City map detail of Tórshavn, the museum is marked red.
Listasavn Føroya (National Gallery of the Faroe Islands) is an
art museum
An art museum or art gallery is a building or space for the display of art, usually from the museum's own Collection (artwork), collection. It might be in public or private ownership, be accessible to all, or have restrictions in place. Although ...
in
Tórshavn
Tórshavn (; ; Danish language, Danish: ''Thorshavn''), 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 th ...
,
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands ( ) (alt. the Faroes) are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous territory of the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark. Located between Iceland, Norway, and the United Kingdom, the islands have a populat ...
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
Nordic House in the Faroe Islands.
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:
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Sámal Joensen-Mikines (1906–79),
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Janus Kamban (1913–2009) (sculptor)
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Ruth Smith (1913–58)
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Elinborg Lützen (1919–95)
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Ingálvur av Reyni (1920–2005)
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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 villag ...
(1922–76)
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Hans Hansen (1920–1970),
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Frimod Joensen (1915–97)
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Tummas Arge (1942–78)
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Zacharias Heinesen (born 1936)
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Hans Pauli Olsen (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
, Exhibition Calendar
See also
Listasavn Føroya on a national stamp, 1995.
* Art of the Faroe Islands
References
External links
Art.fo - Homepage
(English, Danish, Faroese)
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Culture of the Faroe Islands
Tórshavn
Art museums and galleries established in 1989
Art museums and galleries in the Faroe Islands
Museums in the Faroe Islands
Art museums and galleries in Denmark
1989 establishments in the Faroe Islands