Joy of colors

Joy of colors

On June 1, Tryggvasafn’s summer exhibition will be opened in the Neskaupstaður’s Museum House. The title of the exhibition is “Litagleði” (Joy of colors) and visitors must admit that it lives up to its name. The exhibition includes 40 works from the years...
Joy of colors

Litagleði – Sumarsýning 2022

Hinn 1. júní verður sumarsýning Tryggvasafns opnuð í Safnahúsinu í Neskaupstað. Sýningin ber heitið Litagleði og allir sem skoða verkin hljóta að viðurkenna að hún stendur undir nafni. Á sýningunni eru 40 verk og eru þau öll frá árunum 1996-2017. Er fólk eindregið...
2021 Summer Exhibition

2021 Summer Exhibition

On June 1st Tryggvasafn’s summer exhibition was opened at the Neskaupstaður Museum House. The exhibition is called “Stemmning” (e. mood) referring to the special mood many people experience while viewing works by Tryggvi Ólafsson. The museum will be open every...
2021 Summer Exhibition

Sumarsýning 2021

Hinn 1. júní sl. var sumarsýning Tryggvasafns opnuð í Safnahúsinu í Neskaupstað. Sýningin ber heitið Stemmning og er skýringin á heitinu sú að margir sem skoða verk eftir Tryggva Ólafsson greina frá því að þeir upplifi við það ákveðna og sérstaka stemmningu....
Television interview with Tryggvi

Television interview with Tryggvi

In 2017 Tryggvi Ólafsson was awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Dannebrog.  On that occasion he was interviewed by the Icelandic National Television (RÚV) where he talked about his life and art.  The interview is available on RÚV’s...