VENUE INFORMATION
Our 2023 festival will take place in multiple venues across the city of Reykjavik.
Daytime events will take place at Kjarval and Ásmundarsalur. Headline events will take place at Fríkirkjan, the iconic church that stands next to Tjörnin, the town pond.
Fringe events in the city will include other venues, with more information announced in due course.
Daytime events will take place at Kjarval and Ásmundarsalur. Headline events will take place at Fríkirkjan, the iconic church that stands next to Tjörnin, the town pond.
Fringe events in the city will include other venues, with more information announced in due course.
KJARVAL
Kjarval, Austurstræti 10A, 101 Reykjavík
We are honoured to again be hosting many events at the stunning Kjarval, an incredibly stylish private venue in Downtown Reykjavík. With panoramic views across the city and overlooking Parliament Square, this warm and comfortable venue also offers a range of hot drinks, food and cocktails. Throughout the festival, ticket holders will access to Kjarval as long as there is space.
We are honoured to again be hosting many events at the stunning Kjarval, an incredibly stylish private venue in Downtown Reykjavík. With panoramic views across the city and overlooking Parliament Square, this warm and comfortable venue also offers a range of hot drinks, food and cocktails. Throughout the festival, ticket holders will access to Kjarval as long as there is space.
FRÍKIRKJAN
Fríkirkjan, Fríkirkjuvegur 5, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland
Fríkirkjan – The Free Church, pronounced free-kirk-yan – has stood next to lake Tjörnin since the turn of the last century, as is once of the most iconic buildings in Reykjavík. An active church, it is also one of the most beautiful venues in the city hosting concerts and other events on a regular basis. It made a stunning venue with its dramatic and atmospheric interior and we are delighted that it will be host again to our headline events in 2023.
Fríkirkjan – The Free Church, pronounced free-kirk-yan – has stood next to lake Tjörnin since the turn of the last century, as is once of the most iconic buildings in Reykjavík. An active church, it is also one of the most beautiful venues in the city hosting concerts and other events on a regular basis. It made a stunning venue with its dramatic and atmospheric interior and we are delighted that it will be host again to our headline events in 2023.
ÁSMUNDARSALUR
Ásmundarsalur, Freyjugata 41, 101 Reykjavík
Ásmundarsalur is a gallery and event space next to Hallgrímskirkja church in central Reykjavík.
Ásmundarsalur was built in 1933 as an artist studio by one of Iceland’s premier and most loved sculptors Ásmundur Sveinsson. Throughout the years it has served as an artist studio and residence, exhibition space and art school. It has also been the birth place of some of the most important early avant-garde activities in Iceland. Ásmundarsalur has recently reopened after two years of extensive renovations.
Ásmundarsalur is a gallery and event space next to Hallgrímskirkja church in central Reykjavík.
Ásmundarsalur was built in 1933 as an artist studio by one of Iceland’s premier and most loved sculptors Ásmundur Sveinsson. Throughout the years it has served as an artist studio and residence, exhibition space and art school. It has also been the birth place of some of the most important early avant-garde activities in Iceland. Ásmundarsalur has recently reopened after two years of extensive renovations.
HANNESARHOLT
Hannesarholt, Grundarstígur 10, 101 Reykjavík
Hannesarholt is a culture house, restaurant and concert hall moments from Fríkirkjan.
Open to all, at Hannesarholt, food, culture and history go hand in hand. Hannesarholt is a non-profit organisation based in the historic home of Hannes Hafstein, the first Icelandic Minister of State. The house was built in 1915, right between its turf-house past and modern day Iceland. As well as a concert hall and venue, Hannesarholt has a wonderful restaurant which is open from 11.30am-4.00pm every day, except Sunday and Monday. All of their food is home made on site from the best available ingredients, with minimal environmental footprints. In Hannesarholt you get to enjoy food, literature, music, art, history and community - we are delighted to have this wonderful venue as a partner for our 2023 festival, with daytime events every day to be announced very soon.
Hannesarholt is a culture house, restaurant and concert hall moments from Fríkirkjan.
Open to all, at Hannesarholt, food, culture and history go hand in hand. Hannesarholt is a non-profit organisation based in the historic home of Hannes Hafstein, the first Icelandic Minister of State. The house was built in 1915, right between its turf-house past and modern day Iceland. As well as a concert hall and venue, Hannesarholt has a wonderful restaurant which is open from 11.30am-4.00pm every day, except Sunday and Monday. All of their food is home made on site from the best available ingredients, with minimal environmental footprints. In Hannesarholt you get to enjoy food, literature, music, art, history and community - we are delighted to have this wonderful venue as a partner for our 2023 festival, with daytime events every day to be announced very soon.
ICELAND NOIR, REYKJAVIK, ICELAND | 15 - 18 NOVEMBER 2023
