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Watch an audio slideshow of how traditional Icelandic rhubarb stew is made. Rhubarb is one of the few vegetables that grows effortlessly in Iceland and for that reason it used to be a highly-valued addition to the traditional diet of fish and lamb.
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Photographs from the 1912-1913 scientific expedition across Greenland.
The expedition is recognized as having laid the foundation for glaciological research in the northern hemisphere. Among the participants was Vigfús Sigurðsson, post-man and carpenter from Iceland.
He and his companions survived a glacier burst when they were transporting 20 tons of equipment and supplies up onto the ice sheet. The expedition leader, Captain Peter Koch, fell into a crevasse and broke his leg. Part of the 1200 km journey over the Greenland ice sheet was at an altitude of 3000 m and the men suffered from snow blindness and sunburn.
The four members of the expedition almost starved to death but were rescued a few kilometers away from the village Prøven on the west coast of Greenland.
Vigfús was given almost 100 photographs on glass plates at the end of the journey. In the winter of 1914 he travelled all over Iceland, usually by foot, held talks and showed slides from the crossing of Greenland. The photographs on display at the museum are from his collection.
On display until January 13.
Prospective Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, chair of the Progressive Party, and prospective Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Bjarni Benediktsson, chair of the Independence Party, presented their government agreement at a press conference in the old district school at Laugarvatn in South Iceland today.
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On the way back to Reykjavík following this morning's news conference, at which the new government agreement was formally presented, the next Prime Minister of Iceland, Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, and his assistant, Jóhannes Þór Skúlason, who was driving, were stopped for speeding.
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Leader of the Progressive Party, Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, who held the mandate to lead coalition talks, presented the government agreement between the Progressive Party and Independence Party to the President of Iceland Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson at the presidential residence Bessastaðir this morning.
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The chairmen of the Independence Party and Progressive Party, Bjarni Benediktsson and Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, formally presented the government agreement to the public at a press conference shortly after 11 am this morning.
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The 2013 April-May issue of Iceland Review & Atlantica has been released. Packed with informative and entertaining stories, highlights include an interview with outgoing Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and the people who know her best, a photo essay of ice caves in Europe’s largest glacier and a colorful feature on life in the West Fjords.
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The 11th Reykjavík Shorts & Docs. Catch it while it lasts!
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Artist couple Nína Ivanova and Ómar Smári Kristinsson explain why they decided to settle in the West Fjords’ capital.
Reykjavík Queer Choir’s annual spring concert takes place on Friday, May 24.
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