02apr
School calendar
Easter holidays
to 07.4.
April 2026
02apr
Holiday
Epiphany
Thursday before Easter.+ Add
03apr
Holiday
Good Friday
Friday before Easter.+ Add
05apr
Holiday
Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday.+ Add
06apr
Holiday
Easter Monday
Monday after Easter.+ Add
08apr
School calendar
Classes start after the Easter break
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08apr
Event
Talk about creative industries: The creative process of video games
10:15 · Gróska, 3.hæð · Department of Design
The Research Center for Creative Arts (RSSG) in collaboration with CCP invites you to a conversation about creative subjects on Wednesday, April 8 at 10:15 - 11:45 in CCP's house presentations in Gróska, 3rd floor, at Bjargargatu 1, 102 Reykjavík.+ Add
10apr
Event
Open lecture: Ívar Valgarðsson
13:00 · Fyrirlestrasalur, L193, Laugarnes · Department of Fine Art
Visual artist Ívar Valgarðsson will discuss the exhibition Úthaf/ Ocean, which was set up in Reykjanesbær Art Museum in 2025, as well as other exhibitions. The exhibition Úthaf was specially created for Reykjanesbær Art Museum, but the trigger for the work has begun that surrounds Reykjanesbær and the effect of light and weather on its shades. Ívar emphasizes simplicity, clean material and the direct experience of the viewer, which is manifested in how photographs and paintings are presented as one spatial unit. Ívar's works rest on the legacy of concept art and minimalism and ask pressing ontological questions about the nature of art and the material world.+ Add
10apr
Event
Context: hardcoreupa//sideproject
12:15 · Dynjandi, Skipholt 31, 105 Reykjavík · Department of Music
Context welcomes the electronic music band sideproject on Friday, April 10, with the lecture sideproject - hardcorezupa During the lecture, they will take for the ideas that have shaped them, the approaches to live performances of electronic music, trends and trends in contemporary electronic music and their collaboration with the record label SVBKVLT which emerged from Shanghai's electronic music scene in 2013. The event takes place in Dynjanda, the house of the Department of Music, Skipholt 31. All welcome!+ Add
13apr
Event
Visitor //Alessandro Massarente
12:15 · Bratti, Stakkahlíð · Department of Architecture
Transforming landscapes and urban environments in relation to sustainability and sustainability need to develop methods and tools for evaluating and valorizing some abandoned spaces: for example, divided areas linked to pre-existing industrial or military complexes that have significant dimensions and strategic positions.+ Add
13apr
School calendar
Application deadline for bachelor studies
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14apr
Event
Halldór Hansen's Music Day
15:00 · Skriða, Stakkahlíð 1 · Department of Music
On Tuesday, April 14, an award ceremony and distribution will take place from Halldór Hansen's fund. The event will take place in Skriða, Stakkahlíð 1 and starts at 15:00.+ Add
15apr
Event
General meeting of the Hollnemafélag Iceland University of the Arts
12:15 · Bratti, Stakkahlíð 1 · Department of Architecture
The general meeting of the Hollnemafélag of the Iceland University of the Arts will be held on Wednesday, April 15 at 12:15-13:00 in Stakkahlíð 1.+ Add
15apr
Event
GHOSTS AND MOTHERS
16:00 · Dynjandi · Department of Music
Skerpla invites you to a listening gathering in Dynjanda on Wednesday, April 15 at 16:00 On the program is a radio program by Skerpla about ghosts and mothers. The show takes about an hour to perform.+ Add
15apr
Event
Visitor corridor//Yuki Tokunaga
12:15 · Bratti, Stakkahlíð · Department of Design
This lecture explanations how long-established Japanese companies make decisions and sustain continuity over generations. Based on field research with traditional businesses, these companies multiple persons, including customers, community, and even leaders. A key concept is “ there decision-makers, where decision-makers refer to abstract categories between people and experts.+ Add
16apr
Event
VOICES IN FLOW
12:30 · Dynjandi · Department of Music
Welcome to the final concert of the singing students in the voice improvisation course on Thursday, April 16 at 12:30 in Dynjanda, Skipholt 31. In this course we have delved deep into the nature of the improvisation and looked at how voices combine into a creative flow without any instruments - other than the voice itself. The concert is open to everyone.+ Add
17apr
Event
Context: The musical story of Astor Piazzolla
12:15 · Dynjandi, Skipholt 31, 105 Reykjavík · Department of Music
Context welcomes musicologist Paolo Picchio, accordionist, arranger, composer and manager of the Bugari Armando accordion producer in Castelfidardo on Friday 17 April In his lecture, Paolo recounts how Astor Piazzolla came to create his own musical direction, Nuevo Tango - a trend rooted in tango but later evolved into combining many other musical genres and styles and fascinating fans of all ages and generations The event takes place in Dynjanda, the house of the Department of Music, Skipholt 31. All warmly welcome!+ Add
18apr
Event
Champions of the Harmonica | Astor Piazzolla - Tango Nuevo
20:00 · Salurinn Tónleikahús · Department of Music
On April 18 at 20, some of the world's leading accordion and bandone players join together in the Hall in Kópavogur and perform the compositions of Master Astor Piazzolla who created Tango Nuevo and completely changed the world view of the tango.+ Add
20apr
Event
Visitor corridor//Silke Langenberg
12:15 · Bratti, Stakkahlíð · Department of Architecture
The conservation, maintenance, and repair of the built environment and have recent. However, to really take center stage in architectural discourse. This shift is driven by the urgent need to adopt sustainable approaches and concepts such as circular economy and necessary been built, while also changing practices through the integration of ideas and technologies.+ Add
21apr
Event
Instrumental improvisation
12:30 · Dynjandi · Department of Music
Welcome to the final concert in instrumental improvisation on Tuesday, April 21 at 12:30 in Dynjanda, Skipholt 31. In this course we have delved deeply into the nature of improvisation and looked at how voices and instruments combine into a creative flow and what happens when we align ourselves in a live performance.. The concert is open to everyone.+ Add
21apr
Event
Annual meeting of the Iceland University of the Arts 2026
16:00 · H003, Hamar Stakkahlíð 1 · Department of Architecture
The Iceland University of the Arts calls for an annual meeting on Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 16:00 The meeting will take place in lecture hall H003 in Hamri, Stakkahlíð 1. At the meeting, the administrators present the activities and operation of the school and subsequently open to questions and discussions. The meeting is open to everyone.+ Add
23apr
Holiday
The first day of summer
First Thursday after April 18.+ Add
24apr
Event
Context: Luminaries/Asher Ian Armstrong
12:15 · Dynjandi, Skipholt 31, 105 Reykjavík · Department of Music
Context welcomes pianist Asher Ian Armstrong, Friday, April 24 Context this time will take the form of a concert under the name Luminaries where the spotlight is directed at a diverse and little-known part of piano literature, the works of female composers who have long stood in the shadow of the classic masters The event takes place in Dynjanda, the house of the Department of Music, Skipholt 31. All warmly welcome!+ Add
24apr
Event
Fashion exhibition of fashion design graduates 2026
19:00 · Flói, Harpa · Department of Design
At the exhibition, students present their BA graduation projects from the Iceland University of the Arts. The final project for students in fashion design is an individual project consisting of free research, design and creation of a line of fashion clothing under the guidance of instructors.+ Add
24apr
Event
Young Soloists 2026
19:30 · Eldborg, Harpa, Austurbakka 2 · Department of Music
Young soloists is a joint project between the Iceland University of the Arts and the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, where outstanding students have the opportunity to perform as soloists with the orchestra in Eldborg. The event will take place on April 24 at..+ Add
27apr
Event
Linda van Deursen - The Self-evident Value of Images
18:00 · Bíó Paradís · Department of Design
Linda van Deursen will give an open lecture on Monday, April 27 at 18:00 at Bíó Paradís. The lecture is organized by the Iceland University of the Arts and the Association of Icelandic Illustrators.+ Add
28apr
Event
Beneath/ Between/ Beyond
16:00 · Fjara, Stakkahlíð 1 · Department of Design
Beneath/ Between / Beyond breasts together projects from the MA in Design and New Environments that rethink how systems shape everyday life in Iceland. Working with energy, water, materials, food production, urban space, and creative practice, the projects engine infrastructure and environments that are really out of sight or taken for grant.+ Add
28apr
Event
The Dragon Zone
to 03.5. · L142, Laugarnes · Department of Performing Arts
I'm just here because my dad didn't want to pay for a medium.+ Add
28apr
Event
SVIHÖ Festival 2026
to 10.5. · Ýmis rými í LHÍ Laugarnesi · Department of Performing Arts
8 second-year students on the stage writer's course perform their individual works, which they have been working on for the past 6 weeks. Free entry and open to everyone. Ticket bookings take place at www.tix.is+ Add
28apr
Event
The Story of Ping & Pong - The Musical
Stóra Black boxið, Laugarnes · Department of Performing Arts
„Keep Me, Ping! Don't Let Me Go, Pong! And That's How We're PingPong.“ The story of Ping & Pong - The Musical is a brand new rhythmic work about the love adventures of Ping and Pong, and the dream of reuniting What happens when the competitive spirit comes to life and duality knocks on the door?+ Add
29apr
Event
4th-year architecture students, final critique
09:00 · to 30.4. · Tjarnarsalur, Ráðhús Reykjavíkur · Department of Design
You are warmly invited to attend, listen, and join the discussion. The 4th-year architecture students in the Architectural department at the Icelandic School of the Arts (LHÍ) will hold their final critique in Tjarnarsal at City Hall on April 29th, from 9:00. An exhibition opening will follow at 17:00. The exhibition will be open until April 30th. at 18:00.+ Add
29apr
Event
HORROR WORK
to 05.5. · L142, Laugarnes · Department of Performing Arts
A WORK OF HORROR is a work of horror, a work of darkness, an evil deed. What happens when the sight disappears and the darkness surrounds you? And what happened to Thorhall?+ Add
29apr
Event
The foreigner
to 02.5. · Stóra Black boxið, Laugarnes · Department of Performing Arts
In the shadow of a nuclear accident in the Soviet Union, a driven foreigner comes to a town in the Icelandic countryside. This is followed by a series of events that affect the lives of everyone in the countryside permanently At the same time, a widow in contemporary Reykjavík deals with life after death. Old betrayals surface and are still burning in old glories. The foreigner is a story from Icelandic reality that weaves together wakefulness and dream, past and future.+ Add
30apr
Event
Oops!
to 04.5. · L220, Laugarnes · Department of Performing Arts
OOPS! is a new co-creation and conglomerate work directed by the controversial and hilarious Sindra Snæs Jónsson, whose work is based on an interview broadcast on Radio History in 2020. You don't want to miss this bomb... come and get it out of laughter!+ Add
May 2026
01mai
Holiday
Labor Day
International Workers' Day.+ Add
02mai
Event
Sediments of Light and Time //Sediments of Light and Time
to 17.5. · Nýlistasafnið · Department of Fine Art
This time, nine students show their work in an exhibition at the Living Art Museum. As can be understood, this is not a thematic group exhibition, but a group exhibition where a group of people who have studied for a master's studies for the past two years shows their work. The MA Programme in Fine Art is an extremely challenging program and they have all examined and analyzed their working methods and approach. The exhibition at the Living Art Museum is the last focus on this journey, students show their work in a public museum and thereby enter the professional field in a formal and symbolic way.+ Add
04mai
Event
Computer says „hello“
Slökkvistöðin Gufunesi · Department of Design
The exhibition Computer says „hello“ is the result of the course „Artificial Intelligence and...“ under the guidance of Anna Diljá Sigurðardóttir, where 2nd year product design students were given space to step outside the box and study unexplored paths of artificial intelligence. It is a diverse collection of works that explore the world of artificial intelligence and examine possible opportunities and its impact on the modern and future. The exhibition opening is May 4 at 6 to 9 pm at the Fire Station in Gufunes.+ Add
05mai
Event
102 Reykjavík 2050
17:00 · to 10.5. · Gróska · Department of Architecture
102 Reykjavík 2050 is a project that students in their second year of architecture have been dealing with during the Borgarmótun /Urban Lab Agency course at the Iceland University of the Arts. In the first half of the course, in the fall semester, students identified the area of 102 Reykjavík and designed a new urban plan in selected areas with a vision for the year 2050 as a guide. In the spring semester, 13 students have designed 500-1500m2 of built space with an emphasis on integrating residential and other activities. The goal is to create a diverse, vibrant and sustainable urban environment where different uses can support each other. The projects are either one building or a complex of buildings and include both indoor and outdoor spaces.+ Add
05mai
Event
The Perfect Iceland
to 10.5. · L141, Laugarnes · Department of Performing Arts
Few parties know as well what Iceland needs than the brothers Snorri and Beggi, in their opinion we have managed to create a society where everyone lives in harmony. They are therefore deeply shocked when the biggest threat that both they and Iceland itself have ever seen arrives in the area, a threat that is going to take for good or for worse, to snatch away everything they have loved in one fell swoop. Only they can prevent society from falling into ruin But do they have what is needed?+ Add
05mai
Event
Gooseberry boy
to 10.5. · L220, Laugarnes · Department of Performing Arts
Try closing your right eye. See? War is about to begin. War to end all wars. World War III. World War I. The war to end all wars in the rest of human history.I want to be cute when the story ends. Is my hair okay?+ Add
05mai
Event
Source
17:00 · Turnin í Elliðaárstöð, Rafstöðvarvegur 14. · Department of Design
The source is the result of the course Design in a context where students have studied and worked on projects about the importance of water in all their manifestations under the guidance of Rúna Thor, as well as the involvement of a number of instructors and guest speakers+ Add
06mai
Event
Shelter
17:00 · Portið, Listaháskóli Íslands, Laugarnesi · Department of Architecture
Students in the 1st year of architecture welcome you to their final exhibition Skýli next Wednesday, May 6 from 17:00 - 20:00 in LHÍ/Laugarnes.+ Add
07mai
Event
Gaps
to 09.5. · L221, Laugarnes · Department of Performing Arts
Almond cake and coke in glass, strong fragrance, bare-dreaming in a straight female leg and Bird War on a tape In the solo Eyður, Ragnheiður deals with his own family history and tries to fill in gaps that are still empty.+ Add
07mai
Event
Opening: Exhibition Geirsgatu 11. / Opening: Exhibition at Geirsgata 11.
18:00 · to 10.5. · Rafnar, Geirsgötu 11 · Department of Design
Welcome to the exhibition of Rafnar, the Product Design Program of the Iceland University of the Arts, the Association of Furniture and Interior Architects, FLÖFF and MADNE - Master's students in Design & New Enviornments, which takes place at Geirsgatu 11 in the period 07.05 - 10.05. These are five different exhibitions that meet at the old port in Reykjavík - see descriptions below:+ Add
07mai
School calendar
Last day of classes
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08mai
Event
Hans & Greta | Opera performance
20:00 · to 09.5. · Svarta Boxið, LHÍ Laugarnesi · Department of Music
The singing students of the Iceland University of the Arts show the opera Hansel and Gretel by the composer Engelbert Humperdinck on May 8 at 8 and May 9 at 3 p.m. in the Black Box, the premises of the Iceland University of the Arts in Laugarnes.+ Add
08mai
School calendar
Project and Test Week
to 15.5.
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09mai
Event
Party guidance: Exhibition Geirsgatu 11. / Party and Exhibition Walk Through: Exhibition at Geirsgata 11.
19:00 · Rafnar, Geirsgötu 11 · Department of Design
Music - Drinks - Design - Guides through the exhibitions of the Product Design Course Iceland University of the Arts, the Association of Furniture and Interior Architects, FLÖFF and MADNE - Master's students in Design & New Enviornments. We look forward to welcoming you and discussing the importance of Icelandic production with a good drink in hand.+ Add
09mai
Event
Graduation exhibition in Architecture, Design and Art
13:00 · to 17.5. · Hafnarhús · Department of Architecture
Reykjavík Art Museum hosts a graduation exhibition for students at BA level in department of fine art, department of design and department of architecture Iceland University of the Arts. The opening of the exhibition will be 9.05 at 1:00 p.m+ Add
10mai
Event
Artist talk Set songs of light and time
14:00 · Nýlistasafnið · Department of Fine Art
Welcome to an artist talk in connection with the exhibition „Setlags of Light and Time“ On Sunday, May 10 at 14:00 -15:00 Irene Hrafnan, Steinunn Annudóttir and Kristín Einars Cavan will tell about their work. The conversation leads Hildur Bjarnadóttir, professor and professional director of the master's program in art on Sunday, May 17 at 16:00 -17:00, on the last day of the exhibition, Lucrezia Costa, Mirjam Maekalle, Sarah Moore, Sepideh Safiyari and Svend Holmboe Pedersen will present their work to the guests.+ Add
11mai
Event
Track concert of the Musical Instruments Department spring ‘26
17:00 · to 16.5. · Ýmsir staðir · Department of Music
The track concert of the Faculty of Instruments will be held from May 11 -16, where students will show the results of the winter in a varied and ambitious program. All warmly welcome - free entry.+ Add
11mai
Event
TNT SHOWCASE
19:00 · Tónastöðin, Skipholti 50d · Department of Music
LHÍ students in Music · Innovation · Technology show the results of the winter at a concert in Tónastöðin, Skipholt 50d on Monday, May 11 at 19:00. Admission free - all welcome!+ Add
14mai
Event
Curator's Guide - Graduation Exhibition in Architecture, Design and Art
15:00 · Hafnarhús · Department of Architecture
On Thursday, May 14, you can get the curator's guidance at the Graduation Exhibition in Architecture, Design and Art.+ Add
14mai
Holiday
Ascension Day
Thursday, forty days after Easter.+ Add
14mai
Event
I LOVE TATTOO//Tattoo Pop up at Reykjavík Art Museum
18:00 · Listasafn Reykjavíkur, Hafnarhús · Department of Design
I LOVE TATTOO - pop-up at the museum+ Add
16mai
Event
New Environments
17:00 · to 23.5. · Herma, Hverfisgötu · Department of Design
Welcome to New Environments, an exhibition presenting the final projects of students graduating from the MA Design and New Environments program at Iceland University of the Arts.+ Add
17mai
Event
Artist talk Set songs of light and time
16:00 · Nýlistasafnið · Department of Fine Art
Welcome to an artist talk in conjunction with the exhibition „Set songs of light and time“ On Sunday, May 17 at 4:00 PM -17:00 PM, on the last day of the exhibition, Lucrezia Costa, Marco Dorn, Mirjam Maekalle, Sarah Moore, Sepideh Safiyari and Svend Holmboe Pedersen will present their work to the guests The conversation leads Sigrún Inga Hrólfsdóttir, professor and curator of the exhibition We look forward to seeing you.+ Add
19mai
Event
2026 Art Education Department Graduation Event
10:00 · to 20.5. · LHÍ STAKKAHLÍÐ - Stofa H003 jarðhæð · Department of Arts Education
The Art Education Department of the Iceland University of the Arts hosts a graduation event on the 19th-20th. May 2026 The event is part of the graduation ceremony of the Iceland University of the Arts, and it is where future teachers and master's students in the arts and welfare present their final projects The program is open to everyone.+ Add
23mai
Event
Architectures for care 2026
13:00 · to 31.5. · Safnahúsið Hverfisgötu · Department of Architecture
The fifth year of architectural education at the Iceland University of the Arts is devoted to further exploring and expanding both the meaning and scope of architecture and architects’ social responsibility.+ Add
23mai
Event
Steinar Ari Kristmundsson - graduation concert
19:00 · Tónlistarskóli Garðabæjar · Department of Arts Education
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24mai
Holiday
Whitsunday
Seven weeks after Easter.+ Add
25mai
Holiday
Another in Pentecost
Monday after Pentecost.+ Add
26mai
Event
FILMA - 2026 LHÍ Film Festival
19:00 · to 28.5. · Bíó Paradís · Department of Film
The film festival Filma will be held this time on May 26 - 28. in Bíó Paradís, where all students of the Iceland University of the Arts's Film Arts Department show their work to the audience. The exhibitions will be a total of 4 this year and all are warmly welcome. Ticket sales take place at tix.is+ Add
26mai
Event
Korda Symphony - Release Concert
19:30 · Silfurberg, Harpa · Department of Music
The band Korda Samfónía holds a release concert on May 26 at 19:30 in Silfurbergi in Harpa. The occasion is the release of the band's second LP, entitled Ný dimð. Ticket sales have started at harpa.is.+ Add
June 2026
02jun
School calendar
Publication of grades for final projects
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02jun
School calendar
Last day to post ratings
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05jun
Event
Naked Soul | Rashelle Reyneveld
21:00 · to 06.6. · Rými L143 , LHÍ Laugarnesi · Department of Music
Naked Soul is an exploration of the senses through a 100-speaker sound system, designed and built by Rashelle Reyneveld. Open installation: Friday June 5th 15:00 -17:00 Performance: Friday June 5th and Saturday June 6th at 21:00. Book your place through rashelle24@lhi.is or on the FB event.+ Add
07jun
Significance day
Sailor's Day
First Sunday in June.+ Add
17jun
Holiday
National Day
The Republic of Iceland was founded in 1944.+ Add
19jun
School calendar
Graduation
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23jun
Event
NOfOD - International Conference of the Nordic Dance Studies Association
to 26.6. · LHÍ Stakkahlíð · Department of Performing Arts
The Nordic Dance Studies Association (NOfOD) is organizing its 17th international conference on June 23 - 26. The conference is held in collaboration with the Iceland University of the Arts and takes place in the school's premises in Stakkahlíð.+ Add
29jun
School calendar
Summer leave
to 03.8.
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August 2026
03agu
Holiday
Shopkeepers' Day
First Monday in August.+ Add
04agu
School calendar
LHÍ opens after summer vacation
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10agu
School calendar
Preparation date
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17agu
School calendar
Classes begin. / Freshman week
to 21.8.
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26agu
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27agu
Event
Dr. Michele Mangini Open Lecture
12:15 · Bratti · Department of Arts Education
Dr. Michele Mangini, professor at the Faculty of Law at the University of Bari, Italy has stayed as a visiting professor at the Art Education Department of the Iceland University of the Arts For this occasion, Mangini gives an open lecture on Thursday, August 27 at 12:15 -13:00. During the lecture, Mangini presents the Education for reasonable flourishing book chapter from his upcoming book: A CONSERVATIVE THEORY OF REASONABLE FLOURISHING. The lecture takes place in Bratta, Stakkahlíð 1, which is now the main building of the Iceland University of the Arts. The lecture takes place in English and is open to everyone.+ Add
28agu
Event
Open lecture: Unnar Örn
13:00 · Fyrirlestrasalur L193, Laugarnes · Department of Fine Art
In the first lecture of the Faculty of Fine Arts in autumn 2026, the curator Unnar Örn discusses Iceland's contribution to the Venice Biennale 2026.+ Add
September 2026
08sep
Event
Demonic Activity by Þórður Ingi Jónsson
17:00 · Dynjandi, Skipholt 31 · Department of Music
The pre-listening party for the coming album Demonic Activity by Þórður Ingi Jónsson (aka Lord Pusswhip).+ Add
09sep
School calendar
Hugarflug
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09sep
Event
2026 Hugarflug
17:00 · to 11.9. · Stakkahlíð 1 · All departments
Hugarflug, the fifteenth annual conference of Iceland University of the Arts, is a forum for open, professional and critical discussion about arts, design, architecture and related fields. Hugarflug 2026 will be held on the 9th-11th. September in Reykjavík The theme of this year's conference is the world of perception.+ Add
10sep
School calendar
Hugarflug
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11sep
School calendar
Hugarflug
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16sep
Event
Open time in Leading and Guiding
11:45 · Dynjandi - Skipholt 31 · Department of Music
Students of the Leading and Guiding course show the results of their work with music from Guinea in open time in Dynjanda.+ Add
17sep
Event
Solo exhibitions of 3 year BA students in art
17:00 · to 26.11. · Laugarnes · Department of Fine Art
In the period September 17 - November 26, there are a series of solo exhibitions of graduates in bachelor's studies in art, a total of 28 in number.+ Add
17sep
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17sep
Event
No, but thanks anyway. //Svava Dögg Ugluspegill Ástu
to 20.9. · Kubbur - Laugarnes · Department of Fine Art
Solo exhibition 3 years BA student in art.+ Add
17sep
Event
Í-Kross-Gátu// Andrea Lóa Guðnadóttir
to 20.9. · Nafli - Laugarnes · Department of Fine Art
Solo exhibition 3 years BA student in art.+ Add
18sep
Event
Context of Brandon LaBelle
12:15 · Dynjandi - Skipholt 31 · Department of Music
Context welcomes Brandon LaBelle with the Poetics of Listening talk.+ Add
19sep
Event
Praxis Performing Arts Congress
13:00 · LHÍ Laugarnesi · Department of Performing Arts
The actor and the role.+ Add
19sep
Event
murmuration
16:00 · Verksmiðjan á Hjalteyri · Department of Fine Art
Joint exhibition of master's students in art at the Factory in Hjalteyri.+ Add
23sep
Event
Russian romance at lunch
12:15 · Dynjandi - Skipholt 31 · Department of Music
LHÍ students perform Rachmaninov's songs+ Add
24sep
Event
6 Action films// Björn Heimir Önundarson
to 26.9. · Nafli - Laugarnes · Department of Fine Art
Solo exhibition 3 years BA student in art.+ Add
24sep
Event
Walk in your eyes, wow the people//Júlía Óskarsdóttir
to 27.9. · Hulduland - Laugarnes · Department of Fine Art
Solo exhibition 3 years BA student in art.+ Add
24sep
Event
EMOTIONAL BEING //Þórunn Ebba Örvarsdóttir
to 27.9. · Kubbur - Laugarnes · Department of Fine Art
Solo exhibition 3 years BA student in art.+ Add
24sep
Event
The drawing studio Óðinstorgi
to 02.10. · Enni · Department of Architecture
From 24 September to 2 October, a selection of works by the architectural practice Teiknistofan Óðinstorgi (1965–2005) will be on display. The exhibition also features models and drawings produced during the first weeks of the autumn semester 2026 as part of the course Collective Research – Typology, which explores different forms of dwelling and housing typologies+ Add
25sep
Event
Open lecture: Berit Fischer - Micropolitical Ecopedagogies
13:00 · Laugarnes lecture hall, L193 · Department of Fine Art
This is the second lecture in a lecture series held each semester at the Department of Fine Arts at IUA. In seven lectures during the semester, experts in the field of visual art discuss their own research, experiments, and artistic practice.+ Add
26sep
Event
Bergdís Júlía: Before I go...
to 27.9. · Stóra black box, L223 - LHÍ Laugarnesi · Department of Performing Arts
Before I go... is a participatory work where we take the time to look at the traces we leave behind in spaces, things and each otherNo actor, just you in a staged landscape where curiosity gets to take over... before you go.+ Add
28sep
Event
Rhythmic evenings LHÍ
20:00 · Stúdentakjallarinn · Department of Music
We start the cozy concert series Rhythmic evenings again in Stúdentakjallarinn on September 28 and November 16 at 20:00. Come and enjoy a good atmosphere and sweet tones.+ Add
30sep
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October 2026
01oct
Event
// Björn Ingi Baldvinsson
to 04.10. · Nafli - Laugarnes · Department of Fine Art
Solo exhibition 3 years BA student in art.+ Add
01oct
Event
the hand on the train window and the face towards the sun
to 04.10. · Hulduland - Laugarnes · Department of Fine Art
Solo exhibition 3 years BA student in art.+ Add
01oct
Event
Helplessness//Monika Jóhanna Karls
Kubbur - Laugarnes · Department of Fine Art
Solo exhibition 3 years BA student in art.+ Add
02oct
Event
Open lecture: Ane Hjort Guttu - The True Art Academy
13:00 · Laugarnes lecture hall, L193 · Department of Fine Art
This is the second lecture in a lecture series held each semester at the Department of Fine Arts at IUA. In seven lectures during the semester, experts in the field of visual art discuss their own research, experiments, and artistic practice.+ Add
02oct
Event
Context of Richard Schwennicke
12:15 · Dynjandi - Skipholt 31 · Department of Music
Context welcomes the music director of the Opera Richard Schwennicke with the talk What Makes a Good Opera and How Do You Rehearse It.+ Add
05oct
School calendar
Open for applications for acting studies
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05oct
School calendar
Opens applications in contemporary dance
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08oct
Event
kaldrani//Hera Katrín Karlsdóttir
to 11.10. · Nafli - Laugarnes · Department of Fine Art
Solo exhibition 3 years BA student in art.+ Add
08oct
Event
undertone; score}10{ // Yulia Vasileva
to 11.10. · Hulduland - Laugarnes · Department of Fine Art
Solo exhibition 3 years BA student in art.+ Add
08oct
Event
Álfheimar 34// Torfi Sveinn Ásgeirsson
to 11.10. · Kubbur - Laugarnes · Department of Fine Art
Solo exhibition 3 years BA student in art.+ Add
09oct
Event
Open lecture: Ruri
13:00 · Laugarnes lecture hall, L193 · Department of Fine Art
This is the second lecture in a lecture series held each semester at the Department of Fine Arts at IUA. In seven lectures during the semester, experts in the field of visual art discuss their own research, experiments, and artistic practice.+ Add
09oct
Event
Context of Guðmundur Steinn Gunnarsson
12:15 · Dynjandi - Skipholt 31 · Department of Music
Samhengi welcomes Guðmund Stein Gunnarsson with the talk Reflections on habit formations in music+ Add
12oct
Event
Three sisters// Anton Chekhov //LHÍ Actors' program
to 15.10. · Stóra black box - Laugarnesi · Department of Performing Arts
LHÍ's third-year student actors stage Three sisters by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov.+ Add
14oct
Event
Forget me not
12:00 · Hörpuhorn, Harpa · Department of Music
Lunch concert series in Harpuhorn+ Add
15oct
Event
Between languages
16:30 · Laugarnes lecture hall, L193 · Department of Fine Art
Art in Iceland and the Arts and Culture Magazine Publishers Forum (ACMPF) stand together for a panel discussion and an open conversation about publishing as a medium and a way to create connections.+ Add
15oct
Event
ERLA Rut Pétursdóttir
to 18.10. · Hulduland - Laugarnes · Department of Fine Art
Solo exhibition 3 years BA student in art.+ Add
15oct
Event
I have an item in my pocket and he won't stop laughing//Ollie
to 18.10. · Nafli - Laugarnes · Department of Fine Art
Solo exhibition 3 years BA student in art.+ Add
15oct
Event
What is applied to the surface is immutable // Nora Eva Sigurdsson
to 18.10. · Kubbur - Laugarnes · Department of Fine Art
Solo exhibition 3 years BA student in art.+ Add
16oct
Event
Context of Howie B & Hiraki Sawa
12:15 · Dynjandi - Skipholt 31 · Department of Music
Context welcomes musician and recording director Howie B and sound and visual artist Hiraki Sawa with the talk Invert The...+ Add
17oct
Event
North of Tomorrow
11:00 · to 26.10. · Daalakkersweg 14, Unit 18-1, Eindhoven · Department of Design
What happens when existing systems, materials and technologies are approved differently? Looking at the future from an Icelandic point of view, not as something distant or determined, but as something being changed in the present.+ Add
20oct
Event
Andrea Micucci - Lecture Recital
18:00 · Dynjandi - Skipholt 31 · Department of Music
Fauré, Scriabin, Debussy Towards the Development of a New Aesthetic+ Add
22oct
Event
Fracture// Hanna Lára Vilhjálmsdóttir
to 24.10. · Hulduland - Laugarnes · Department of Fine Art
Solo exhibition 3 years BA student in art.+ Add
22oct
Event
The Author//Department of Performing Arts
to 26.10. · Ýmis rými í LHÍ Laugarnesi · Department of Performing Arts
3rd year Theatre & Performance making students work, from the course The Maker. Free entry and open to everyone. Ticket bookings take place at www.tix.is+ Add
22oct
Event
Sjónlína//Nóam Óli Stefánsson
to 25.10. · Nafli - Laugarnes · Department of Fine Art
Solo exhibition 3 years BA student in art.+ Add
22oct
Event
Big concert of the Men's Choir Stórkór//Jórunn Elenóra Haralds
Kubbur - Laugarnes · Department of Fine Art
Solo exhibition 3 years BA student in art.+ Add
23oct
School calendar
Track registration in the fall
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23oct
Event
Cosa sento!
17:00 · Dynjandi - Skipholt 31 · Department of Music
Iceland University of the Arts's singing students perform selected scenes from operas by Mozart, Monteverdi and Puccini+ Add
23oct
Event
Open lecture: Elsa Dorothea Gísladóttir - Many Houses Live in Me
13:00 · Laugarnes lecture hall, L193 · Department of Fine Art
This is the second lecture in a lecture series held each semester at the Department of Fine Arts at IUA. In seven lectures during the semester, experts in the field of visual art discuss their own research, experiments, and artistic practice.+ Add
23oct
Event
Context Pétur Jónasson
12:15 · Dynjandi - Skipholt 31 · Department of Music
Samhengi welcomes Pétur Jónasson with the talk Attention, memory processes and complex musical material+ Add
26oct
School calendar
Project week
to 30.10.
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29oct
School calendar
Staff meeting
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30oct
Event
Once there becomes here
18:00 · to 31.10. · Gallery Rýmd, völvufell 17, 111 Reykjavík · Department of Design
Once there becomes here is a group exhibition by third-year product design students, presenting the results of the course Fókus, in which students worked on a shared subject under the guidance of Rúna Thors. Together, the students chose camping as their theme and from there developed four distinct projects connected by a common thread.+ Add
November 2026
03nov
Event
Disparity XII
19:00 · Flói, Harpa · Department of Design
Disagreement is currently being done for the twelfth time by Year 2 students in fashion design at Iceland University of the Arts in collaboration with the Icelandic Red Cross Clothing Collection The project is about researching ways to create new clothing from unsaleable garments with knowledge, creativity and design methodology.+ Add
06nov
Event
Context of Jónas Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
12:15 · Dynjandi - Skipholt 31 · Department of Music
Samhengi welcomes the harmonica player Jónas Ásgeir Ásgeirsson with the talk Development of new works for classical harmonica+ Add
11nov
Event
Forget me not
12:00 · Hörpuhorn, Harpa · Department of Music
Lunch concert series in Harpuhorn+ Add
13nov
Event
Context Páll Ragnar Pálsson & Tui Hirv
12:15 · Skriða - Stakkahlíð 1 · Department of Music
Samhengi welcomes Pál Ragnar Pálsson and Tui Hirv with the talk Sagan behind the Songs+ Add
16nov
Significance day
Icelandic Language Day
Jónas Hallgrímsson's birthday.+ Add
16nov
Event
Rhythmic evenings LHÍ
20:00 · Stúdentakjallarinn · Department of Music
We resume the cozy concert series Rhythmic nights in Stúdentakjallarinn The second concert night of the fall is November 16 at 8pm Come and enjoy a good atmosphere and sweet tunes.+ Add
20nov
Event
Context of Gyða Valtýsdóttir
12:15 · Dynjandi - Skipholt 31 · Department of Music
Samhengi welcomes the musician Gyda Valtýsdóttir with the talk Threads - ways to creation+ Add
25nov
Event
Forget me not
12:00 · Hörpuhorn, Harpa · Department of Music
Lunch concert series in Harpuhorn+ Add
25nov
School calendar
Application deadline on the acting course
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27nov
Event
Context of Þorbjörg Daphne Hall
12:15 · Dynjandi - Skipholt 31 · Department of Music
Samhengi welcomes Þorbjörga Daphne Hall with the talk Music Universities and community-based music+ Add
December 2026
01Dec
Significance day
Sovereignty Day
Iceland became a sovereign state in 1918.+ Add
04Dec
School calendar
Last day of classes
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07Dec
School calendar
Project and Test Week
to 11.12.
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21Dec
School calendar
Christmas break
to 03.1.
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23Dec
Significance day
Þorláksmessa
Þorlák's holy mass day.+ Add
24Dec
Holiday
Christmas Day
Holiday from noon.+ Add
25Dec
Holiday
Christmas day
Christmas day.+ Add
26Dec
Holiday
Another Christmas
Another Christmas.+ Add
31Dec
Holiday
New Year's Day
Holiday from noon.+ Add
January 2027
01jan
Holiday
New Year's Day
First day of the year.+ Add
04jan
School calendar
Lesson begins
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04jan
School calendar
LHÍ opens after Christmas leave
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08jan
School calendar
Last day to publish assessment from the fall semester
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13jan
School calendar
Open for applications
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22jan
Significance day
Farmer's Day
The first day of drought.+ Add
25jan
School calendar
Application deadline in contemporary dance
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February 2027
05feb
School calendar
Graduation
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08feb
Significance day
Bun day
Monday in Lent.+ Add
09feb
Significance day
Explosion day
Tuesday in Lent.+ Add
10feb
Significance day
Ash Wednesday
First day of Lent.+ Add
21feb
Significance day
Women's Day
Goa's first day.+ Add
27feb
School calendar
University Day
+ Add
March 2027
01mar
School calendar
Application deadline for master's programs outside of art education
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01mar
School calendar
Project and Test Week
to 05.3.
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04mar
School calendar
Staff meeting
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22mar
School calendar
Lesson break
to 24.3.
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25mar
Holiday
Epiphany
Thursday before Easter.+ Add
26mar
Holiday
Good Friday
Friday before Easter.+ Add
28mar
Holiday
Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday.+ Add
29mar
Holiday
Easter Monday
Monday after Easter.+ Add
30mar
School calendar
Easter holidays
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31mar
School calendar
Classes start after the Easter break
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April 2027
05apr
School calendar
Application deadline for bachelor's studies and in the art education department
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22apr
Holiday
The first day of summer
First Thursday after April 18.+ Add
May 2027
01mai
Holiday
Labor Day
International Workers' Day.+ Add
06mai
Holiday
Ascension Day
Thursday, forty days after Easter.+ Add
07mai
School calendar
Last day of classes
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10mai
School calendar
Project and Test Week
to 14.5.
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16mai
Holiday
Whitsunday
Seven weeks after Easter.+ Add
17mai
Holiday
Another in Pentecost
Monday after Pentecost.+ Add
31mai
School calendar
Last day to bite assessment and submission of assessment for final projects
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June 2027
04jun
School calendar
Last day before the return
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06jun
Significance day
Sailor's Day
First Sunday in June.+ Add
17jun
Holiday
National Day
The Republic of Iceland was founded in 1944.+ Add
18jun
School calendar
Graduation
+ Add
28jun
School calendar
Summer leave
to 02.8.
+ Add
August 2027
02agu
Holiday
Shopkeepers' Day
First Monday in August.+ Add
03agu
School calendar
LHÍ opens after summer vacation
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09agu
School calendar
Preparation day/Employee day
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16agu
School calendar
Lesson begins
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16agu
School calendar
Freshman week
to 20.8.
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September 2027
09sep
School calendar
Hugarflug
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October 2027
04oct
School calendar
Open for applications for acting studies and contemporary dance
+ Add
22oct
School calendar
Track registration in the fall
+ Add
25oct
School calendar
Project week
to 29.10.
+ Add
28oct
School calendar
Staff meeting
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