List fyrir alla – Art for all

The Icelandic Seal Center then takes part in the project List fyrir alla (Art for all). List fyrir alla is a cultural project for children and youth under the auspices and funded by the Icelandic Ministry of Education, Science, and Culture.

We aim to choose and produce art events nationwide to give all children and youth equal opportunities in experiencing diverse and elaborate art events, regardless of their residential and economic situation.

The main focus is on culture for children and culture with children. We aim to give students, during their ten years of schooling, a good overview, and insight into diverse forms of art across different eras and cultures, including the Icelandic cultural heritage.

On the List fyrir alla website you can find

  • Listviðburðir – list of all art events that are on offer for the Icelandic schools each school year.
  • Listveitan – online source of diverse and professional art material for the schools
  • Menningarhús og söfn – information on those cultural institutions and museus in Iceland that offer art and culture for and with children and youth.

Here is a link to the project: List Fyrir Alla – Art for all

Mrs. Eliza Reid looked at the Icelandic Seal Center

The First Lady Eliza Reid and her daughter Edda visited Húnaþing vestra on Friday, but she was the guest of honor at the Hipp festival, which was held this weekend.

She also visited the Icelandic Seal Center where Guðmundur, Chairman of the Board, Sandra, Jessica, Hafþór, Eric, Zoé, and others welcomed them.

The Icelandic Seal Center museum closed for the winter

The Seal Center museum is formally closed for the winter from 1 October. But if you are interested in bringing a group to us, you can book an appointment by phone at +354 451 2345 or by e-mail at info@selasetur.is.


The seal museum will be open at Hvammstangi International Puppet Festival) on Saturday 9 October, from 12-14.

The lecture series starts again after the summer holidays

This winter, the Icelandic Seal Center will continue with a series of lectures where scholars from various backgrounds will come and give lectures. We start the autumn semester with the first lectures on Monday 23rd August at 20:00 in the Seal Center. This time, some of our scientists will be giving two lectures, namely the biologists Brontë Harris from England and Laura Redaelli from Italy. Brontë and Laura have worked in the Center’s Seal Research Department this summer on field research and analysis of seals.

The lectures will be in English. Coffee and chocolates will be served.

More about the Seal Center’s lecture series can be found here