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The tightened ban on public events due to Covid-19 now requires that all operations where contact is less than two meters are now prohibited. Akureyri Art Museum will therefore be closed as of March 24. We will be active on social media - follow us there!

Elín Pjet. Bjarnason (1924 - 2009) was born in Iceland and raised in Akureyri, but lived in Copenhagen from the age of 21 onwards. She studied fine art at the Royal Academy of Art in Copenhagen; first painting with Vilhelm Lundstrøm 1945-1950, then murals with Elof Risebye 1958-1959 and finally graphic arts with Holger J. Jensen 1962. Read more.

Akureyri Art Museum’s new artist residency is now open for applications. Applications are for until December 2020. A committee will select applicants and inform them within a month’s time. The guest artists who will be selected have one week to except/decline. During their stay, it is possible for the artists to have a small exhibition in the studio. Read more.