City map detail of Tórshavn, the museum is marked red. Listasavn Føroya (National Gallery of the Faroe Islands) is an

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Tórshavn Tórshavn (; lit. "Thor's harbour"), usually locally referred to as simply ''Havn'', is the capital and largest city of the Faroe Islands. It is located in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. To the northwest of the city lies the ...

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for mostly permanent exhibits of Faroese arts. Established in 1989, it consists of a gallery called ''Listaskáli'' (since 1970) and another for historic arts (since 1993) with an area of 1,600 m². The museum is located at the northern end of the Park of Tórshavn nearby the

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. Architect of the building was J.P. Gregoriussen. The building hosts the Faroe Islands Artist's Association ''Listafelag Føroya''. The museum is independently managed by a board of four, representing a person of the state government, the artist's association named above, the artist's union and the city council of Tórshavn (one of each). Listasavn Føroya is open year-round. From May 1 to 31 of August the museum is open all days of the week from 11 to 17. From 1 September to 30 April the museum is open Tuesday to Sunday from 13 to 16. The building hosts a coffee shop and a book and art store.

Exhibitions

Listasavn Føroya has both a permanent collection and shifting exhibitions of old and new Faroese art. Amongst the Faroese artists which art works are part of the permanent collection these can be mentioned: *

Sámal Joensen-Mikines Sámuel Joensen-Mikines (1906–1979) was a Faroese painter. He was the first recognised painter of the Faroe Islands and one of the Faroe Islands' most important artists. Many of his paintings have been displayed on Faroese stamps. Gallery Fi ...

(1906–79), *

Janus Kamban Janus Kamban (10 September 1913 in Tórshavn – 2 May 2009) was a Faroese sculptor and last living representative from the "first generation" of professional artists in the Faroe Islands. Kamban is the first and most important sculptor in the F ...

(1913–2009) (sculptor) * Ruth Smith (1913–58) * Elinborg Lützen (1919–95) *

Ingálvur av Reyni Ingálvur av Reyni (18 December 1920 – 26 November 2005) was the most celebrated painter of the Faroe Islands during the last years. Ingálvur av Reyni was born in Tórshavn. He rebelled through his expressionism against the epic content of h ...

(1920–2005) *

Steffan Danielsen Johan Steffan Danielsen (3 September 1922 – 28 May 1976) was a Faroese painter. Life and work The self-taught artist Steffan Danielsen was born in Nólsoy, Faroe Islands. He found most of the inspiration for his pictures in his home village ...

(1922–76) * Hans Hansen (1920–1970), * Frimod Joensen (1915–97) * Tummas Arge (1942–78) *

Zacharias Heinesen Zacharias Heinesen (born 1936 in Tórshavn) is a Faroese painter. He is the son of the writer and artist William Heinesen. He attended Myndlistaskóli Íslands in Reykjavik between 1957 and 1958. In 1959–1963 he attended the Royal Danish Acad ...

(born 1936) *

Hans Pauli Olsen Hans Pauli Olsen (born August 24, 1957 in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands) is a Faroese sculptor currently living in Denmark, and held in high regard. He is one of the most popular artists in the Faroes. His work is found not only in art galleries but ...

(born 1957), (sculptor) There are three to four temporary exhibitions every year. These exhibitions can be with Faroese artists or with art works by artists from other countries.

Annual exhibitions

One exhibition which normally is every summer, it the Olavsoka Exhibition (Ólavsøkuframsýningin), which is the Faroe Islands Art Society's annual Exhibition of Faroese art. At the Olavsoka Art Exhibition 2010 there were 103 artworks by 38 Faroese artist, of which five exhibited for the first time in the Faroe Islands Art Museum. Another annual exhibition is the Spring Exhibition of Faroese Art (Várfram sýningin).Art.fo
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Annual exhibitions

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