The Icelandic section of ICOM, FÍSOS, and the National Museum Council are hosting a symposium in the run-up to International Museum Day under the theme "Museums for Education and Research," which is also the theme for Museum Day 2024.
The symposium will be held at the Reykjavík Art Museum, Kjarvalsstaðir, on Tuesday, May 14, from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM. Light refreshments will be served after the event, followed by a guided tour of the exhibition Borghildur Óskarsdóttir: Caution.
The moderator is Arndís Bergsdóttir on behalf of the Research Center for Museum Studies.
Here you can find a recording of the symposium.
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Agenda
- 1:00 PM: Symposium opens
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- Reykjavik Art Museum
The role of women in Icelandic art history
Ólöf Kristín Sigurðardóttir, Director of the Reykjavík Art Museum
- Reykjavik Art Museum
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- Kópavogur Art Museum and Natural History Museum
Art and Nature: Education Across Museums
Brynja Sveinsdóttir, Director of Gerðarsafn and the Natural History Museum; Hulda Margrét Birkisdóttir, Education Project Manager at the Natural History Museum; Þorgerður Þórhallsdóttir, Education Project Manager at Gerðarsafn
- Kópavogur Art Museum and Natural History Museum
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- Icelandic Film Museum
Film Research at the National Film Archive of Iceland: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants; Loftur Guðmundsson (1892-1952)
Gunnþóra Halldórsdóttir, Preservation Project Manager
- Icelandic Film Museum
- 3:30 PM: Symposium concludes, coffee
- 3:00 PM: Ariana Katrín Katrínardóttir leads guests through the exhibition by Borghildur Óskarsdóttir: Caution.
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International Museum Day is celebrated on May 18th each year. ICOM, the International Council of Museums, has sponsored the day since 1977. The day is a collaborative project of the Icelandic chapter of ICOM and FÍSOS, with strong support from the National Museum Council and the country's museums.
Photos from the symposium and a tour of Borghildur Óskarsdóttir's exhibition.
