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.
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:
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.[2] Another annual exhibition is the Spring Exhibition of Faroese Art (Várfram sýningin).[3]
listasavn, føroya, national, gallery, faroe, islands, museum, tórshavn, faroe, islands, mostly, permanent, exhibits, faroese, arts, city, detail, tórshavn, museum, marked, established, 1989, consists, gallery, called, listaskáli, since, 1970, another, historic. Listasavn Foroya National Gallery of the Faroe Islands is an art museum in Torshavn Faroe Islands for mostly permanent exhibits of Faroese arts City map detail of Torshavn the museum is marked red Established in 1989 it consists of a gallery called Listaskali 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 Torshavn 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 Foroya 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 Torshavn one of each Listasavn Foroya 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 Contents 1 Exhibitions 2 Annual exhibitions 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksExhibitions Edit Listasavn Foroya Listasavn Foroya Listasavn Foroya 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 Samal Joensen Mikines 1906 79 Janus Kamban 1913 2009 sculptor Ruth Smith 1913 58 Elinborg Lutzen 1919 95 Ingalvur av Reyni 1920 2005 Steffan Danielsen 1922 76 Hans Hansen 1920 1970 Frimod Joensen 1915 97 Tummas Arge 1942 78 Zacharias Heinesen born 1936 Hans Pauli Olsen born 1957 sculptor 1 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 EditOne exhibition which normally is every summer it the Olavsoka Exhibition olavsokuframsyningin 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 2 Another annual exhibition is the Spring Exhibition of Faroese Art Varfram syningin 3 See also Edit Listasavn Foroya on a national stamp 1995 Art of the Faroe IslandsReferences Edit Art fo Archived 2009 12 13 at the Wayback Machine Exhibitions Listafelag fo Art fo Archived 2011 06 08 at the Wayback Machine Exhibition CalendarExternal links EditArt fo Homepage English Danish Faroese Coordinates 62 01 02 80 N 6 46 50 20 W 62 0174444 N 6 7806111 W 62 0174444 6 7806111 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Listasavn Foroya amp oldid 1048180884, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
