Reykjavik's Living Art Museum and Kling and Bang Gallery to Relocate to Historic Marshall House with Ólafur Elíasson

Two Reykjavik art institutions—The Living Art Museum and gallery Kling and Bang—will relocate together to the historic Marshall húsið building in the city's harbor district. Constructed in 1948 with funding from the US Marshall Aid program, the structure previously operated as a herring factory before standing vacant for several years. Contemporary architects Ásmundur Hrafn Sturluson and Steinþór Kári Kárason are overseeing the building's refurbishment. Artist Ólafur Elíasson will establish new studios on the top floor, adding a third operational base alongside his existing spaces in Copenhagen and Berlin. The Living Art Museum, founded in 1978 as an artist-run initiative, and Kling and Bang, established by ten artists in 2003, will share the revitalized venue. Kling and Bang has been without a permanent home since vacating its previous premises last year. The announcement was made on February 4, 2016.