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The photographic and educational exhibition was located at the Duushús Cultural Centre in Reykjanesbær and was open from the 6th of November to the 16th of December. 1059 guests visited the exhibition and 289 pupils from 10 classes of the 9th and 10th class of elementary school, who came with their teachers and worked on projects [...]

According to our countings and the best estimates from the four venues a total of appr. 11.200 guests visited and viewed the exhibition during the over 4 months´ opening period. Of that number approximately 1.900 students from all levels (elementary, secondary and university) worked on assignments related to the exhibition after their specially organized study-visits.

At the opening ceremony in the Duushús Cultural Centre Valgerður Guðmundsdóttir director of the Department of Culture of Reykjanesbær gave  a speech and welcomed the Exhibition.The Mayor of  Reykjanesbær Árni Sigfússon opened the exhibition. Other guests include the President of the Town Council Böðvar Jonsson, former Mayor Ellert Eiríksson, and the employees of the Department of Education [...]

At the closing ceremony at the University of Iceland 50 Icelandic and foreign scouts were special guests which also were hosting a Peace Camp in Reykjavík for the 100 years anniversary of the Icelandic Scout Association. Following the closing ceremony the scouts attended the annual ignition of Yoko Ono’s Imagine Peace Tower dedicated to John [...]

Exhibition opens in Reykjanes Art Museum at the Duushús Cultural Centre (http://listasafn.reykjanesbaer.is/default.aspx?cat_id=108) on Tuesday the 6th of November at 16:00, after being in Akureyri for almost three weeks. The exhibition is open on weekdays from 12:00 to 17:00 and weekends from 13:00 to 17:00. Appointment can be made for groups to visit outside the regular opening [...]

The exhibition is now located in Hof – Cultural and Conference Center in Akureyri which undoubtedly is one of Iceland’s most magnificent  buildings. The exhibition is in Hof’s lobby which connects the different activities in the center. Each week on average, around 2-3000 people pass through the lobby, of which about 450 are students of [...]

On Saturday 13th October at 14:00 the Exhibition is re-opened at Hof – Culture and Conference Center in Akureyri and will be there until the 29th October. Opening ceremony is scheduled with short addresses and everyone is welcome. Nearly 10,000 people attended the Exhibition in Reykjavik, including about 1,500 elementary and secondary school students. The [...]

Special guests of the closing ceremony at the University of Iceland were 50 young people from around the world who are presently in Iceland for the 100 years anniversary of the Icelandic Scout Association, but the centennial year is dedicated to peace. About 40 students of Political Science and Japanese greeted them, along with the [...]

Tuesday the 9th of October at 16.00 there will be a closing ceremony of the exhibition at Háskólatorg where students of Japanese and Political science, with the support of the University´s Student Association,  will receive 50 foreign guests, young people from eight countries around the world, who this week are guests of  Iceland´s National Association [...]

The exhibition on the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki finishes at Háskólatorg on the 9th of October. Since the exhibition opened in the Reykjavík City Library on 9th August, nearly 10,000 people have visited the exhibition of which about 1,500 are students of primary and secondary schools that have been on class visits with their [...]