Eftir helgina hefjast breytingar á Eurovision safninu á Húsavík. Eftir lokun í dag mun starfsfólk safnsins taka Gleðibankann niður og hefja uppsetningu nýrra sýningargripa sem nýverið voru gefnir safninu. „Við munum tilkynna formlega í vikunni um þessa nýju sýningarmuni. Við erum mjög spennt að segja frá þessu, en viljum …
Stór hópur Ungverja er staddur á Húsavík þessa dagana en þau eru hér til að fagna 50 ára afmæli einnar úr hópnum, hennar Enikő, sem hafði lengi dreymt um að heimsækja Ísland. „Við buðum Enikő í þessa ferð til að gleðja hana á stóra afmælinu. Við erum 17 saman …
For Kate Sargent and her daughter Molly, a visit to Húsavík was more than just another stop on their cruise around Iceland. It was in fact the whole reason they had traveled all the way from Australia to Iceland. They came specifically to visit the Húsavík Eurovision Exhibition and …
Hiroshi Katta, a devoted Eurovision fan from Japan and creator of the YouTube channel ユロ専チャンネル Eurovision Senmon, visited Húsavík this weekend on what he describes as a “Eurovision pilgrimage.” He toured the town’s filming locations from the Netflix film Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga and sat …
The Húsavík Eurovision Exhibition will host a special screening today at 14:00 of the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, one of the most iconic editions in the competition’s history. Visitors will be able to relive the night that ABBA won with “Waterloo,” a performance that went on to launch one …
The UK’s Eurovision 2025 entry Remember Monday has released a special tribute to the town of Húsavík, performing the Oscar-nominated ballad “Húsavík my Hometown.” The video was filmed during the trio’s promotional tour stop in Iceland earlier in the month. The girl group spent three days in the north …
Today at 5 pm Visit Húsavík, Wiwibloggs, Húsavík Observer and the Eurovision Museum team up for a FIRE SAGA SPECIAL, a jam-packed show with all the Eurovision movie goodness you can handle. We’ll meet director David Dobkin, singer Molly Sandén, Orly Orlyson and Leonardo Piccione from the Eurovision Museum. …
The excitement is palpable as Iceland gears up for the second semi-final of Söngvakeppnin this weekend. Söngvakeppnin is the Icelandic selection process for the Eurovision Song Contest, and the winner will represent Iceland at the global stage in Italy later this year. The popular music event has been a …
Following the success of the Eurovision movie and the Academy Awards broadcast from Húsavík last year, the organization Film Húsavík now works to promote Húsavík and northern Iceland for future productions. “Húsavík is the perfect location for filming commercials, music videos and feature films,” says Film Húsavík director Orly …
This weekend, Swedish singer Molly Sandén was awarded the title of honorary citizen of Húsavík by Hannes Heimisson, Iceland’s ambassador to Sweden. Hannes presented Sandén with the honorary title in a live broadcast on the talk show Hellenius hörna on TV4 while the Icelandic flag was flown in the …
