Picturing a Nation: Capturing the Founding of the Republic in 1944
The National Museum of Iceland and the National Film Archive of Iceland have joined forces for an exhibition about the events of May and June 1944 that lead to the founding of the Republic of Iceland on June 17th.
The exhibition will display previously unseen footage from the Film Archives, alongside photographs, objects and people's accounts of the events from the collections of the National Museum. The exhibition aims to present the involvement and the experience of the public in these immensely important events in the nation's history.
The founding of the republic was an official political act with the parliament electing a new president, a new constitution, and the Icelandic State formally parting from Danish royalty. These events concerned the entire population and were propelled by the active participation of the people.
Acknowledgment
Exhibition committee: Bryndís Erla Hjálmarsdóttir, Freyja Hlíðkvist Ómarsdóttir Sesseljudóttir, Gunnar Tómas Kristófersson, Joe Wallace Walser III, Kristján Mímisson, Kristín Halla Baldvinsdóttir, Jóhanna Bergmann, Sandra Sif Einarsdóttir
Exhibition Management: Bryndís Erla Hjálmarsdóttir
Manuscript: Gunnar Tómas Kristófersson, Kristján Mímisson
Translations: Joe Wallace Walser III, Kristján Mímisson
Exhibition design: Axel Hallkell Jóhannesson
Graphic design: Ármann Agnarsson
Post-production: Jón Stefánsson.
Collaborative partners: Kvikmyndasafn Íslands
