2015

the House of Geiri – Open house

the House of Geiri – Open house

For the past two years Skaftfell, in collaboration with The Technical Museum of East Iceland and the assistance of many individuals, worked on researching and restoring the House of Geiri. The process is not finished but as a part of the 120 anniversary of Seyðisfjörður Municipality guest are invited to view this unique house.

Films from Real Life

Films from Real Life

Herðubreið – cinema Skaftfell will screen two film Saturday June 20 at 20.00 in Herðubreið, cinema, in connection with the ongoing exhibition Real Life. My Dreams Are Still About Flying (2012) by Cecilia Nygren (SWE) Time and Time Again (2014) by Ragnheiður Gestsdóttir (IS) & Markús Þór Andrésson (IS) Cecilia Nygrens 2012 video, My Dreams Are Still About Flying. Concerns Walter Steiner, the protagonist of Werner Herzogs The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner (1974), a documentary about Steiners hobby of woodcarving while being the worlds pre-eminent ski jumper. Nygrens film finds Steiner in northern Sweden where he works as a […]

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