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Reykjavík Winter Lights Festival begins today

Reykjavík Winter Lights Festival begins today

Reykjavík's annual Winter Lights Festival kicks off tonight when Marcos Zotes transforms the Hallgrímskirkja cathedral with his trademark moving lights show. Some 300 different events make up the festival, which runs until Sunday. Continue Reading

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IMF refutes claim it tried to shut Icelandic national theatre and museum

IMF refutes claim it tried to shut Icelandic national theatre and museum

The head of the IMF mission in Iceland has responded to claims that the Fund asked Iceland to close key public sector cultural institutions like the national theatre and national museum to save money. The claims, made by a government minister, were strongly refuted. Continue Reading

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Hotel in downtown Reykjavik prepares for summer events

Hotel in downtown Reykjavik prepares for summer events

Hotel Odinsve, a popular hotel in downtown Reykjavik, is preparing to accommodate a vast amount of visitors in Iceland for this year’s cultural summer events, including the Reykjavik Art Festival, and the National Day of Iceland. Continue Reading

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Breivik play causes a stir

Breivik play causes a stir

A Copenhagen theatre company has courted controversy after penning a play based on the convictions of Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik. Continue Reading

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H&M Iceland store opening signs a hoax

H&M Iceland store opening signs a hoax

Second-year students at the Art University of Iceland have caused a stir in Reykjavík by putting advertisements in empty shop windows claiming that H&M and other famous brands will be opening up soon in Iceland. Continue Reading

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First TALK series talk at Reykjavik Art Museum tonight, free entry

Reykjavik Art Museum, Icelandic Art Center and the Icelandic Academy of the Arts TALK it through. The American Embassy in Iceland supports TALK Series. Continue Reading

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Icelandic-directed film Contraband enjoys excellent opening weekend

Icelandic-directed film Contraband enjoys excellent opening weekend

Contraband, the new Hollywood movie by Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur, was this weekend's highest grossing film in the USA, if initial figures are accurate. Continue Reading

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Helsinki closer to hosting new Guggenheim museum

Helsinki closer to hosting new Guggenheim museum

A new proposal has moved the Finnish capital closer to hosting a new Guggenheim museum for architecture and design. Continue Reading

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Icelandic Sound Poetry Choir to give concert on Friday

Icelandic Sound Poetry Choir to give concert on Friday

The Icelandic Sound Poetry Choir will give a free concert at the Living Art Museum, Reykjavík this Friday January at 20.00. Continue Reading

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Game of Thrones producers drop secret in Iceland

Game of Thrones producers drop secret in Iceland

Icelandic television got a Game of Thrones scoop this week when the show's producers, who are currently filming in Iceland, revealed some unexpected news about Series 2 characters. Continue Reading

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