Safnasafnid Icelandic Folk and Outsider Art Museum

The Icelandic Folk and Outsider Art Museum
Safnasafnið
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Established1995
LocationSvalbarðseyri, Iceland
TypeArt museum, folk museum, outsider art museum
FounderNíels Hafstein and Magnhildur Sigurðardóttir
Websitehttps://safnasafnid.is/

The Icelandic Folk and Outsider Art Museum (Safnasafnið in Icelandic) is a museum of folk and outsider art located outside Akureyri in northern Iceland.[1] It was founded in 1995 by artist Níels Hafstein, and Magnhildur Sigurðardóttir,[2] a retired psychiatric nurse.

  1. ^ Sigmundsdóttir, Aida. "Safnasafnið: a jewel of an art museum in North Iceland". www.guidetoiceland.is.
  2. ^ Steinhauer, Jillian (26 August 2015). "A Visit to the Icelandic Folk and Outsider Art Museum". www.hyperallergic.com.