Cultural walks all summer long

This summer, the first cultural walk of the season will be offered, with guided tours of the area around Hafnarfjörður town centre every Thursday evening at 8 p.m. This is the second summer the walks have been held, and last year, participation exceeded the highest expectations. Each walk takes about an hour, participation is free and all are welcome.

Thursday evening, 4th June at 8 p.m. Architect Magnea Guðmundsdóttir will guide guests around the Flensborg Harbour area, together with Kristinn Aadnegard, an employee of Hafnarfjörður Harbour. A look will be taken inside the different worlds of the harbour area, and operators will talk about their diverse activities. The fish market at Fornubúðir will be visited, we will stop by the fish processing company Kambi, and finally, the creative designers of the Icehouse will welcome the group. The walk starts at 8 p.m. and departs from Hafnarborg.

This walk is part of the programme for the project. Your place – our environment at Flensburg Harbour, opening a workshop on preparatory work for a new plan for Flensburg Harbour. In Sverrissal at Hafnarborg, visitors can now view a large-scale plan of the harbour area and use it as a basis for their own ideas. There, visitors can also see older maps and plans, photographs, reports and various other documents relating to the area. The workshop is linked to the ongoing revision of the Master Plan for the City of Hafnarfjörður. This gives residents and others the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the reports and other material used in the planning process, and to contribute their own ideas. More about the workshop here.

The Summer Walks are a collaboration between Hafnarborg, the Museum of the Town, the Library and the Office of Cultural Affairs in Hafnarfjörður. The walks are supported by the Ports of Hafnarfjörður.

Agenda:

4th June – Flensburg Harbour – social and economic life. Magnea Guðmundsdóttir, architect, together with local operators. The walk from Hafnarborg.

11 June – The role of the Sisters of St. Joseph in society – Gunnhildur Sigurðardóttir, former Director of Nursing at St Joseph's Hospital, leads the procession. The walk from Hafnarborg.

18 June – They had an impact – Walking in the footsteps of influential women in Hafnarfjörður politics. Steinunn Þorsteinsdóttir, historian. The walk from the Museum of the Town Quay.

25 June – Hafnarfjörður from a women's perspective – a photography exhibition on the coastal path. Rósa Karen Borgþórsdóttir. The walk from the Packhouse of the Folk Museum.

2nd July – Hellisgerði Park – Steinar Björgvinsson, forester. From the entrance of Hellisgerði on Reykjavíkurveg.           

9 July – The Spark of Art – The trails of the artist Hanna Davíðsson. The walk from the Packhouse of the Folk Museum.

16th July – A stroll through the art trails – Ragnheiður Gestsdóttir, writer. The walk from the Library.

23 July – Víðistaðatún – Thráinn Hauksson, landscape architect. The walk starts from the Scout Hut on Hjallabraut.

30th July – Caring for one's neighbour – A walk along paths reflecting the involvement of women in the development of care and healthcare in Hafnarfjörður. Valgerður Sigurðardóttir leads the walk. The walk starts from the Packhouse of the Folk Museum.

6 August – Women's Commercial History – Ludvik Geirsson, former mayor of Hafnarfjörður. The walk from Hafnarborg.

13th August – Finally, the sound of bells – Björn Pétursson, Hafnarfjörður's Municipal Curator of Antiquities, discusses the town's church history. From the Packhouse of the Folk Museum

20 August – Ásgeir Stefánsson and his contribution to Icelandic architecture – Pétur H. Ármannsson, Architect. The walk from Hafnarborg.

27 August – The Field of Youth – Árni Guðmundsson. Social educator, „guiding a walk through the paths of youth culture“ The walk from the Packhouse of the Folk Museum.