is not published on the website; enquiries go to the museum.

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