Gunnarsstofnun og Klausturkaffi óska gestum og velunnurum Skriðuklausturs gleðilegrar jólahátíðar og farsældar á komandi ári. Kærar þakkir fyrir allar heimsóknirnar á árinu sem er að líða.
We send our best greetings to those who visited us this year and look forward to see you all in 2024. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
The artist of the month in May is Anna Karín Lárusdóttir. An exhibition of her short films opened on Thursday, May 9 at in the gallery space and the exhibition runs until May 31.
Anna Karín is an up-and-coming director from Egilsstaðir. She graduated from the Icelandic Film School in 2019 and has since been working as director, writer, editor and producer, both as a freelance filmmaker but also at RÚV, the national broadcasting service and Sagafilm. She is extremely interested in society, family relationships, gender issues and the emotional life of young people, and she explores those things in her works. Her short films Felt Cute and XY have travelled all around the world and won several awards. Anna Karín also received the award "Discovery of the Year" at Eddan 2024, the Icelandic Film Academy Awards.
Two exhibitions were opened at the cultural centre on Good Friday 29th March when the spring opening started at Skriðuklaustur. In the old living room is an exhibition Polyphony by Björg Eiriksdóttir, an artist from Akureyri. It is an exhibit with videowork and paintings. Downstairs in gallery Klaustur are five paintings by Gunnar junior, the son of the author who was a painter. Gunnar Gunnarsson Institute has recently bought these artworks. The exhibitions, the cultural centre and the café are now open every day from 11:00 till 17:00. Klausturkaffi offers lunch buffet every day and also cake buffet in the afternoon on weekends.
Gunnarsstofnun og Klausturkaffi óska gestum og velunnurum Skriðuklausturs gleðilegrar jólahátíðar og farsældar á komandi ári. Kærar þakkir fyrir allar heimsóknirnar á árinu sem er að líða.
We send our best greetings to those who visited us this year and look forward to see you all in 2024. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
A new exhibit about the author and his works has been opened at Skriðuklaustur. On display are new pictures from the life of the family, quotes from Gunnarsson's works and footages from TV interviews. Augmented reality (AR) is used to bring to life one of Gunnarsson's characters and the animated figure of Uggi is a companion for children to learn about the author and the secrets of the building. The cultural centre is open everyday June to August from 10 am to 6 pm. Admission fee is 1200 ISK but 16 years and younger get free admission.
