Museum Night in Hafnarfjörður

Museums in Hafnarfjörður are taking an active part in Museum Night on Friday, 5th February, with a varied programme. In Hafnarfjörður, there will be over twenty events on offer. Museum Night is part of the Winter Festival. 

Hafnarfjörður Library, Hafnarfjörður Folk Museum and Hafnarborg are taking an active part in the festival with a varied programme.  The three museums will be open from 7 p.m. to midnight on Friday, 5 February, and the following events are open to all and free of charge.  Nearly forty museums across the capital region are offering a fun and varied programme this evening, and residents and visitors of all ages can enjoy over 100 events of all sizes and kinds at museums in the greater capital area.

Museum Night Game

On Museum Night, the Museum Night Game takes place. Take part in the game by answering easy questions and collecting stamps from the different museums you visit. The game sheet can be collected from all museums taking part in Museum Night. Here It is also possible to access the participation form for printing.

In Hafnarfjörður, there will be just over Twenty Events on offer.

Everyone welcome!

Hafnarfjörður Library – Strandgata 1

19:00 – 23:59 Library Scavenger Hunt
19:00 – 23:59 Free books
7pm – 11:59pm Book café
19:00 – 23:59 Stjörnuhrellir
19:00 – 23:59 Animal Aid Iceland
19:00 – 21:00 Space Shuttle Building
19:00 – 23:59 Star Wars bookmark
19:30 – 21:00 Library Cinema – Ida
19:30 – 20:00 Science-Villi
20:00 – 21:00 Star Crochet – short course
20:30 – 20:45 Reading – Jónína Leósdóttir
21:00 – 22:00 The Icelandic Colouring Book – Presentation
21:30 – 23:30 Library Cinema – Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders from Mars
10:00 pm – 11:59 pm Star Wars Pub Quiz

Port city

19:00 – 20:00 Art workshop – printmaking and bookbinding
19:00 – 22:00 Behind the Scenes – A Visit to the Museum's Stores
20:00 – 20:30 Torchlight expedition for children
20:00 – 23:30 Tea reception
20:30 – 21:15 Laughter Yoga
21:00 – 21:40 Artist's Talk – Ragnhildur Jóhanns
22:15 – 23:15 Byzantine Shadow Puppets – Live Music

Hafnarfjörður Museum of Local History

20:00 – 22:00 Singer-songwriter in the museum
20:00 – 22:00 Meeting with the foremothers

Further information can be found on the Winter Festival website or Here and on the collection's Facebook pages:

Hafnarfjörður Library
Port city
Hafnarfjörður Museum of Local History

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