TRYGGVASAFN
The Tryggvi Ólafsson Art Collection
Selected Works – Summer Exhibition
THE ARTIST
Tryggvi Ólafsson was born in Neskaupstaður on 1 June 1940. He certainly had a remarkable painting career. Not only was he one of Iceland’s pioneers in pop art, but his style is immediately recognisable.
The Tryggvi Ólafsson Art Collection
When the Tryggvi Ólafsson Art Collection opened its first exhibition in 2001, it only owned about 30 paintings. Currently, the collection contains around 150 lacquer, oil and acrylic paintings, supplemented by some 180 collages, drawings, lithographic prints and printed posters, which altogether total well over 300 works.
HOME OF THE ART COLLECTION
Three different collections had been organised in a building scenically situated in downtown Neskaupstaður: on the ground floor, the Tryggvi Ólafsson Art Collection; on the second floor, Jósafat Hinriksson’s Seafaring and Smithy Collection; and on the third floor, the Museum of Natural History at Neskaupstaður
News
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 1996-2017....
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 day...
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...
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Egilsbraut 2
740 Neskaupstað
Iceland
Opening hours
Summer of 2023:
13:00-17:00 every day of the week.
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