What's on
Romance on violin and piano
Jazz inspired by Laxness
Jazz in the living room at Laxness Museum - July 14th at 4pm.
Harp, song and lute
Music from William Shakespeare's era sung and played on historical instruments - July 7th at 4pm.
Gunnar Kvaran plays Bach’s cello suites
The renowned cellist Gunnar Kvaran holds a private concert at Laxness Museum - June 30th at 4pm.
Jazz duo Silva & Steini
The jazz duo Silva & Steini consists of singer Silva Þórðardóttir and singer/pianist Steingrímur Teague. They will perform at Laxness Museum - June 23rd at 4pm.
Whoever doesn´t live in poetry cannot survive here on earth.Under the Glacier, 1968
Halldór Laxness
Halldór Laxness was born in Reykjavík in 1902. His first novel was published in 1919, marking the beginning of a spectacular career as a novelist that would span decades. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955.
A true man of the world, Halldór Laxness spent a great deal of time overseas but his home from 1945 was Gljúfrasteinn in Mosfellssveit.