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Samúel Jónsson’s Art Museum
Art Museums/GalleriesThe WestfjordsWest of Iceland

Samúel Jónsson’s Art Museum

The museum features the works and life story of local artist Samúel Jónsson. The association for the renovation of Samúel Jónsson’s art museum in Selárdalur has been working on the restoration of Samúel’s statues and buildings for some years. Samúel’s house is still to be restored and will include a shop and a guest accomodations. ...
Tryggvi Ólafsson Art collection
Art Museums/GalleriesEast of Iceland

Tryggvi Ólafsson Art collection

The artists Tryggvi Ólafsson is one of Iceland’s best-known contemporary artists. Born in 1940 at Norðfjordur in Fjarðabyggd, he studied at the The Icelandic College of Art and Crafts from 1960 to 1961 and at the Royal Art Academy in Copenhagen from 1961 to 1966. The exhibition features his life’s work. ...