News               Conference held in Reykholt on the 2nd and 3rd of October 2009. About languages on small geographical areas, language politics, Nordic intercommunication, translation and sign language, www.sprog.is           16th Viking Congress held in Iceland 17th-23rd August 2009. www.vikingcongress.com   Nordic Viking Game Snorrastofa has been invited to participate in a project where the goal is to make a Nordic digital interaktiv viking game for children, presenting the central places of the Viking age. The visitor will experience the connection between various places from this period. Some places are already represented and Snorrastofa will be added in 2009. The product is sponcored by the Nordic Council of Ministers. The game can be found on the following link: www.raa.se/vikingaresan   Summer 2008 New exhibition on the archaeological excavation in Reykholt has been opened in Finnsstofa.

Events       New Exhibition Animal bones from an excavation in Turku, Finland The exhibiton sheds light on the information that the bones bring with them. They might be from livestock, pets or game animals. The exhibition is in the hall beneath the church, and will be on display for a few months. More   Concert 28th of February at 4pm Jón Sigurðsson, piano, plays Bach, Mozart, Scriabin and Strauss.   More St. Cecila Exhibition in The Church of Reykholt since December 1st 2008. Pictures of St. Cecilia by Páll Guðmundsson of Húsafell. The original is painted on ice with pigments ground from local stone, then printed as the original melts away. Poems are by Thor Vilhjálmsson. St. Cecilia (Icelandic: heilög Sesselja) a 3rd century Roman saint, is the patron saint of the church at Húsafell.   Ancient gateways New exhibition on the archaeological excavation in Reykholt was opened June 28th. 2008 in Finnsstofa.   Announcements          Publications by Snorrastofa   Further information     Below are blueprints of future buildings and detalied land-use plan in Reykholt on pdf files:   Deiliskipulag íbúðarlóða og viðbygginga við eldri hús í Reykholti Formminjar frumtillaga Grunnmynd kjallari Sýningarsalir Grunnmynd 1. hæð Sýningarsalir Reykholt framtíðarskipulag

Culture- and medieval centre, founded in memory of Snorri Sturluson, and situated in his ancient homestead at Reykholt. Snorrastofa manages various research projects and provides reception and information for tourists.   snorrastofa Tel: 433 8000 320 Reykholt   Tourist reception and concerts: gestastofa heimskringla           Reykholt Music Festival         VIKING GAME       ALL SENSES     SAGA TRAILS

Snorrastofa    |    Tel.: 433 8000    |    320  Reykholt    |    snorrastofa Tourist reception and concerts: gestastofa  and  heimskringla